Sonatine (1993)
Sonatine (1993)
A ferocious man sleeps here.
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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Cast

Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano As: Aniki Murakawa
Aya Kokumai Aya Kokumai As: Miyuki
Tetsu Watanabe Tetsu Watanabe As: Uechi
Masanobu Katsumura Masanobu Katsumura As: Ryoji
Susumu Terajima Susumu Terajima As: Ken
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A ferocious man sleeps here.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 10 September 1993

Country: JP

Runtime: 94m

Company Credits

Company: Shochiku, Bandai Visual

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Cast

Directed By

Writing Credits

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Tomoo Haraguchi

Tomoo Haraguchi

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Junichi Goto

Junichi Goto

Costume Design

Alen Mikudo

Alen Mikudo

Costume Design

Kyôko Toyokawa

Kyôko Toyokawa

Makeup Artist

Takashi Oda

Takashi Oda

Makeup Artist

Sound

Joe Hisaishi

Joe Hisaishi

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Katsumi Yanagijima

Katsumi Yanagijima

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Osamu Sasaki

Osamu Sasaki

Art Direction

Hirohide Shibata

Hirohide Shibata

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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