The Outsider (2018)

An epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza.

Director:

Martin Zandvliet

Writer:

Andrew Baldwin

Stars:

Jared Leto, Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shîna

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jared Leto	...	Nick Lowell
Tadanobu Asano	...	Kiyoshi
Kippei Shîna	...	Orochi
Shioli Kutsuna	...	Miyu
Emile Hirsch	...	Paulie Bowers
Ray Nicholson	...	American Stock Broker
Rory Cochrane	...	Anthony Panetti
Nao Ohmori	...	Hiromitsu
Min Tanaka	...	Akihiro
Masaki Miura	...	Kentaro
Shun Sugata	...	Prison Warden
Hiroya Shimizu	...	Banjo
Hiro	...	Satoru
Young Dais	...	Takeshi
Gô Jibiki	...	Eiichi

Storyline

An epic set in post-WWII Japan and centered on an American former G.I. who joins the yakuza.

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Plot Keywords:

yakuza | foreign language | katana | suicide attempt | blood | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

9 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Outsider

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Linson Entertainment,Waypoint Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

At one point, Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike was slated to direct the film with Tom Hardy on the titular role. However, they both dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. Jeremy Renner was considered as a replacement before Jared Leto was cast.

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Goofs

Early in the movie, when the waitress hands Jered Leto a beer, it's a long neck Bud instead of the stubby beer bottles that were used back in the day,

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Quotes

Paulie Bowers: You can see half of Osaka from here.
Nick Lowell: Not bad, huh?
Paulie Bowers: [sees American beer] Americans?
Nick Lowell: I still got a couple contacts.
Paulie Bowers: Cheers. Old times sake!
Nick Lowell: Old times sake.
Paulie Bowers: Listen, I know you're not in the Army anymore, and I can see you got a good thing going here. Man, I always liked you. Don't worry, okay? Your secret is safe with me.
Nick Lowell: Thank you. I appreciate that.
Paulie Bowers: Alright. Jesus man, I mean...
Nick Lowell: Yeah. You like whiskey?
[...]

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Connections

Featured in The Month in Movies: March 2018 (2018)

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Soundtracks

Midnight with the Stars
Written by Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly (as Reg Connelly) and Harry M. Woods (as Harry Woods)
Performed by Ray Noble and His Orchestra with vocal by Al Bowlly
Courtesy of RCA Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
By arrangement with Sony Music Licensing

User Reviews

Ignore critics and watch this movie

The critics are once again wrong. This is a good yakuza movie although there are better movies but I enjoyed this movie. It is slow going, building up characters. The climax and ending are good. Jared Leto is great in this movie, playing the silent but dangerous American who gets involved with the Yakuza. Leto's character is mysterious, maybe too mysterious. It would have been nice to understand his motivation and background. There is a small caveat to his former life but it is so small that it does not answer any questions except that's Leto's character is brutal. I didn't think this was the white savior type of movie like The Last Samurai. Please watch and support movies like this, movies that take a chance.