Takeshi Kitano’s ‘Outrage’ Red Band Trailer
Lovers of film are likely lovers ofTakeshi Kitano. Sometimes billed as Beat Takeshi, he’s not only the evil star ofBattle Royale, he’s the talented director of films likeThe Blind Swordsman: ZatoichiandFireworks. In 2010, he directed and starred inOutrage, a twisting, turningcrime drama in the veinof Martin Scorsese. It played several festivals, spawneda few trailersand was successful enough that a sequel,Outrage 2, is on the way. However, most fans haven’t had a chance to see the original because itsU.S. release datewas way off. Finally,Outrageis schedule to hit U.S. screens on December 2 and on-demand next week, October 28. There’s a brand new red band trailer for the film after the jump.
Thanks toHulufor this trailer. (That means people outside the US probably can’t see this embed.)
Here’s the official plot description.
In a ruthless battle for power, several yakuza clans vie for the favor of their head family in the Japanese underworld. The rival bosses seek to rise through the ranks by scheming and making allegiances sworn over saké. Long-time yakuza Otomo has seen his kind go from elaborate body tattoos and severed fingertips to becoming important players on the stock market. Theirs is a never-ending struggle to end up on top, or at least survive, in a corrupt world where there are no heroes but constant betrayal and vengeance.
I sawOutrageat AFI Fest 2010 and enjoyed it immensely. It’s filled with the kind of kinetic energy that fuels the first 90 minutes ofCasinoor the last 30 minutes ofGoodfellaswith enough double crosses, great kills and evil characters to delight all lovers of crime and violence. Check it out when it’s available.
