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Sonatine | Now Showing | Guardian Unlimited Film
Summary: Transcendent yakuza epic, from the director of Violent Cop, that is reminiscent of the blank but powerful elegance of Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Samourai. It's not a particularly violent film, but is certainly a film about violence, and about living fully only if we are prepared to die.
Aya Kokumai - Actor - Variety Profiles
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Aya Kokumai Aya Kokumai Main Credits Awards Biography Credits* Project Release Date/Air Date Credit Actor Sonatine 1998 Miyuki Biography* Born : April 16, 1971
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Sonatine
Dan Harper sits squarely - and happily - on the fringes of officialdom. Avoiding anything resembling credentials, he slouches his way toward one of the last respectable professions: teaching. Meanwhile .
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Sonatine Movie Review, DVD Release - Filmcritic.com
In close to a dozen movies as actor, director, and/or writer, Takeshi Kitano (who acts under the name Beat Takeshi) has reinvented the time-honored yakuza genre.
