Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Takeshi KitanoCinematography:
Katsumi YanagijimaComposer:
Joe HisaishiCast:
Takeshi Kitano, Susumu Terajima, Ren Ōsugi, Tetsu Watanabe, Aya Kokumai, Houka Kinoshita, Masanobu Katsumura, Kanji Tsuda, Kenichi Yajima, 日野陽仁 (more)Plots(1)
Murakawa (Beat Takeshi), an established and ruthless gangster, is sent to intervene in a gang war on the island of Okinawa. When the situation takes a turn for the worse, Murakawa and his men are forced to retreat into hiding, but it's not long before their enemies track them down. A final and breathtaking showdown becomes inevitable. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Takeshi Kitano
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
Susumu Terajima
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Fireworks (1997)
Ren Ōsugi
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
By Player (2000)
Fireworks (1997)
Tetsu Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Princess Mononoke (1997)
Fireworks (1997)
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams (1990)
Aya Kokumai
Japan
Best movies:
Sonatine (1993)
Houka Kinoshita
Japan
Best movies:
Flavor of Happiness (2008)
Sonatine (1993)
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
Masanobu Katsumura
Best movies:
Sonatine (1993)
From Me to You (2010)
Zen (2009)
Kanji Tsuda
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
Kenichi Yajima
Japan
Best movies:
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Fireworks (1997)
Sonatine (1993)
日野陽仁
Japan
Best movies:
Sonatine (1993)
Kids Return (1996)
The Secret Garden (1997)
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Japan
Best movies:
Fireworks (1997)
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
Heavenly Forest (2006)
Rome Kanda
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Pop (1988)
Sonatine (1993)
Brooklyn Rules (2007)