SONATINE
A ruthless Tokyo mobster is sent to Okinawa to help a gang against a rival group. When trouble flares he and his cohorts hide in a house by a beach to await instructions from Tokyo, only to realise that they were pawns in a larger game.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Murakawa Takeshi Kitano
- Miyuki Aya Kokumai
- Uechi Tetsu Watanabe
- Ryoji Masanobu Katsumura
- Ken Susumu Terajima
- Katagiri Ren Ôsugi
- Kitajima Tonbo Zushi
- Takahashi Kenichi Yajima
- hitman Eiji Minakata
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Takeshi Kitano
- Assistant Director Toshihiro Tenma
- Assistant Director Masahiro Kitahama
- Assistant Director Hiroshi Shimizu
- Assistant Director Akira Osaki
- Assistant Director Akinori Igarashi
Rights
Production
- Production Company Bandai Visual
- Production Company Shochiku Dai-ichi Kogyo
- Production Company Right Vision Co.
- Production Company Office Kitano
- Presents Kazuyoshi Okuyama
- Executive Producer Kazuyoshi Okuyama
- Producer Masayuki Mori
- Producer Hisao Nabeshima
- Producer Takio Yoshida
- Production Associate Yoshihisa Nakagawa
- Production Associate Hiroko Misoka
- Production Associate Ritta Saito
- Unit Production Manager Kenichi Kanda
- Production Manager Satoshi Fukushima
- Location Manager Hiroko Kobayashi
- Location Manager Tatsura Makiyama
- Location Manager Sasutada Sunagawa
- Location Manager Masako Ikeda
- Location Manager Ryo Murayama
Writing
- Written by Takeshi Kitano
Photography
- Photographed by Katsumi Yanagijima
- Lighting Consultant Hisashi Takaya
- Assistant Photography Hideo Yamamoto
- Assistant Photography Masato Kaneko
- Assistant Photography Shigeki Murano
- Assistant Photography Kazuhisa Sekiya
Animation
- Background Artist Masataka Shoji
Editing
- Edited by Takeshi Kitano
Design
- Art Director Osamu Sasaki
- Set Decorator Hirohide Shibata
Costumes
- Wardrobe Supervisor Alen Mikudo
- Wardrobe Supervisor Junichi Goto
Make-up
- Make-up Kyoko Toyokawa
- Special Make-up Effects Tomoo Haraguchi
- Special Make-up Effects Hisashi Oda
- Tattooist Ryouji Kasumi
Titles
- Title Design Masato Aizawa
Film processing
- Opticals Masashi Nakamura
Music
- Music by Joe Hisaishi
Sound
- Music Recording Suminobu Hamada
- Sound Recordist Senji Horiuchi
- Sound Effects Yukio Hogari
- Sound Effects Masahiko Okase
Consultant
- Armourer Yoshiaki Minami
- Armourer Tatsuro Tsugana
Supplier
- Filmed with Panavision Cameras & Lenses