Sonatine (1993)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.3/10   

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Guionista:

Takeshi Kitano (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

10 abril 1998 (USA)

Género:

Acción | Crimen | Drama | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

He's Japan's best kept secret - unleashed on America for the first time.

Plot:

Several yakuza from Tokyo are sent to Okinawa to help end a gang war. The war escalates and the Tokyo drifters decide to lay low at the beach.

Plot Keywords:

Beach | Yakuza | Assault | Gang War | Rainstorm

Premios:

3 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Superbly Shot Film- Almost Dream like.

Reparto

Takeshi Kitano	...	Aniki Murakawa
Aya Kokumai	...	Miyuki
Tetsu Watanabe	...	Uechi
Masanobu Katsumura	...	Ryoji
Susumu Terajima	...	Ken
Ren Osugi	...	Katagiri
Tonbo Zushi	...	Kitajima
Kenichi Yajima	...	Takahashi
Eiji Minakata	...	The Hit Man
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Rome Kanda	...	Gangster
Houka Kinoshita	...	A member of kitajima-gumi
Kôta Mizumori
Yuuki Natsusaka	...	Murakawa-gumi kumiin
Kanji Tsuda
Kanta Yamazaki	...	Waiter
Romu Kanda	...	Rapist (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Takeshi Kitano

Créditos del guión (en orden alfabético)
Takeshi Kitano		written by

Producida por
Masayuki Mori	....	producer
Hisao Nabeshima	....	producer
Kazuyoshi Okuyama	....	executive producer
Takio Yoshida	....	producer

Música original por
Joe Hisaishi

Fotografía por
Katsumi Yanagijima

Montaje por
Takeshi Kitano

Dirección artística
Osamu Sasaki

Decorados
Hirohide Shibata

Departamento de maquillaje
Takashi Oda	....	special makeup effects artist
Kyôko Toyokawa	....	makeup artist

Dirección de producción
Kenichi Kanda	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Toshihiro Tenma	....	assistant director

Departamento de sonido
Senji Horiuchi	....	sound

Efectos especiales
Masami Kobayashi	....	physical effects
Takashi Oda	....	dummy effects

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Takeshi Nakasu	....	assistant gaffer
Hitoshi Takaya	....	gaffer

Compañías Productores

• Bandai Visual Company
• Shochiku Kinema Kenkyû-jo
• Shouchiku Co.
• Yamada Right Vision Corporation

Distribuidores

• Channel Neko (2007) (Japan) (TV)
• Des Films (France) (DVD)
• M.I.B. (Germany) (DVD)
• Manga Films (Spain)
• Miramax Films
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Primer Plano Film Group Video (Argentina) (VHS)
• Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
• Rapid Eye Movies (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Rolling Thunder (1998) (USA) (subtitled)
• Second Sight Films (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Studio Canal (France) (DVD)

Otras Compañías

• Aoi Studio  post-production sound services
• Imagica  film processing
• Kodak Japan  film stock supplied by
• NK Tokki  grip equipment supplied by
• Nihon Shomei Co.  lighting equipment supplied by
• Sanwa Cine Equipment  camera equipment supplied by
• Tomida Editing Room  editing facility
• Wonder City  music production
• Wonder Station  music recording studio
• Yoshikawa Casting Office  casting

También conocida como:

Sonachine
Sonatine (Argentina) (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody shootings, language and some sexuality.

Duración:

94 min

País:

Japan

Idioma:

Japonés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Ireland:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:R-15 | Norway:15 | Germany:16 (cut) | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Locaciones de Filmación:

Okinawa, Japan

Compañía:

Bandai Visual Company

Citas:

Miyuki: You're tough. I love tough guys.
Aniki Murakawa: I wouldn't carry a gun if I were tough.
Miyuki: You can shoot without a second thought.
Aniki Murakawa: I shoot fast because I get scared fast.
Miyuki: But you're not afraid of dying, are you?
Aniki Murakawa: When you're scared all the time, you reach a point when you wish you were dead.

Conexiones de Película:

References Sono otoko, kyôbô ni tsuki (1989)

A Superbly Shot Film- Almost Dream like.

This film is one of my all time favourites for chilling out to at night. The cinematography is beautiful, making full use of the lovely beaches of Okinawa, and the shots tend to linger on a face or a car driving off into the distance, which creates a sort of hypnotic effect on the viewer. The score is beautifully composed by Joe Hisaishi, who also gave you the music for Spirited Away. Personally, I think that the film wouldn't be half as good if it wasn't for the music.

Plot wise, it's quite basic. A group of Yakuza are assigned to Okinawa to make peace with a rival clan. Things go horribly wrong and they take shelter in a disused beach hut. I think the main subject the film deals with is what guys do to make the most of a bad situation. There is an underlying theme of helplessness and pessimism......Maybe self realisation. Although there is never any feeling shown by the main character, you get a perfect picture of the characters state through Kitano's relaxed acting style. He reminds me of an oriental mix of DeNiro and Keitel.

All in all, a classic film that speaks in whispers.

Andy