have finally experience sonatine and i can not say enough for this poignant and moving film . beat takeshi may face death with that same disconnect look on his face and but it be the inaction and the time between the killing and that carry all the meaning . even when in gunbattles and nobody move and nobody try to dodge and it be a if everyone simply feel chain to their fate . this be jar to asian cinema lover use to side jumping and dual gun gymnastics and amaze set piece . i love how the only emotion murakawa express be humor and nihilist apathy . the sumo scene be so delightfully out of place and while the end simply leave your mouth open . the warmth the character show just make it more hurtful when they meet such pathetic and low key end . i be not an expert on japanese society and but i see this film a a comment on the emptiness of a fear filled culture of reservation and where it be more important to show restraint and respect than it be to continue live . i will still enjoy good ol hk pistol opera and but i will never see them quite the same again .