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Sonatine
- Director: Takeshi Kitano
- Writer: Takeshi Kitano
- Producer: Masayuki Mori; Toshio Nabeshima
CGiii Comment
This has received some undue praise...
A stilted and rather camp fiasco that neither engages nor enrages - these gangsters are dull and devoid of any acting talent...they are either completely over-the-top or they have forgotten that they are actually in a film.
There's an art to underplaying a part - here, most look terminally bored and, as a result, the film is terminally boring.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
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 lucrative territory. As his clan dwindles, he plans a revenge. But, what if he's successful? What is there to life anyway?
Cast & Characters
Takeshi Kitano as Aniki Murakawa;
Aya Kokumai as Miyuki;
Tetsu Watanabe as Uechi;
Masanobu Katsumura as Ryoji;
Susumu Terajima as Ken;
Ren Ohsugi as Katagiri;
Tonbo Zushi as Kitajima;
Ken'ichi Yajima as Takahashi;
Eiji Minakata as The Hit Man;
Chris Britton as Gangster with shades