Sonatine

About Sonatine

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.

Takeshi Kitano's Sonatine is a 1993 crime thriller film. Takeshi Kitano stars as Aniki Murakawa, Aya Kokumai as Miyuki, Tetsu Watanabe as Uechi, and Masanobu Katsumura as Ryoji.

It runs 94 minutes and was released in September 1993. Written by Takeshi Kitano.

Members will find beach, yakuza, knife, and gun violence in it. It scores 7.5 out of 10 from 714 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Boiling Point, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, and Hacksaw Ridge make useful companions to Sonatine, all filed under japan and okinawa.