---
title: 'Sonatine (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Takeshi Kitano'
released: '1993-05-15'
runtime_minutes: 94
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sonatine-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108188/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Sonatine (1993)

1993 · R · 94 min · Drama, Action, Crime · Japan

Original title: ソナチネ

## Synopsis

Sonatine  is a 1993 Japanese yakuza film directed, written and edited by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the film. It won numerous awards and became one of Kitano's most successful and praised films, garnering him a sizable international fan base.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- **Screenplay:** [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- **Editor:** [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Hisaishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hisaishi)
- **Producer:** [Masayuki Mori](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-mori-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Katsumi Yanagishima](https://cinepixo.com/people/katsumi-yanagishima)

## Cast

- [Masanobu Katsumura](https://cinepixo.com/people/masanobu-katsumura)
- [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- [Ren Ōsugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ren-osugi)
- [Susumu Terajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/susumu-terajima)
- [Tetsu Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsu-watanabe)
- [Aya Kokumai](https://cinepixo.com/people/aya-kokumai)
- [Ken'ichi Yajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-ichi-yajima)

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Official site: http://www.office-kitano.co.jp/contents/MOVIE/WORK/fourth.html
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sonatine-1993
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