Sonatine

Summary

Sonatine is a film^[1]. Sonatine ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sonatine's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Sonatine was directed by Takeshi Kitano^[4].
• Takeshi Kitano wrote the screenplay for Sonatine^[5].
• Sonatine's composer is recorded as Joe Hisaishi^[6].
• Sonatine's genre is crime film^[7].
• Sonatine's genre is drama film^[8].
• Sonatine's genre is action film^[9].
• A cast member of Sonatine was Takeshi Kitano^[10].
• A cast member of Sonatine was Susumu Terajima^[11].
• A cast member of Sonatine was Ren Ōsugi^[12].
• A cast member of Sonatine was Tetsu Watanabe^[13].
• A cast member of Sonatine was Ken'ichi Yajima^[14].
• A cast member of Sonatine was Aya Kokumai^[15].
• A cast member of Sonatine was Masanobu Katsumura^[16].
• Sonatine was produced by Masayuki Mori^[17].
• Sonatine was performed by Joe Hisaishi^[18].
• Sonatine's director of photography is recorded as Katsumi Yanagishima^[19].
• The original language of Sonatine was Japanese^[20].
• Sonatine was distributed by video on demand^[21].
• Sonatine's review score is recorded as 7.6/10^[22].
• Sonatine's review score is recorded as 73/100^[23].
• Sonatine's review score is recorded as 93%^[24].
• Sonatine's color is recorded as color^[25].
• Sonatine's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[26].
• Sonatine was released on May 15, 1993^[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Sonatine was performed by Joe Hisaishi^[18]. Sonatine was produced by Masayuki Mori^[17]. Sonatine was directed by Takeshi Kitano^[4]. Takeshi Kitano wrote the screenplay for Sonatine^[5]. Cast members include Takeshi Kitano^[10], Susumu Terajima^[11], Ren Ōsugi^[12], Tetsu Watanabe^[13], Ken'ichi Yajima^[14], and Aya Kokumai^[15].

Publication

Publication dates include May 15, 1993^[27], June 5, 1993^[28], and April 10, 1998^[29]. The original language of Sonatine was Japanese^[20]. Genres include crime film^[7], drama film^[8], and action film^[9]. Sonatine was distributed by video on demand^[21].

Reception

Reviews include 7.6/10^[22], 73/100^[23], and 93%^[24].

Why It Matters

Sonatine ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).^[2] Sonatine has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] Sonatine is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]