Outrage
Autoreiji

Japan, 2010, 109 Minute Running Time
Genre/Subjects: Crime, Drama, Japan, Thriller
Programs: Contemporary World Cinema, The Watching Hour
Language: Japanese English Subtitles

DIRECTOR: Takeshi Kitano
Producer: Masayuki Mori, Takio Yoshida
Screenwriter: Takeshi Kitano
Cinematographer: Katsumi Yanagijima
Principal Cast: Soichiro Kitamura, Tomokazu Miura, Renji Ishibashi, Takeshi Kitano
US Distributor: Magnet Releasing

MUST END Thurs, Jan 12th at the Denver FilmCenter
35mm presentation - Writer/director Takeshi Kitano (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, Fireworks, Brother, Sonatine) returns with his latest gangland drama, Outrage. In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through the ranks by scheming and making short-lived allegiances sworn over saké. Long-time yakuza Otomo (the filmmaker performing under his alias Beat Takeshi) has seen his kind go from elaborate body tattoos and severed fingertips to becoming important players on the stock market. Before long, several yakuza clans are out for blood in their constant battle for power and money. Theirs is a never-ending struggle to end up on top, or at least survive, in a corrupt world where there are no heroes but constant betrayal and vengeance. It's Bad Guy vs. Bad Guy in a spiraling outrage of gang warfare.

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