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Sonatine

( Catalog Number RT1002L )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

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Sonatine
1993 - 94 min. - Color
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, comedian, television star, author, and all-around renaissance man Takeshi "Beat" Kitano stars in this unconventional take on the crime drama. Kitano portrays Murakawa, a successful Yakuza officer who has grown weary of the violent life, so much so that he has even considered retirement. Thus, he is not pleased when he is asked to lead a team to help defuse a gang war in Okinawa but agrees when he is assured it will be an easy job. It proves anything but, however, and he soon finds himself in the middle of a complex, bloody conflict. Fearing that he has been set up, Murakawa withdraws to a nearby coastal town. The film takes a trademark Kitano turn at this point, moving away from the standard crime drama plot to focus on what amounts to a gangster's summer vacation, with the killers playing frisbee on the beach and taking dancing lessons. Murakawa even finds a summer romance, falling in love with a local girl who is impressed by his way with a gun. This sunny idyll cannot last forever, however, and soon the realities of the criminal life catch up with them. Seen as a prime example of Kitano's style, Sonatine features a combination of deadpan comedy and unexpectedly romantic lyricism, periodically interrupted by shockingly sudden bursts of violence. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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Cast for Sonatine

Rome Kanda
Kôta Mizumori
Kanji Tsuda
Takeshi Kitano
Aya Kokumai
Tetsu Watanabe
Masanobu Katsumura
Susumu Terajima
Ren Ôsugi
Tonbo Zushi
Ken'ichi Yajima
Eiji Minakata
Yuuki Natsusaka
Houka Kinoshita
Kanta Yamazaki

Crew for Sonatine

Producer Masayuki Mori
Producer Toshio Nabeshima
Producer Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Producer Takio Yoshida
Writer Takeshi Kitano
Cinematographer Katsumi Yanagijima
Composer Joe Hisaishi
Director Takeshi Kitano
Editor Takeshi Kitano

Feature Details

Title: Sonatine
Feature Release Date: 1993
Rating: R
Color: Color
Runtime: 94 Minutes
Chapters: 30
Picture: Letterboxed
Ratio: 1.85:1
Playback Format: CLV

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LD Release Date: 2 Mar 1999
Catalog Number: RT1002L
UPC: 715515009270
ISBN: 1-55940-890-1
Manufacturer: Kuraray
Publisher: Rolling Thunder

Diameter: 12"
Sides: 2
Cover: Jacket
Closed Caption: English
Spoken Language: Japanese
Country: USA
Video Format: NTSC

Model: RT1002L-N
Shipping Weight: 1 lbs
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Beat Takeshi, Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe in...

Sonatine

( Catalog Number RT1002L )
(1.85:1) (2 Sides) (CLV) (CC) (NTSC)

LaserDisc Special Features

LaserDisc

Sonatine
1993 - 94 min. - Color
Rated R
Country: USA

LaserDisc Movie Review:
Acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, comedian, television star, author, and all-around renaissance man Takeshi "Beat" Kitano stars in this unconventional take on the crime drama. Kitano portrays Murakawa, a successful Yakuza officer who has grown weary of the violent life, so much so that he has even considered retirement. Thus, he is not pleased when he is asked to lead a team to help defuse a gang war in Okinawa but agrees when he is assured it will be an easy job. It proves anything but, however, and he soon finds himself in the middle of a complex, bloody conflict. Fearing that he has been set up, Murakawa withdraws to a nearby coastal town. The film takes a trademark Kitano turn at this point, moving away from the standard crime drama plot to focus on what amounts to a gangster's summer vacation, with the killers playing frisbee on the beach and taking dancing lessons. Murakawa even finds a summer romance, falling in love with a local girl who is impressed by his way with a gun. This sunny idyll cannot last forever, however, and soon the realities of the criminal life catch up with them. Seen as a prime example of Kitano's style, Sonatine features a combination of deadpan comedy and unexpectedly romantic lyricism, periodically interrupted by shockingly sudden bursts of violence. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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Cast for Sonatine

Rome Kanda
Kôta Mizumori
Kanji Tsuda
Takeshi Kitano
Aya Kokumai
Tetsu Watanabe
Masanobu Katsumura
Susumu Terajima
Ren Ôsugi
Tonbo Zushi
Ken'ichi Yajima
Eiji Minakata
Yuuki Natsusaka
Houka Kinoshita
Kanta Yamazaki

Crew for Sonatine

Producer Masayuki Mori
Producer Toshio Nabeshima
Producer Kazuyoshi Okuyama
Producer Takio Yoshida
Writer Takeshi Kitano
Cinematographer Katsumi Yanagijima
Composer Joe Hisaishi
Director Takeshi Kitano
Editor Takeshi Kitano

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