Review of Sonatine (1993) by Nat R — 26 Oct 2007

My second favorite movie of Kitano after Hana-Bi. Just beautiful.

This review of Sonatine (1993) was written by Nat R on 26 Oct 2007.

Sonatine has generally received very positive reviews.

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