Sonatine

Sonatine tells the story of middle aged yakuza boss Murakawa (played by Kitano) and his gang's trip to Okinawa to settle some yakuza wars and return the peace to the criminal underworld of Japan. Murakawa openly suspects that the assignment is attempt to have him removed and even beats up one of his colleagues.    There are all the Kitano elements as beautifully present as possible. The scenes are often  without too much dialogue , and the film is very symbolical and calm.  The faces are among the most important elements in Kitano's  films as there are so many things to be read from character's faces. Takeshi delivers a perfectly-measured performance  as the man who wants out , but retains the strength to recognise that circumstances and obligations will never allow it.  When violence is shown in this film , it is usually portrayed in the director's signature style , erupting suddenly amid absolute stillness in a spasm that is over almost before it begins. Sonatine is a lyrical picture of Japan's poker face toward the outrageous violence of its mob culture. The film's title is a musical term that refers to a sonata of modest length ,however not diminished in complexity.