Sonatine

1h 34m · 1993 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 4.1 / 5 on Letterboxd

Sonatine (1993) runs 1h 34m, directed by Takeshi Kitano. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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.

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

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