Autoreiji: Biyondo

With Outrage, Takeshi Kitano returned to his filmmaking roots and he did not disappoint, bringing to the audience one of his signature yakuza movies. Its follow-up, Outrage Beyond offers more of the same as it focuses on a larger scale conflict this time, a conflict that is the direct result of the events in the first film.

The action here revolves around Takeshi Kitano's Otomo and the way his actions lead to a war between two rival yakuza gangs. We find out that Otomo is alive and well, but still in prison after surviving the aftermath of the bloodbath in the first film. His premature release from prison leads to tensions between the two organizations and the apparent peace between them is disrupted. Thus the fight for power begins and the conflict is spiced up by the involvement of a police detective who has interests of his own, all leading to an explosive finale.

The film does not fail to deliver, although it is not in the same class as some of Takeshi's other yakuza efforts. It represents an improvement on Outrage in terms of storytelling, there is less focus on old school action and more emphasis is put on the conflict between the characters, which is a good thing since it adds more dimension to the story. The characters themselves are well developed and the acting is what you would expect. On the other hand, the film lacks some creativity and some artistic touch in order to be truly great. All the elements of a Kitano film are here, but they do not stand out as much as they should, even his trademark deadpan humor is served in smaller doses. All things aside, the film is good in its own right and the only reason for it not being on par with Takeshi's best efforts is because those films have set such a high standard.

While it does not break any new ground, Outrage Beyond is an entertaining film to watch whether you are a fan of the genre or not and it represents a good addition to Takeshi Kitano's filmography.

"Beyond Outrage" is the sequel to star and auteur Takeshi Kitano's epic of rival yakuza gangs "Outrage." This film is thrillingly lensed in the way that erstwhile widescreen masters such as Kurosawa and Nyquist used the full frame, and done so with a quintessentially oligochromatic Japanese patina. The story has grandeur of conception, keeps you rapt, and slickly amps up the badness of some very bad guys. The violence has larger quantum numbers than the comic book idioms of Tarantino, but is deployed with panache and grace. Among the film's climaxes is vanguard violence that will permanently prefigure how you regard baseball! Here's hoping "Outrage" becomes a trilogy.

I'm refering to the international title of the movie "Beyond Outrage". I do think that the movie is a real good continuation of the first one. Back when I watched it, I didn't know a trilogy would emerge. I don't know what was planned, though I guess certain things might have been set up on purpose. But it's really great how this continues.

Beat Takeshi back again but not really with a vengeance. At least not at first, because he realized he was being used. The first one was quite frantic. I did revisit it, just to remember what had happened. It was a good idea, seeing characters and having them on your radar. A lot of violence and a lot dead people - so not for the faint of hearted ...

The movie Beyond Outrage can be considered as perfect sequel for the movie Outrage (2010). It is a satisfying as a sequel and more unpredictable and crazier than first part. Gang politics, rivalry and violence became even more intensifies in this movie and sometimes it is even more chaotic and complex in its nature. Story becomes more thrilling and engaging even though it is more realistic and natural in presentation. Takashi Kitano again created a great Gangster movie in a raw and realistic way and a more natural representation of Gangsters, especially Yakuza. Both first and second Part of the movie are more complex and realistic in nature. Characters are more natural and events happening between them are even more violent and crazier than we thought. Takashi brilliantly portrays how unpredictable will be life for a Gangster. They can face death and betrayal at any time and their life is more unpredictable. Being a gangster is not as good as you think and movies like these portrays these unpredictability brilliantly. A gangster movie should be unpredictable as a detective movie because we don't now what is going to happen next.

I was waiting for a while to see this film and was totally shocked to find out there was a sequel to it's 2010 predecessor. The 2nd instalment is more composed and deals with the politics and characters on a much deeper level. After watching it I am curious as to if this was one screen play cut into 2 films, or, if Tekeshi and co decided to write another script after the original.

Outrage Beyond is a solid piece of crime cinema. The themes of corruption, loyalty, redemption and honour are explored on multiple levels. I loved the cinematography and was really impressed with the solid performances throughout the film. My pick of a great bunch was Tomokazu Miura's portrayal of the aged and weary "Kato".

The ending solidified this Kitano outing as a classic. Great film.