Sonatine Review
In my Battle Royale review : I stated that one cast member truly stood out as an iconic performer, and to this day, an influential figure in Japanese culture; that of Takeshi Kitano. Sonatine marks as a critical milestone in an already acclaimed body of work for him and, it also changed the way we analysed the crime genre for years to come. Kitano himself had for years tried to break into for lack of a better word, 'dramatic.' works within the world of film. His first attempt with this in Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence for director Nagisa Oshima proved to be a lost cause; having the audience laugh off his part, in recognition of his most famous comedy persona, Beat Takeshi, on the screen. After several outside projects, including creating a video game! Kitano made his directorial debut with the successful Violent Cop. From there ...