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Sonatine

Sonatine (1993)

R
04/10/1998 (US)
01h 34m

A ferocious man sleeps here.

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.

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Sonatine (1993) clip - on BFI Blu-ray from 29 June 2020 | BFI
Nihilism and violence in Sonatine | BFI video essay

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