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Sonatine Details

1993

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Starring	'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Aya Kokumai
Director	'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema

Sonatine

In Takeshi Kitano's SONATINE, a Tokyo-based yakuza boss sends Murakawa (Kitano), one of his top men, on a peacekeeping mission to Okinawa, where two rival factions are coming to blows. Murakawa is naturally suspicious of the volatile situation and decides to lay low for a few days on a secluded beach. Slowly Murakawa and his men begin to let their guard down, battling boredom with various games and antics. However, harsh reality finds them sooner than they would have expected--leading to a bloody conclusion. A stunning combination of abrupt violence and quiet meditation, Kitano's film is widely considered a classic.

Starring	'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe
Director	'Beat' Takeshi Kitano
Studio	SECOND SIGHT FILMS
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 29 mins
Certificate
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller, World Cinema
Language	DVD: Japanese
Subtitles	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1993 To Rent: DVD: 22 Jan 2007

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- "...[A] stirring drama....Kitano has elegantly constructed an unsettling meditation on morality that is distinguished by his poetic vision..."
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  Dreamlike meditation on violence, betrayal & life
  
  "Beat" Takeshi Kitano plays a mobster coming to the end of his career; a ruthless and sadistic killer, but with sufficient insight to realise that he... read more »
  
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  - matt52
  - London
  - 04 Apr 2004 at 10:49
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  on the beach and all washed up
  
  I normally love Kitano but this one is dreadful. The best bits are probably on the cutting room floor because the editor certainly did a hack and slash job on ... read more »
  
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- - papatez
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  - folkestone
  - 25 Aug 2011 at 17:39
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  Duller than dull
  
  I had more fun watching my plants grow than I did watching this movie. I thought it poorly directed and badly acted but maybe thats just me.( Can't quite ... read more »
  
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- - Martin77
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  - PLYMOUTH
  - 16 Feb 2011 at 12:37
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  Characters more important than action
  
  Dont choose this if youre looking for a shoot em up. Its more about who the gangsters are as real people, the best scenes are in their leisure time. There is ... read more »
  
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- - mttvc15
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  - Nottingham
  - 08 Feb 2011 at 23:24
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  In Takeshi Kitano's SONATINE, a Tokyo-based yakuza boss sends Murakawa (Kitano), one of his top men, on a peacekeeping mission to Okinawa, where two rival factions are coming to blows. Murakawa is naturally suspicious of the volatile situation and decides to lay low for a few days on a secluded ...