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Sonatine

“A ferocious man sleeps here.”

★ 7.5 / 10 (719 votes)September 10, 199394 minJA
ActionCrimeThriller

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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Movie facts

Release dateSeptember 10, 1993
StatusReleased
Runtime94 min
Rating★ 7.5 / 10
Certification—
Original languageJapanese
CountryJapan
Budget—
Revenue$58,834
ProductionShochiku, Bandai Visual
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Crew

Director

Takeshi Kitano

Writers

Takeshi Kitano

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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
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Kota MizumoriKanamoto
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