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Sonatine
Release Date: April 10, 1993
Year | : | 1993 |
Slogan | : | «A ferocious man sleeps here.» |
Genres | : | Action, Crime, Thriller |
Production Companies | : | Shochiku, Bandai Visual |
Director | : | Takeshi Kitano |
Producers | : | Takio Yoshida, Hisao Nabeshima, Kazuyoshi Okuyama, Masayuki Mori, Ritta Saito |
Writers | : | Takeshi Kitano |
RunTime | : | 94 mins. |
Murakawa, a 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 to mediate 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, Murakawa’s headquarters are bombed and he and his gang are ambushed.
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Featurette: Nihilism and violence in Sonatine | BFI video essay
Clip: Sonatine (1993) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 29 June 2020 | BFI
Trailer: Sonatine (1993) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
Trailer: Sonatine - Trailer
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