Sonatine

Okinawa. Summer heat, buzzing flies. A yakuza lieutenant arrives from Tokyo, ordered to mediate a dispute. Soon ambushed, his crew retreats to the shore. Days of dangerous idleness follow. Kitano's peculiar crime film mixes violence with childish games.

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Takeshi Kitano directed Sonatine in 1993. See Takeshi Kitano's full filmography, where to start with Takeshi Kitano, or where to go after you've seen everything by Takeshi Kitano.

Sonatine was released in 1993 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 94 minutes.