Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- sardonic
- nihilistic
- visceral
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What critics said
Critics generally found the film a confidently staged and forcefully violent return to Takeshi Kitano's gangster cinema, while noting its familiarity with his established ingredients.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Sanmo-kai, Ikemoto, and Murase factions repeatedly betray and reposition themselves in the struggle for control.
Killings, invasions, and torture are staged with cool precision rather than melodramatic sentiment.
Yakuza clans enforce authority through retaliation while corrupt law enforcement refuses meaningful intervention.
The clans combine traditional extortion of pachinko parlors with stock-market dealings and drug trafficking.
Films like Outrage, and why
Sonatine
Japanese yakuza crime, terse confrontations, ruthless betrayals, and stylized bursts of violence
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Hard-edged yakuza power struggles, criminal codes, abrupt violence, and coolly controlled direction
Infernal Affairs
Bleak criminal underworld intrigue, shifting loyalties, police corruption, and violent score settling
The Departed
Stylized gangster drama built around betrayal, territorial conflict, and escalating retaliatory violence
Movie Details
- Director
- Takeshi Kitano
- Release Date
- 2010-06-12
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (471)
Cast
- Takeshi Kitano
- Kippei Shiina
- Ryo Kase
- Tomokazu Miura
- Fumiyo Kohinata
- Jun Kunimura
- Tetta Sugimoto
- Renji Ishibashi
- Tokio Emoto
- Soichiro Kitamura
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Outrage about?
- A brutally controlled yakuza power struggle turns shifting alliances, corrupt policing, and retaliatory violence into a merciless spiral.
- What is Outrage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Outrage as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Outrage violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Outrage as graphic.
- What did critics think of Outrage?
- Critics generally found the film a confidently staged and forcefully violent return to Takeshi Kitano's gangster cinema, while noting its familiarity with his established ingredients.
- Which films are like Outrage?
- Films with a similar feel include Sonatine, Battles Without Honor and Humanity, Infernal Affairs, and The Departed.
- How long is Outrage?
- Outrage runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Outrage?
- In United States, Outrage streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
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