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Title: Sonatine (1993)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Takeshi Kitano | ... | Aniki Murakawa | |
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Aya Kokumai | ... | Miyuki |
| Tetsu Watanabe | ... | Uechi | |
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Masanobu Katsumura | ... | Ryoji |
| Susumu Terajima | ... | Ken | |
| Ren Ôsugi | ... | Katagiri | |
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Tonbo Zushi | ... | Kitajima |
| Ken'ichi Yajima | ... | Takahashi | |
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Eiji Minakata | ... | The Hit Man |
| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Hiroshi Ando | ... | Ito |
| Chris Britton | ... | Gangster with shades (as Christopher Britton) | |
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Takeshi Fukazawa | ... | Sakai |
| Bob Gunter | ... | Gangster | |
| Rome Kanda | ... | Gangster | |
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Hôka Kinoshita | ... | A member of kitajima-gumi |
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? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I think the people who criticize this film do so because they've been trained to watch movies the way Hollywood makes them. This is as far from Hollywood as a gangster film can get. The quiet (or as some might say, boring) moments are there because the characters exist in a realistic world where sometimes they can do nothing but sit and think. Sonatine isn't perfect, but it can certainly be appreciated if the viewer will approach it with an open mind. Also, the sumo scene is very fun and beautiful.