1. Sonatine (1993) | Japanonfilm
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Sonatine was the first of Takeshi Kitano’s movies I ever saw, though I feel certain that I saw it before 1998, the US release date shown on IMDB. But then the scenes I remember most vividly d…
2. SONATINE: A Deconstruction Of The Yakuza Genre - Film Inquiry
Sep 26, 2019 · Sonatine is a yakuza film that one could describe as a deconstruction of the yakuza genre. There is violence, bosses, codes of ethics, big tattoos, and illegal ...
Sonatine, Takeshi Kitano's riff off the Yakuza genre, helped him gain an audience outside of his native Japan. Read our review to learn more.
3. Film Review: Sonatine (1993) by Takeshi Kitano - Asian Movie Pulse
Apr 22, 2020 · All modesty aside, “Sonatine” is quite an impressive movie which not only continues its director's themes of deconstruction, but also the idea ...
Even though “Sonatine” was only his fourth film as a director, for many fans and critics it is still one of the best by Takeshi Kitano and arguably an Film Review: Sonatine (1993) by Takeshi Kitano
4. Kitano Takeshi's Sonatine (1993) - Senses of Cinema
Nov 5, 2000 · On its cool surface, Sonatine is a strangely leisured film, made up of juvenile pranks, punctuated by sporadic gun battles in closed spaces (a ...
Dan Harper November 2000 Takeshi Kitano
5. Sonatine movie review & film summary (1998) - Roger Ebert
As the film opens, Murakama and his crew are being signed by a yakuza overlord to travel to Okinawa, as soldiers on loan to an ally who is facing gang warfare.
"Maybe you're too rich for this business,'' a friend tells Murakama, the stone-faced gangster hero of ''Sonatine.'' Murakama, who rarely says anything, has
6. 'Sonatine': How Takeshi Kitano changed the yakuza genre
Jan 19, 2022 · This central theme of absurdism underlines almost every scene in the film, from the pointlessly methodical drowning of a gambling den owner ...
Takeshi Kitano occupies a curious space within the landscape of Japanese cinema, a famous comedian leading a dual life as an uncompromising auteur.
7. 'Sonatine', Yakuza by the Seaside - Pen ペン
May 20, 2021 · This film by J.B. Braud lays bare the deepest emotions, following the themes of betrayal, escape, and redemption. 18.03.2024.
In this film, Takeshi Kitano takes mafia members out of their Tokyo gambling dens and transports them to the fine sandy beaches of Okinawa.
8. Sonatine - Cult Projections
May 5, 2014 · Logline: A jaded, but suspicious Yakuza in Tokyo is assigned to take his men to Okinawa to help settle a dispute between two factions, ...
Japan | 1993 | Directed by Takashi Kitano Logline: A jaded, but suspicious Yakuza in Tokyo is assigned to take his men to Okinawa to help settle a dispute between two factions, but several of his men are killed, so he retreats to a remote beach to contemplate the situation and pla
