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Sonatine

1993-09-10 · 94 min · ★ 7.5

Action · Crime · Thriller

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.

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Production details

Directors
Takeshi Kitano
Production companies
Shochiku, Bandai Visual
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 58,834

Top Cast

Takeshi KitanoTakeshi KitanoAniki Murakawa
Aya KokumaiAya KokumaiMiyuki
Tetsu WatanabeTetsu WatanabeUechi
Masanobu KatsumuraMasanobu KatsumuraRyoji
Susumu TerajimaSusumu TerajimaKen
Ren OsugiRen OsugiKatagiri
Tonbo ZushiTonbo ZushiKitajima
Kenichi YajimaKenichi YajimaTakahashi
Eiji MinakataEiji MinakataThe Hit Man
Houka KinoshitaHouka KinoshitaKitajima Gang Member
Rome KandaRome KandaRapist
Kota MizumoriKanamoto
Yuuki NatsusakaMurakawa Gang Member
Kanji TsudaKanji TsudaTsuda
Kanta YamazakiWaiter
Yoshiyuki MorishitaYoshiyuki MorishitaMaeda
Hiroshi AndoIto
Takeshi FukazawaSakai
Koichi KitamuraHirose
Koji KoikeOkinawa Boss

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