Sonatine

1993 · directed by Takeshi Kitano

Rating

78/100

Hit

no

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.

Sonatine (1993), directed by Takeshi Kitano, rates 78/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Takeshi Kitano
• Aya Kokumai
• Tetsu Watanabe
• Masanobu Katsumura
• Susumu Terajima
• Ren Osugi
• Tonbo Zushi
• Kenichi Yajima
• Eiji Minakata
• Houka Kinoshita

Crew

• Katsumi Yanagijima — Director of Photography
• Takeshi Kitano — Editor
• Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer
• Takeshi Kitano — Screenplay

More from Takeshi Kitano

1. Kids Return (1996) — 83/100 · hit
2. Fireworks (1997) — 82/100 · hit
3. To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
4. Boiling Point (1990) — 78/100
5. Zatoichi (2003) — 76/100
6. Violent Cop (1989) — 76/100

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