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Beyond Outrage (2012)

Beyond Outrage
Beyond Outrage
R
Action
Crime

Release Date
September 3, 2012
Director
Takeshi Kitano
Cast
Takeshi Kitano , Toshiyuki Nishida , Tomokazu Miura , Ryo Kase , Hideo Nakano , Yutaka Matsushige
Runtime
112
Main Genre
Action
Writers
Takeshi Kitano
Tagline
Who is the worst among them?

Summary

With Beyond Outrage, action cinema master Takeshi Kitano returns to the hard boiled characters, black comedy and unflinching violence of his crime masterpiece Outrage. This time, a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld. The Sanno crime family has grown into a massive organization dominated by young executives whose new approach to running the family is causing frustration and pent-up resentment with the old-guard members. This vulnerability in the Sanno hierarchy is exactly what anti-gang detective Kataoka has been looking for, as the police force prepares a full-scale crackdown. Kataoka wants start a war between Sanno and the neighboring Hanabishi crime family in the hopes that they destroy each other. His trump card is Otomo (Kitano) – the rumored-dead boss of a defunct family that was destroyed by the Sanno, who has just been released from prison. Otomo wants to retire from a life of crime, but finds himself drawn back in through Kataoka’s manipulations as the Sanno and Hanabishi clans teeter on the brink of an all-out war.

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Beyond Outrage TV Spot [Exclusive]
Beyond Outrage TV Spot [Exclusive]

Takeshi Kitano returns to star in and direct this sequel to 2011's Outrage. The action thriller debuts on iTunes and VOD November 28th.

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