Beyond Outrage
Seen it?2012 | 112 min | Action, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans and action fans. If you loved Kill Bill: Vol. 1, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 52 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
As the police launch a full-scale crackdown on organized crime, it ignites a national yakuza struggle between the Sanno of the East and Hanabishi of the West. What started as an internal strife in Outrage has now become a nationwide war in Outrage Beyond.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
53 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$17 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 12K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Takeshi Kitano
- Takeshi KitanoOtomo
- Ryo KaseIshihara
- Toshiyuki NishidaNishino
- Shun SugataOkamoto
- Ken MitsuishiEijiro Gomi
- Tomokazu MiuraMinoru Kato
- Yutaka MatsushigeDetective Shigeta
- Shigeru KōyamaFuse
- Hirofumi AraiShima
- Kenta KiritaniOno