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Sonatine (Original title)Sonachine (Alternative title)ソナチネ (Alternative title)
Date: 1993 (Copyright)

Country: Japan

Directed by: Takeshi Kitano

Production company billing: ©1993. Shouchiku Daiichi Kougyo Shouchiku Co. Ltd. a Bandai Visual/Shouchiku Daiichi Kougyo production Kazuyoshi Okuyama presents a Takeshi Kitano film [end] In Colour Dolby Stereo [1.85:1]
Synopsis: A ruthless Tokyo mobster is sent to Okinawa to help a gang against a rival group. When trouble flares he and his cohorts hide in a house by a beach to await instructions from Tokyo, only to realise that they were pawns in a larger game.

Genres:
Crime, Drama, Gangster

Subject:
Yakuza
Releases
Date: 1993Country: JapanRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 94 mins Length: 8442 FeetSubtitles: Japanese
Date: 1994Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 93 mins Length: 8442 FeetLanguage: Japanese