Review of Sonatine (1993) by Daniel J — 18 Dec 2007

Jo hisaishi's music is so good in Takeshi Kitano's movies, Really good gangsta movie, really peaceful too.

This review of Sonatine (1993) was written by Daniel J on 18 Dec 2007.

Sonatine has generally received very positive reviews.

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