Several yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war then escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach.

Sonatine (Japanese: ソナチネ, Hepburn: Sonachine) is a 1993 Japanese yakuza film directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the film.

From its hypnotic style to its pessimistic plot and languid pacing, Sonatine is a mesmerizing manifestation of the troubling logic of Murakawa's final decision.

Duration: 0:53
Posted: Sep 4, 2018

Sonatine can refer to: Sonatine (1984 film), a Canadian film; Sonatine (1993 film), a Japanese film; Sonatine (Ravel), a 1906 piano composition by Maurice ...

A Japanese mobster attempts to even the score when he realises he and his lackeys have been pawns in a lethal game. 175IMDb 7.51 h 34 min1998.

Duration: 51:19
Posted: Jun 6, 2023

The film stars "Beat" Takeshi as a mid-level Yakuza boss, Murakawa, who is tiring of the gangster lifestyle and planning to retire soon.

A seasoned mobster travels to Okinawa on a "peacekeeping" mission, even though he suspects that his boss is secretly trying to eliminate him!

In Tokyo, the hardened boss of a well-succeeded clan, Aniki Murakawa is thinking about retirement and living with the profits of his turf.