Beyond Outrage (2012)

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West.

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Writer:

Takeshi Kitano (screenplay)

Stars:

Toshiyuki Nishida, Tomokazu Miura, Takeshi Kitano

3 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Takeshi Kitano	...	Otomo (as Beat Takeshi)
Toshiyuki Nishida	...	Underboss Nishino
Fumiyo Kohinata	...	Detective Kataoka
Ryô Kase	...	Underboss Ishihara
Kenta Kiritani	...	Ono
Hirofumi Arai	...	Shima
Yutaka Matsushige	...	Detective Shigeta
Hideo Nakano	...	Kimura
Tatsuo Nadaka	...	Shiroyama
Ken Mitsuishi	...	Gomi
Tetsushi Tanaka	...	Funaki
Katsunori Takahashi	...	Jo
Hakuryû	...	Lee
Shun Sugata	...	Okamoto
Shôken Kunimoto

Storyline

As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West.

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Plot Keywords:

japan | japanese | second part | pachinko | japanese police | 

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Taglines:

How will it end?

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, language and brief sexual images

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the first scene where the car is been lifted out of the water, the engine and gearbox are missing. In the last few seconds when the car is still hanging above the water, you can see the front part of the car. There is no bottom side of the engine. And there is light visible through the left wheel that comes from over the right wheel. That would not be possible if there was an engine inside.

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Connections

Followed by Outrage Coda (2017)

User Reviews

Lesser but still worthy sequel

Takeshi Kitano's OUTRAGE was one of the best films I saw this year, a top-tier Japanese yakuza flick with all of the hard-hitting violence and dense plotting that you could wish for in a film. This follow-up carries on the same story thus was a welcome addition for me, even though it's not up there with the quality of the first.

The main issue I have with BEYOND OUTRAGE is that the pacing is a lot slower than in the first film so that you're sitting around waiting for the proper plot to kick in, especially during the first half. Plus, a lot of the plot twists and turns are rather unsatisfying, whereas the satisfying material is rushed over quite quickly. Kitano goes out of his way to avoid copying the sort of scenes we had in the first film but as those were my favourite bits I can't help but be a little disappointed.

Still, this is nevertheless compelling filmmaking with top direction and acting. Kitano is a more than welcome return as actor although his acting is more subdued here and he's keen to give the other returning stars more screen time and meat to get their teeth into. There are some fine set-pieces again, the most memorable involving baseball, and as a whole the movie has an air of quality and authenticity that makes it work. BEYOND OUTRAGE feels very much like a classic samurai movie, albeit one in a modern setting.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese Korean

Release Date:

6 October 2012 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Beyond Outrage

Filming Locations:

Kobe, Japan

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,938, 5 January 2014

Gross USA:

$3,878

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,027,515

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, TV Tokyo, Omnibus Japan

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1