Sonatine

(1993)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 705 votes

Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

Year: 1993

Runtime: 94 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Такеши Китано

Cast: Такеши Китано, 国舞亜矢, Тэцу Ватанабэ, 勝村政信, Сусуму Тэрадзима, 大杉漣, 逗子とんぼ, 矢島健一, 南方英二, 木下ほうか

Plot

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.

In Tokyo, the hardened boss of a well-succeeded clan, Aniki Murakawa is thinking about retirement and living with the profits of his turf. His boss, Kitajima, sends Murokawa and his men to Okinawa to resolve a dispute between their allies, the Nakamatsu and Anan clans. They are welcomed by the Nakamatsu's boss Uechi. He learns from Uechi that the dispute between clans is under control and out of the blue, they are ambushed while drinking beer in a bar. Murakawa and the survivors flee to beach house that belongs to the brother of one of the Nakamatsu's gangster and they spend their time playing childhood games. Until the day Murakawa learns that he was betrayed by Kitajima.