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The Outsider (2018)
Directed by Martin Zandvliet
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Overview
A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
Rated R | Length 120 minutes
Actors
Jared Leto | Tadanobu Asano | Kippei Shiina | Shiori Kutsuna | Min Tanaka | Nao Omori | Emile Hirsch | Rory Cochrane | Young Dais | Masaki Miura | Ray Nicholson | Yasushi Fuchikami | Shun Sugata | Hiroya Shimizu | HIRO | Go Jibiki | Eita Okuno | Yurino | Syodai Hori-Ren | Kohji Katoh | Shuna Iijima
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/04/2018 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Super curious about this one. Goddamn I love when Tadanobu plays a badass.
Looks like someone studied a lot of Takeshi Kitano and Takashi Miike yakuza movies.
Fairly glossy gateway to yakuza culture if one is unfamiliar. I’m okay with that if this provides a way for more to become interested in the sub-genre. It reminded me a lot of the general premise of the book Tokyo Underworld (not the same story but the general idea). I do believe it would be very hard for a gaijin to penetrate any yakuza family regardless of who or what that gaijin did (in the movie, Ledo’s character saves Asano’s character… kinda). If that does not make an outsider worthy. More so the outsider would be a partner or ally but not really brought into the family, which is truly reserved for Japanese only. Of course things may be different now but taking into context the period, post-war, I don’t believe this could happen as portrayed here. But I do like this story for what it does present: a gateway to that life through the eyes of an outsider.
Also love that there are places in Japan that still look like this where period films can be made and appear authentic to the time.
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