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By Steven (Mogi) . (109) on 22 Feb 2012

Sonatine was a wonderful crime drama. Takeshi Kitano does wonderfully well in this atmosphere…

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By Jesse O (1,397) on 14 Dec 2011

A prosperous Yakuza is sent by his boss to settle a gang war between rival factions but when the violence escalates he begins to suspect that…

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By Cole Smithey (1,865) for ColeSmithey.com (1,853) on 16 Oct 2011

[VIDEO] Sonatine is a lyrical picture of Japan's poker face toward the outrageous violence of its mob culture…

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By Miss. B (63) on 01 Oct 2011

Kitano's film is interesting, but overall uneven still all together it's effective…

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By Anonymous User (943) on 31 May 2011

Once I got over the fact that this wasn't the shoot-em-up John Woo style film I was expecting, I started to love this movie wholeheartedly…

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By Lester Y (161) on 31 May 2011

Once I got over the fact that this wasn't the shoot-em-up John Woo style film I was expecting, I started to love this movie wholeheartedly…

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By Ollie W (539) on 11 Apr 2011

A fair, well acted Yakuza flick, with occasional flashes of genius (the bashing of the beach floor being a particularly memorable one) amongst…

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By Ryan J (799) on 06 Feb 2011

What happens when gangsters have to kill... time…

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By James-Masaki R (237) on 29 Sep 2010

Great movie. The scene playing on the beach is beautiful…

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By Erol E (2) on 11 Jun 2010

Has a brutal start and finish, with a strangely humorous middle. Beat Takeshi is a master, so he moves between the moods flawlessly…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 09 Apr 2010

SarÃ anche un film importante per il suo tentativo di innovare il genere, ma vado contro il giudizio della critica: l'ho trovato troppo…

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By Dan B (1,694) on 17 Feb 2010

Too slow but one of Takeshi's best, good film…

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By Cherie N (36) on 08 Feb 2010

This is so strange - a Yakuza beach holiday…

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By Ryan H (2,006) on 05 Jan 2010

An absolute blast to watch. Easily one of the freshest yakuza films I have ever seen…

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By Faris A (201) on 05 Dec 2009

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

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By Raudonas S (8) on 30 Sep 2009

Despite many critics love this, I guess this is rather poor, with many weak points…

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By Lesley N (203) on 18 Sep 2009

I don't know how Takeshi Kitano manages to turn a story about turf war, with the lead a cold blooded and bloody killer into a gentle, humorous…

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By Paul J (1,190) on 03 Sep 2009

The lighthearted moments of the Yakuza men playing at the beach like children work brilliantly along with the melancholic undercurrent that…

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By João J (5) on 21 Jul 2009

A great and brutal Yakuza movie. one of Kitano`s best…

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By Matt X (2) on 09 Jun 2009

Kebebasan... nihilis... bunuh diri... salah satu masterpiece dari minimalist Takeshi Kitano…

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