Sonatine

Sonatine1993

R Film · Action, Crime, Thriller · 94 min · Sep 10, 1993
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A ferocious man sleeps here.

Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.

Takeshi Kitano
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Stephen Holden · The New York Times 80.00/100.00

Sonatine, made in 1994, predates the Japanese director's art-house hit Fireworks by three years and is arguably stronger than its successor.

天真死于乱枪之下,幼稚葬于无人荒野,死亡粉碎蓝天碧海,宿命降临梦醒时分。枪声在烟火中响起,是浪漫童真背后的危险。扳机在无人时扣下,是血腥复仇之后的孤独。如果孩童的游戏可以一直继续,那该多有趣,可是黑道的游戏不能选择退出,只有生或死。我们曾经爆裂而幼稚的活着,如同一首死亡的奏鸣曲。北野武的诗意黑帮童话。按理说天真是混黑道的大忌,没有精明的计算,只能被人玩弄于股掌之间,但北野武不这样想,他认为天真是暴力的致命武器,也是青春的绚烂华彩,是黑道之所以成为黑道的意义。你敢玩弄我?那我干你就完了。枪战一律站桩,没有丝毫躲避,安静而凶狠,这种直愣愣的勇敢,是北野式黑帮的自我标榜。单看中间部分,甚至感觉不到逃亡的气息,还以为是在度假,直到子弹穿过太阳穴,击中我的心窝。原来所谓的奏鸣曲,就是天真被击碎的声音。

Staff (Not Credited) · Time Out 80.00/100.00

Challenging, witty, adventurous and utterly singular.

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