Review of Sonatine (1993) by Mugino S — 08 Oct 2007

Takeshi Kitano reinvents the yakuza genre. He is a wonderfully original artist.

This review of Sonatine (1993) was written by Mugino S on 08 Oct 2007.

Sonatine has generally received very positive reviews.

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