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Sonatine
Why this pick
Kitano’s similarly spare, deadpan crime elegy pairs sudden violence with long silences, melancholy, and a protagonist drifting toward an inescapable fate.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1997 2h 1m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
Another restrained 1997 Japanese crime film in which emotional exhaustion and methodical pacing create a quietly unnerving sense of moral and psychological collapse.
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Why this pick
Its solitary criminal, pared-back dialogue, disciplined framing, and fatalistic cool form a clear ancestor to Fireworks’ blend of gangster ritual and existential melancholy.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Nishi leaves the police in the face of harrowing personal and professional difficulties. Spiraling into depression, he makes questionable decisions.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Takeshi Kitano
Nishi Yoshitaka
Ren Osugi
Horibe
Kanji Tsuda
Keiko Yamamoto
Nurse A
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Hoodlum B
Susumu Terajima
Nakamura
Kenichi Yajima
Doctor