Outrage (2010 film)

Outrage or アウトレイジ is a 2010 Japanese Yakuza-film by Takeshi Kitano. It is the story about Otomo (Takeshi) and his gang and how they are screwed over by his boss, heading the Ikemoto-gumi, and his boss' boss, the Kaicho (chief of the Kanto region). All begins with Otomo's boss ordering him to bring the Murase-gumi, an opposing gang whose boss is the Blood Brothers of Ikemoto, back in line. What seems an easy job spirals out of control and ends in violence, bloodshed and death.


 * Black and Black Morality: It's Yakuza vs. Yakuza and some dirty cops thrown in; what do you expect?
 * Blood Brothers: Ikemoto and Murase had sworn brotherhood in prison. Too bad Ikemoto doesn't value it.
 * Bottomless Magazines: Averted when Otomo uses his M1911, he fires seven shots and the the slide locks back as it is empty.
 * Corrupt Cop: Detective Kataoka
 * Diplomatic Impunity: Otomo and his gang use an embassy to house an illegal casino.
 * Fingore: Twice, once with a carpet Knife and once with a Wakizashi.
 * For the Evulz: The motivation for the acts of the Kaicho are never explained; this is one possibility.
 * Gorn: Some scenes can border on this.
 * Gory Discretion Shot: Used and averted, especially in the dentist scene.
 * Gratuitous English: Used in several instances between the ambassador and some of the Yakuza. Justified because he is a foreigner and not all of the Yakuza speak the language.
 * Grievous Bottley Harm: A Yakuza henchman wants to attack another with a bottle, but is held back by his friends.
 * Honor Before Reason
 * Improbable aiming skills: Averted, everybody is shot from a close distance. And in the one where somebody is running away,the shooter misses from about 15-20 m away.
 * Ironic Echo: "Remember this is the Yakuza you are dealing with." (from memory, please correct if necessary)
 * It Got Worse: It all started as a small operation to bring a rival gang back in line.
 * The Plan: The Kaicho seems to be playing one. But so are Ikemoto and.
 * Shout-Out: To The Godfather and how he kept the corrupt senator in line.
 * Playboy Bunny: One appears in the illegal casino.
 * Running Both Sides: Kaicho offers former position to both  pitting them against each other.
 * Yakuza
 * Yakuza