Sonatine

1993 Japanese yakuza film by Takeshi Kitano
Movie film Q1339178
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Sonatine

Summary

Sonatine is a film[1]. Sonatine ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sonatine's image is recorded as Takeshi Kitano 'Sonatine' graffiti.jpg[3].
  • Sonatine's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Sonatine's director is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[5].
  • Sonatine's screenwriter is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[6].
  • Sonatine's composer is recorded as Joe Hisaishi[7].
  • Sonatine's genre is recorded as crime film[8].
  • Sonatine's genre is recorded as drama film[9].
  • Sonatine's genre is recorded as action film[10].
  • Sonatine's cast member is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[11].
  • Sonatine's cast member is recorded as Susumu Terajima[12].
  • Sonatine's cast member is recorded as Ren Ōsugi[13].
  • Sonatine's cast member is recorded as Tetsu Watanabe[14].
  • Sonatine's cast member is recorded as Ken'ichi Yajima[15].
  • Sonatine's cast member is recorded as Aya Kokumai[16].
  • Sonatine's cast member is recorded as Masanobu Katsumura[17].
  • Sonatine's producer is recorded as Masayuki Mori[18].
  • Sonatine's performer is recorded as Joe Hisaishi[19].
  • Sonatine's director of photography is recorded as Katsumi Yanagishima[20].
  • Sonatine's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0108188[21].
  • Sonatine's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[22].
  • Sonatine's distribution format is recorded as video on demand[23].
  • Sonatine's review score is recorded as 7.6/10[24].
  • Sonatine's review score is recorded as 73/100[25].
  • Sonatine's review score is recorded as 93%[26].
  • Sonatine's color is recorded as color[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Sonatine's performer is recorded as Joe Hisaishi[19]. Sonatine's producer is recorded as Masayuki Mori[18]. Sonatine's director is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[5]. Sonatine's screenwriter is recorded as Takeshi Kitano[6]. Cast members include Takeshi Kitano[11], Susumu Terajima[12], Ren Ōsugi[13], Tetsu Watanabe[14], Ken'ichi Yajima[15], and Aya Kokumai[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1993-05-15T00:00:00Z[28], +1993-06-05T00:00:00Z[29], and +1998-04-10T00:00:00Z[30]. Sonatine's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Japanese[22]. Genres include crime film[8], drama film[9], and action film[10].

Reception

Reviews include 7.6/10[24], 73/100[25], and 93%[26].

Why It Matters

Sonatine ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month).[2] Sonatine has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Sonatine is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Movie Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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