| Sonatine | |
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| Directed by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Produced by | Masayuki Mori Hisao Nabeshima Takio Yoshida |
| Written by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagishima |
| Editing by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Released | June 5, 1993 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
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Sonatine (ソナチネ) is a 1993 Japanese film written and directed by Takeshi Kitano.
Plot[]
A gang of Yakuza escape to a beach house when it becomes clear that someone is trying to murder them. They enjoy themselves for a while, playing childish games, but eventually the violent gangster lifestyle draws them back in.
Cast[]
- Takeshi Kitano ... Aniki Murakawa
- Aya Kokumai ... Miyuki
- Tetsu Watanabe ... Uechi
- Masanobu Katsumura ... Ryoji
- Susumu Terajima ... Ken
- Ren Osugi ... Katagiri
- Tonbo Zushi ... Kitajima
- Kenichi Yajima ... Takahashi
- Eiji Minakata ... The Hit Man
- Rome Kanda ... Gangster
- Houka Kinoshita ... A member of kitajima-gumi
- Yuuki Natsusaka ... Murakawa-gumi kumiin
- Kanji Tsuda
- Kanta Yamazaki ... Waiter
- Rome Kanda ... Rapist
- Koji Koike ... Nakamatsu boss
External links[]
- Sonatine review at Asian Cinema Drifter