Outrage Coda

Outrage Coda

Kitano returns to his role as Otomo in the final installment of the Outrage trilogy.
Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Produced by Mori Masayuki
Written by Takeshi Kitano
Starring Beat Takeshi
Toshiyuki Nishida
Music by Keiichi Suzuki
Cinematography Katsumi Yanagishima
Edited by Takeshi Kitano
Yoshinori Ota
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. (Japan)
Annapurna Pictures (US)
Release date
  • September 2017 (2017-09) (Venice)
  • 7 October 2017 (2017-10-07)
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Outrage Coda is a 2017 Japanese yakuza film directed by Takeshi Kitano, starring Kitano (a.k.a. "Beat Takeshi"), and is scheduled for release in Japan on October 7, 2017. It is a sequel to Kitano's 2012 film, Beyond Outrage, and completes Kitano's Outrage trilogy started in 2010. It has been selected to be screened out of competition at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.[1]

Plot summary

The formerly prominent though now decimated Sanno-kai yakuza crime organization is being absorbed into the Hanabishi-kai under their Grand Yakuza leader, who has virtually unified the entire underground of all of Japan into a massive, single and centralized organization. Among the few survivors of the gang war is Otomo who was a former lieutenant of the Sanno-kai and who had allied himself temporarily with the Hanabishi-kai in order to set the records straight concerning what he felt was his unjust imprisonment while still with the Sanno-kai. The police now believe that the unification plan of the new Hanabishi-kai is far too extensive to be ignored and begin to organize a massive nationwide crackdown on the Hanabishi-kai before the full unification makes too much progress across all of Japan. Otomo, making use of his ties with powerful Korean crime connections, decides that there are enough remnants of his old clan that he can make his own stand in the final chapter of his seeking to correct his unjust imprisonment inflicted upon him by his former yakuza brothers.

Cast

Production

In September 2012, Takeshi Kitano said that the producers wanted him to make the third Outrage film.[2] As reported by Macnab, the making of a third Outrage film would complete the first film trilogy for Takeshi Kitano. As of 30 June 2013, Box Office Mojo reported a total revenue for Outrage approaching USD ten million with USD 8,383,891 in the total worldwide lifetime box office.[3] As of 28 July 2013, Beyond Outrage had receipts more than twice as high, at USD 16,995,152.

Release

Outrage Coda is planned for release on October 7, 2017 in Japan according to the December 2016 issue of Japanese GQ and related announcements.[4] As of March 2017, the film is in post-production for release before the end of the year.[5]

Reception

Reception for the film is expected to be consistent with the two previous films in the Outrage trilogy, with the box-office performance of the second installment outpacing the first film in the trilogy based on international receipts.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Venice Competition Includes Films From George Clooney, Guillermo del Toro, Darren Aronofsky". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Macnab, Geoffrey (5 September 2012). "Takeshi Kitano considers making a third Outrage movie". Screen International.
  3. ↑ "Japan Box Office July 3–4, 2010". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
  4. ↑ Outrage Coda. Release information.
  5. ↑ Tomita, Hideysugu, Japanese GQ. 2016-12-03.
  6. ↑ Macnab, Geoffrey (5 September 2012). "Takeshi Kitano considers making a third Outrage movie". Screen International.
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