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Outrage

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Outrage

R

Released Dec 2, 2011

1h 49m

Action

Crime

Drama

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After his men go too far in their confrontation with a rival gang, a yakuza henchman (Beat Takeshi) gets caught up in an escalating mob war.

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Critics Consensus

Outrage packs enough violent impact to satisfy - even if fans of writer-director Takeshi Kitano will find themselves familiar with many of its ingredients.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

It is almost as though Kitano is saying that nothing can stop him from defeating the rivals, successors and pretenders who, in his absence, have tried to move in on his (generic) turf

Mar 5, 2013

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Jon Frosch

The Atlantic

How can anyone can get excited over something so grim and redundant?

Mar 7, 2012

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Tom Long

Detroit News

It's a gangster story, told well, with no punches pulled.

Rated: B

Jan 26, 2012

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Jack Fleischer

Battleship Pretension

There is deeper Japanese cinema. There are more clever Japanese gangster movies. This is a very enjoyable crime drama that happens to be in Japanese.

Mar 24, 2021

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

An enjoyable over-the-top stylishly violent and amoral yakuza film.

Rated: B

Jun 13, 2020

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

Outrage's centermost meditation comes down to what honor really looks like, and what one man's word means to another.

Apr 1, 2020

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alan g

Just unrelenting violence. confusing plot.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/25/25

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Clara Y

My first film of Takeshi Kitano, intense, fanscinating and really Japanese style.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/26/24

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Bob

A succinct Christmas card to the deceit of the yakuza from the deft hand of Takeshi Kitano. A slap in the face of any romantic notions of loyalty or brotherhood. The only part that felt hacked was the stolen dead prostitute blackmail scheme from Godfather 2.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/10/23

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samitha b

Boring story coupled with actors with one facial expression get you this.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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camille l

Pour son retour dans le film de yakuza après une énorme pause, Takeshi Kitano prend son temps. En effet, Outrage ne démarre vraiment qu'après une bonne grosse demi-heure. Kitano ne tente même pas d'expliquer une vraie intrigue mais juste de mettre en place les personnages du film qui finiront quasiment tous trucidés dans d'atroces souffrances, mais filmées de manière détachée, comme à son habitude. Car Outrage ressemble finalement à une apologie de la violence pour la violence, mais la violence ironique. Tout le monde meurt, tout le monde souffre, mais Kitano le regarde avec un regard dédaigneux, mutin et surtout novateur sur ce genre de film. Certaines séquences sont prodigieuses tant Kitano est au sommet de son art ici. Outrage est un film quasiment expérimental. Et satisfaisant.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Reminded me a lot about American and Italian mob movies. I guess mafia is pretty much the same all over the world.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Kippei Shiina

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Ishihara

Tomokazu Miura

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Synopsis

After his men go too far in their confrontation with a rival gang, a yakuza henchman (Beat Takeshi) gets caught up in an escalating mob war.

Director: Takeshi Kitano
Screenwriter: Takeshi Kitano
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Warner Bros. Pictures
Rating: R (Some Nudity|Language|A Scene of Sexuality|Strong Brutal Bloody Violence)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 2, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $44.4K
Runtime: 1h 49m

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