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 | 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

The film's plot borrows heavily from Kinji Fukasaku 's "The Yakuza Papers".

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Goofs

Early in the movie, when the waitress hands Nick Lowell (Jared Leto) a beer, it is a long neck Bud instead of the stubby beer bottles that were used when the film is set.

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Quotes

Nick Lowell: I want you to allow me to kill him. Give this warrior a weapon and let him show us how strong and brave he really is.
[to Orochi]
Nick Lowell: What do you have to fear?
[in Japanese]
Nick Lowell: Brother?
Orochi: You walk into my home, you take my brother, you poison my father's mind. Poison him against me. Someone has to put out the fire.
[takes Nick's sword]
Orochi: You think you are a Yakuza with this? You aren't a Yakuza. You are a gaijin. Outsider. You are just the way my brother found you.
[yells]
Orochi: Get up! No, I won't fight you.

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Connections

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

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Soundtracks

Boparama
Written by Frank Mizen
Performed by Cavendish Music
Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

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.