Murakawa, an aging Tokyo yakuza tiring of gangster life, is sent by his boss to Okinawa along with a few of his henchmen to help end a gang war, supposedly as mediators between two warring clans. He finds that the dispute between the clans is insignificant and whilst wondering why he was sent to Okinawa at all, his group is attacked in an ambush. The survivors flee and make a decision to lay low at the beach while they await further instructions.
Unfortunately the movie Sonatine is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Takeshi Kitano | Director |
| Production | Hisao Nabeshima | Producer |
| Production | Kazuyoshi Okuyama | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ritta Saito | Producer |
| Editing | Takeshi Kitano | Editor |
| Art | Osamu Sasaki | Art Direction |
| Art | Hirohide Shibata | Set Decoration |
| Production | Takio Yoshida | Producer |
| Production | Masayuki Mori | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tomoo Haraguchi | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Junichi Goto | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alen Mikudo | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kyôko Toyokawa | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Takashi Oda | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Takeshi Kitano | Screenplay |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Katsumi Yanagijima | Director of Photography |
