| Sonatine | |
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| Directed by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Written by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Produced by | Masayuki Mori Hisao Nabeshima Ritta Saito |
| Starring | Takeshi Kitano |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagishima |
| Edited by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
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| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $58,834[1] |
Sonatine (Japanese: ソナチネ, Hepburn: Sonachine) 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.