The Outsider

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tommy J I felt kinda bored, I feel as though jared leto wasnt a good choice, the part he plays seems to be better fitting for a 20 something year old not a 50 year old with botox. Emil hirsch would have been a better selection rather than him playing an unimportant role. The most exciting part of the movie was leto cutting his finger tips off. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/01/25 Full Review Humungus H It’s a good film. I live in Tokyo, and I will always be an outsider there . I can relate. I could only imagine what it would be like to be to be yakuza an outsider in that organization . This film explores this culture , it’s interesting time period 1950’s Japan Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/16/25 Full Review Zach R A little slow, but a fun and cinematic watch! Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/10/25 Full Review Oran R This is a difficult watch, but captures the worldview and the culture of the Yakuza, excellent acting and cinematography, but a dark brooding bloody story of how a postwar westerner, alienated from his home, manages to insert himself into a culture and a history not his own. The love story is a little difficult to believe or accept, which is why it gets 4 stars, along with the rather incredible ending. As a fan of this genre I loved it and rewatched it many times. Tadanobu Asano is a favourite actor of mine (check him out in the 2003 remake of Zatoichi), of course Leto is always watchable and makes it easier for a Gaijin like myself insert himself imaginatively into this dark and bloody tale. I can completely understand how many don't like it, I loved it. Give it another watch :-) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review Claudio C The Outsider (2018) Another Great Yakuza Movie (11,738 – 02 Jun 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) In 1954, in Osaka, the former American Captain Nick Lowell (Jared Leto) is prisoner of a Japanese prison. When other inmates hang the Yakuza Kiyoshi (Tadanobu Asano) by the neck in the bathroom, Nick saves him, and they are put in solitary confinement in the same cell. Kiyoshi decides to simulate suicide to go to the hospital and flee from the penitentiary, and asks Nick to call the guards. He also promises that his brothers will release him. Soon Nick is released, and Kiyoshi brings him to his family Shiromatsu. He succeeds in his assignments and falls in love with Kiyoshi’s sister Miyu (Shioli Kutsuna). Nick slowly becomes trustworthy and joins the Shiromatsu’s family, tattooing his body. But the ambitious Seizu family begins a war with the Shiromatsu ambitioning to take their business in Osaka. Yakuza movies in general are very attractive, and “The Outsider” (2018) is no exception. The plot is different from the masterpiece “American Yakuza” (1988), but also tells the story of an American that joins a Yakuza family, falls in love with the sister of his “brother” and fells totally attracted by their brotherhood. Jared Leto has a great performance, and the brutal story is mesmerizing. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): “Dívida Perigosa” (“Dangerous Debt”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/03/25 Full Review Audience Member If you know about Yakuza, then you'd love this movie Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/28/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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