# The Outsider (2018)

> A lone foreign prisoner earns passage into postwar Osaka’s yakuza underworld, where gratitude becomes a dangerous form of belonging.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/117009

## Facts

- Runtime: 120 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Martin Zandvliet
- Cast: Jared Leto, Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shiina, Shioli Kutsuna, Min Tanaka, Nao Omori, Emile Hirsch, Rory Cochrane
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2011311/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, somber, violent, late night crime marathon, japanese cinema night

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