Sonatine
(DVD)

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Contributors
Bīto Takeshi, film director,
Yanagijima, Katsumi, director of photography.
Kokumai, Aya, 1971- actor.
Watanabe, Tetsu, 1950- actor.
Terajima, Susumu, actor.
Status
Movie (Entertainment) - North Wing Basement
FL JPN 1195
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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
jpn

Notes

General Note
Special features of this DVD: Beat Takeshi interview ; prologue and epilogue by Quentin Tarantino ; Dolby Digital Surround Sound ; widescreen presentation.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1993.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematographer, Katsumi Yanagishima ; music, Joe Hisaishi.
Participants/Performers
Beat Takeshi (aka Takeshi Kitano), Aya Kokumai, Tetsu Watanabe, Susumu Terajima, Ren Osugi.
Description
A world-weary yakuza in Tokyo is assigned to take his clan to Okinawa to help settle a dispute between two factions. He's suspicious of the assignment, but he goes, and within a couple days, his role remains unclear and several of men are dead. He retreats to a house on a remote beach to wait. The first night there , he rescues a young woman from an assault, and they develop a playful relationship. Over time, it becomes clear he's been set up, sent to Okinawa so that others can take over his lucrative territory. As his clan dwindles, he plans a revenge.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R : for bloody shootings, language and some sexuality.
System Details
DVD.
Language
In Japanese and French ; subtitled in English and Spanish ; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bīto Takeshi., Yanagijima, K., Kokumai, A., Watanabe, T., Terajima, S., Tarantino, Q., Ōsugi, R., & Hisaishi, J. (2003). Sonatine . Miramax Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bīto Takeshi et al.. 2003. Sonatine. Miramax Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bīto Takeshi et al.. Sonatine Miramax Home Entertainment, 2003.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bīto Takeshi,, et al. Sonatine Miramax Home Entertainment, 2003.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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