Review of Sonatine (1993) by Faris A — 05 Dec 2009

A different kind of yakuza or gangster film and "Beat" Takeshi Kitano act very well.

This review of Sonatine (1993) was written by Faris A on 05 Dec 2009.

Sonatine has generally received very positive reviews.

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