W/S / DD2 Japanese with English subtitles
SONATINE is a masterwork from legendary writer,
actor and director Takeshi Kitano.
Kitano is Murakawa, a yakuza chief sent to Okinawa
to settle a dispute between two factions. Several of
his men die is suspicious circumstances so
Murakawa and the rest of the gang retreat to a
remote beach house to await further orders. Soon
he realises that he has been set up and Murakawa
sets out to fins his powerful yakuza bosses for a
final showdown. Images of beauty are set against
extreme violence in this unique, clever and original
piece of Japanese yakuza cinema.
