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Sonatine

# A ferocious man sleeps here.
Action   Crime   Thriller
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 1993-04-10
⌚ Running Time: 94 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.49

Beloved Cast

Takeshi Kitano original image
Aniki Murakawa
Takeshi Kitano
Aya Kokumai original image
Miyuki
Aya Kokumai
Tetsu Watanabe original image
Uechi
Tetsu Watanabe
Masanobu Katsumura original image
Ryoji
Masanobu Katsumura
Susumu Terajima original image
Ken
Susumu Terajima
Ren Osugi original image
Katagiri
Ren Osugi
Tonbo Zushi original image
Kitajima
Tonbo Zushi
Kenichi Yajima original image
Takahashi
Kenichi Yajima
Eiji Minakata original image
The Hit Man
Eiji Minakata
Houka Kinoshita original image
Kitajima Gang Member
Houka Kinoshita
Rome Kanda original image
Rapist
Rome Kanda
Kota Mizumori original image
Kanamoto
Kota Mizumori
Yuuki Natsusaka original image
Murakawa Gang Member
Yuuki Natsusaka
Kanji Tsuda original image
Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda
Kanta Yamazaki original image
Waiter
Kanta Yamazaki
Yoshiyuki Morishita original image
Maeda
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Hiroshi Ando original image
Ito
Hiroshi Ando
Takeshi Fukazawa original image
Sakai
Takeshi Fukazawa
Koichi Kitamura original image
Hirose
Koichi Kitamura
Koji Koike original image
Okinawa Boss
Koji Koike
Yôichi Nagai original image
Ono
Yôichi Nagai
Yutaka Tomi original image
Okumura
Yutaka Tomi
Daigaku Sekine original image
Nakamatsu Gang Member
Daigaku Sekine
Kikuo Itô original image
Nakamatsu Gang Member (uncredited)
Kikuo Itô

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