Sonatine

Sonatine

(1993)

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.

Directed by:
Takeshi Kitano
Produced by:
Masayuki Mori
Hisao Nabeshima
Ritta Saito
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Box office:
$58,834

Audience Ratings

TMDb
75%
654 votes
IMDb
7.5/10
24,595 votes

Critics Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes
92%
25 reviews
Metacritic
92
25 reviews