Sonatine (1993)
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A very good movie
12 years, 2 months ago at Mar 10 13:23
Back in the 90's, I used to be a huge fan of Takeshi Kitano and I ended up watching 9 of his movies. I have to admit that, nowadays, I don't follow much his work anymore but it doesn't seem I'm missing much. Anyway, it must be, with โHana-Biโ, the most famous movie directed by Takeshi Kitano. At the time, he was still an upcoming director and it is with this movie that he finally reached inter... read more
Several yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach.
Release date: 5 June 1993
UPC: 786936233100
UPC: 786936233100
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"A world-weary yakuza in Tokyo is assigned to take his clan to Okinawa to help settle a dispute between two factions. He's suspicious of the assignment, but he goes, and within a couple days, his role remains unclear and several of men are dead. He retreats to a house on a remote beach to wait. The first night there , he rescues a young woman from an assault, and they develop a playful relationship. Over time, it becomes clear he's been set up, sent to Okinawa so that others can take over his luc"
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