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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Takeshi KitanoAniki Murakawa
Aya KokumaiMiyuki
Tetsu WatanabeUechi
Masanobu KatsumuraRyoji
Susumu TerajimaKen
Ren OsugiKatagiriTonbo ZushiKitajima
Kenichi YajimaTakahashi
Eiji MinakataThe Hit Man
Houka KinoshitaKitajima Gang Member
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What is Sonatine about?
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.
How long is Sonatine?
Sonatine has a runtime of 94 minutes.
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