Sonatine (1993)

7.5/10 94 min Action Crime Thriller

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.

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

Houka Kinoshita

Kitajima Gang Member

Rome Kanda

Rapist

Kanji Tsuda

Tsuda

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Maeda

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