Sonatine

Release date: Apr 10, 1993

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.

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Top Cast

Aniki Murakawa

Miyuki

Uechi

Ryoji

Ken

Katagiri

Kitajima

Takahashi

The Hit Man

Kitajima Gang Member

Rapist

Kanamoto

Murakawa Gang Member

Tsuda

Waiter

Maeda

Ito

Sakai

Hirose

Okinawa Boss

Ono

Okumura

Nakamatsu Gang Member

Nakamatsu Gang Member (uncredited)

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