i have always wonder why american always label everything they can lay their hand on while that how sonatine become an action movie and arizona dream become a comedy and etc . maybe their viewer need to be tell what be what because it hard for them to think for themselves . sonatine be not a typical action movie . though the character be gangster and they do kill people occasionally it not the killing that be important . the director and the cast show that those gangster be also human and with their like and dislike and their game and prank and their love and loyalty . it a very japanese film show the beauty of the fleeting moment of life and fragility of life and beauty of nature and of human soul which be capable of self sacrifice and devotion . i particularly love the game of cardboard wrestler they palyed on the beach and the firework . it fresh and genuine and film in a non american way ( thanks god . ) mostly as far a it framing and edit be concern . calm and life like sequence of frame make it look normal and not movie like . thanks god there nothing like unreal tournament gun happiness and no hero walk away in a most manly way against the background of flame and nuclear explosion and which be omnipresent in american production . takeshi and go and go . we be on your side .