Sonatine (1993)
Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews
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.
- Released: 1993-09-10
- Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 34m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 708 votes
Directed by Takeshi Kitano.
Top cast
- Takeshi Kitano as Aniki Murakawa
- Aya Kokumai as Miyuki
- Tetsu Watanabe as Uechi
- Masanobu Katsumura as Ryoji
- Susumu Terajima as Ken
- Ren Osugi as Katagiri
- Tonbo Zushi as Kitajima
- Kenichi Yajima as Takahashi
- Eiji Minakata as The Hit Man
- Houka Kinoshita as Kitajima Gang Member
Where to watch Sonatine
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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