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 his 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 lucrative territory. As his clan dwindles, he plans a revenge. But, what if he's successful? What is there to life anyway?

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Sonatine (1993)

Action/Drama/Crime/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 34m · 4/10/1998

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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 his 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 lucrative territory. As his clan dwindles, he plans a revenge. But, what if he's successful? What is there to life anyway?

Status

Released

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Production Companies

Bandai Visual Company, Shochiku, Yamada Right Vision Corporation
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Cast
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Takeshi Kitano

Aniki Murakawa
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Aya Kokumai

Miyuki
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Tetsu Watanabe

Uechi
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Masanobu Katsumura

Ryoji
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Susumu Terajima

Ken
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Ren Ôsugi

Katagiri
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Koichi Kitamura

Hirose
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Yutaka Tomi

Okumura
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Takeshi Fukazawa

Sakai
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Yoshiyuki Morishita

Maeda (knife attacker)
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Yoichi Nagai

Ono
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Hiroshi Ando

Ito
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Kanji Tsuda

Tsuda
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Kikuo Itô

Drug Addict
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Koji Koike

Nakamatsu
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Daigaku Sekine

Nakamatsu Member
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Kôta Mizumori

Kanemoto (Mahjong Shop Owner)
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Rome Kanda

Rapist
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Yuuki Natsusaka

Murakawa-gumi kumiin
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Hôka Kinoshita

A member of kitajima-gumi
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Botan Senba

Bar Mama
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Kanta Yamazaki

Waiter
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Eiji Minakata

The Hit Man
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Ken'ichi Yajima

Takahashi
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Tonbo Zushi

Kitajima
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Chris Britton

Gangster with shades (uncredited)
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Bob Gunter

Gangster (uncredited)
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Gregory Marshall Smith

Assassin's lookout (uncredited)
Crew
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Takeshi Kitano

Director
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Takeshi Kitano

Writer
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