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Sonatine(1993)
Status: Released
Date: 1993-09-10
75%
652 Votes
Time: 1h 34m
A ferocious man sleeps here.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: Sonatine
Top 10 Billed Cast
ビートたけし
Aniki Murakawa
国舞亜矢
Miyuki
渡辺哲
Uechi
勝村政信
Ryoji
寺島進
Ken
大杉漣
Katagiri
逗子とんぼ
Kitajima
矢島健一
Takahashi
南方英二
The Hit Man
木下ほうか
Kitajima Gang Member
Video Trailer Sonatine
Video: Sonatine - Trailer
Sonatine - Trailer
Nihilism and violence in Sonatine | BFI video essay
Sonatine (1993) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 29 June 2020 | BFI
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Sonatine - Trailer - Trailer
Nihilism and violence in Sonatine | BFI video essay - Featurette
Sonatine (1993) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 29 June 2020 | BFI - Clip
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