Outrage Coda

The first Outrage movie was an all-out extremely violent yakuza gang movie, with traces of humor and dialogues. A popcorn movie, but still satisfying to watch.

The second Outrage movie built a more intricate set-up and story, that justified the 2nd half of the film scenes.

The third and final part, Coda, is about the clash between traditional / old-school yakuza versus modern, petulant yakuza.

It's about honor and respect of the code versus greed, constant betrayal and perversity.

The movie features better written dialogues than in the previous two parts, and an interesting take on how modern society might affect yakuza businesses.

Kitano's character, Otomo, follows the traditional code of honor of the yakuza, to the end. It was a beautiful story.

Note that the scenario doesn't actually consider the modern spirit to be negative in all circumstances: Otomo's boss, Chang, is a business man who has embraced modernity, and who does not condone violence.

Kitano delivered an amazing trilogy.

This is the last movie in Outrage serial, and what a great ending it is. There are a plenty of new charachters and some of the charachters from previous Outrage movies, but Otomo is still there, this old style Yakuza is giving creeps to all of Yakuza clans, fantastically played by Beat Takeshi, you can feel his specific and nihilistic humour, just enjoyment to watch, other actors are also great in their roles and this is the last movie to feature Ren Osugi, he was one of my favorite Japanese actors in the last 20 years, may he RIP. I must admit that i enjoy more this movie than the previous, Beyond Outrage, i still don't get it why so much negative reactions and rates for this installment. If you love Beat Takeshi, Yakuza and gangster flicks with sense of humour this movie is definetely for you. I gave 8/10.

I recently watched Outrage Coda (2017) on Prime. The storyline follows Otomo, who is now living in Korea, laying low years after his street wars in Japan. He works for a new boss in Korea, who begins to stir up trouble with some of Otomo's old associates in Japan. Otomo is forced to return to Japan to settle the score with old enemies and conduct business for his employer.

This film is written, directed by, and stars Takeshi Kitano (The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi), with supporting performances by Hakuryû (Violent Cop), Kanji Tsuda (Ju-on: The Grudge), Ren Ôsugi (Shin Godzilla), and Hiroyuki Ikeuchi (Ip Man).

These films consistently excel in their attention to detail with attire, settings, props, and casting-capturing the look and mannerisms that immerse you in the yakuza world. I always enjoy these movies. The violence is sudden, intense, and a lot of fun. The dialogue strikes a perfect balance between intense and humor, with some sharp one-liners. As the film unfolds, there are some great kills that keep you engaged through the final moments. There's a lot to appreciate here.

In conclusion, Outrage Coda is another fantastic entry in the yakuza series and an absolute must-see. I'd give this a solid 7/10 and highly recommend all three films in the series.

I reckon if you haven't seen the previous two entries some of the things may not really work for you. As a reviewer stated he thought many things were generic. I highly disagree, especially with the change of location. Now is it as good as the first Outrage? No it isn't, but does it conclude the whole thing in a very satisfying way? You bet it does.

There is a lot of violence but that is to be expected. There is also a lot of crazy connections and intriguing going on. People betraying others, but also some trying to do the honorable thing. Power corrupts ... absolute power corrupts absolutely. Or something along those lines. Also some things seem inevitable, like what goes around comes around. Karma is catching up most of the time - even when it feels not deservedly.

After watching the whole series, I think now it's the time to pounder on them. Of course, this review is only for the third installment.

By now, whoever is watching, either is aware of everything or happened to come by randomly. If you are the latter, you might feel let down, since this is not your mainstream mafia movie. This is an epic, a sad tale about a loyal, and, might I add, methodical, Yakuza. Methodical as this movie!

Everything is carefully crafted, but, then again, it takes its time. It drags like Otomo: reckless, but slow-paced; though, it plays out so nicely that it's good to watch, if you like Japanese movies.

Surely not a classic like The Godfather, and it does sounds kinda funny when you come to think of it, since most "executives" looks like a bunch of sloths, but Otomo's "plank" determination onto killing every goddamn traitor is outstanding.

Not a movie for everyone, but it should be, I guess... if you like... Yakuza stuff.