# Beyond Outrage (アウトレイジ ビヨンド)
**Beyond Outrage** (アウトレイジ ビヨンド, *Autoreiji Biyondo*; released in some markets as *Outrage Beyond*) is a 2012 [Japanese yakuza](https://www.edgepedia.org/yakuza) crime film written, edited, and directed by [Takeshi Kitano](https://www.edgepedia.org/takeshi-kitano), and the sequel to his 2010 film *[Outrage](https://www.edgepedia.org/outrage-2010-film)*. It follows the presumed-dead gang boss Otomo, released from prison by police who want him to ignite a war between the Sanno syndicate of the east and the Hanabishi syndicate of the west.[1](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/3451) • [2](https://www.magnetreleasing.com/beyondOutrage/) It was Kitano's first-ever sequel film.[3](https://scifijapan.com/international-cinema/outrage-beyond-production-notes)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Original title | アウトレイジ ビヨンド (*Outrage Beyond*)[1](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/3451) |
| Director, writer, editor | Takeshi Kitano (北野武)[1](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/3451) |
| Japanese release / runtime | October 6, 2012; 112 minutes, Cinema Scope (1:2.35), Dolby Digital[1](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/3451) |
| Festivals | In competition at the 69th Venice International Film Festival (2012); Toronto (Special Presentation) and Sitges (2012)[1](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/3451) |
| Japanese box office | Estimated 1.45 billion yen, 31st among 2012 Japanese films[4](https://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/2012.html) |
| Principal cast | Beat Takeshi (Otomo), Toshiyuki Nishida (Nishino), Tomokazu Miura (Kato), Ryo Kase (Ishihara)[1](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/3451) |
| US release | January 3, 2014 (limited), Magnolia Pictures; US gross $3.6K[5](https://wwe.rfhthjmb.dns-dynamic.net/m/beyond_outrage) |
| Series position | Second of three films: *Outrage* (2010), *Beyond Outrage* (2012), *Outrage Coda* (2017)[6](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/press/5934?entry_id=5392) |
## Spoilers
### Story
Five years after the internal strife that ended *Outrage*, Kato (Tomokazu Miura), inducted as the second chairman of the Sanno-kai, has extended the Tokyo syndicate's influence into the political world. Feeling threatened, the police release Otomo (Beat Takeshi), a yakuza thought to have died in prison, intending to use him against the syndicates.[1](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/3451) Anti-gang detective Kataoka wants to start a war between the crime families for their mutual destruction, and his "war incendiary device" is Otomo, who seeks to retire from a life of crime but is drawn back into the battle.[2](https://www.magnetreleasing.com/beyondOutrage/) What began as an internal strife in the first film becomes a nationwide struggle between the Sanno of the east and the Hanabishi of the west.[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/beyond-outrage)
## Production
**An interrupted shoot.** Kitano launched the project hoping for a fall 2011 domestic release. Preproduction of script writing and casting went smoothly, and Kitano's team was holding costume fitting sessions at Nikkatsu Studio in Chofu, Tokyo, when the Great East Japan Earthquake struck on March 11, 2011. Production halted and was postponed; all parties agreed to resume a year later. Shooting began in Kobe on April 2, 2012, one year after originally scheduled, moved through locations in Aichi, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Ibaraki, and wrapped on June 2. The film opened in Japan on more than 200 screens, the biggest release ever for a Takeshi Kitano film.[3](https://scifijapan.com/international-cinema/outrage-beyond-production-notes)
**Title and intent.** The project was tentatively titled *Outrage 2*, but Kitano changed it, saying he did not want it called a sequel.[8](https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2012/04/cast-members-for-kitano-takeshis-outrage-beyond-revealed/) He described the film as a way "to give a new twist to the fairly straightforward story of OUTRAGE."[3](https://scifijapan.com/international-cinema/outrage-beyond-production-notes) At a Venice press conference he said he had already written the screenplay for a third film.[9](https://movieplayer.it/articoli/takeshi-kitano-a-venezia-con-outrage-beyond_9800/)
**The earthquake's shadow.** Speaking at the Venice festival, Kitano said that in the year after the disaster he had felt anger at the surface-level talk of "bonds," "love," and "support" in Japan, and that this irritation was part of what motivated him to make a yakuza film at that moment.[10](https://www.cinra.net/index.php/article/interview-2012-10-03-000000-php)
## Style and reception
Kitano said the first *Outrage* had been discussed mainly for its violent kill scenes rather than its story, so for the sequel he emphasized story and pacing, deliberately increasing dialogue and tightening the editing so that lines overlap and pauses are cut short, work he described as laborious, including post-recorded dialogue where on-set movement did not match.[10](https://www.cinra.net/index.php/article/interview-2012-10-03-000000-php) The film's crew included composer [Keiichi Suzuki](https://www.edgepedia.org/keiichi-suzuki), cinematographer Katsumi Yanagijima, production designer Norihiro Isoda, and costume designer Kazuko Kurosawa, with Otomo's costume designed by [Yohji Yamamoto](https://www.edgepedia.org/yohji-yamamoto).[3](https://scifijapan.com/international-cinema/outrage-beyond-production-notes)
Critical response was mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes the film scored 47% on the Tomatometer from 17 reviews and 57% on the audience Popcornmeter.[5](https://wwe.rfhthjmb.dns-dynamic.net/m/beyond_outrage) Jonathan Romney, writing in *Film Comment*, found it "no less cynical or machine-like than its precursor, but it's a lot tighter," praising its streamlined economy, Isoda's steely design, Yanagijima's austere widescreen photography, and Suzuki's spare score.[11](https://www.filmcomment.com/review-beyond-outrage-takeshi-kitano/) Justin Chang in *Variety* described a picture that "exerts a steadily tightening grip," while noting a first hour of near-impenetrable gangster dialogue for the uninitiated.[12](https://telescopefilm.com/films/57347-beyond-outrage) The RogerEbert.com review judged that the film does not go "beyond" in any sense except pushing the story further, comparing its widening violence to the later *Godfather* pictures.[13](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/beyond-outrage-2014)
## Awards and box office
In Japan the film earned an estimated 1.45 billion yen, ranking 31st among 2012's Japanese releases.[4](https://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/2012.html) At the 22nd Tokyo Sports Film Awards it won Best Picture and Best Director, and in an unprecedented move all twelve featured actors shared the Best Actor award; Kitano, serving as the jury's chair at the ceremony, said no lead or supporting distinction could be drawn among the ensemble.[14](https://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/outrage2/news/) At the 7th Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong in March 2013, Kitano won Best Director for the film; it was also nominated for Best Film and Best Composer.[15](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/beyond-outrage/2030182805/)
## The trilogy and home release
Kitano completed the series with *Outrage Coda* in October 2017, set in Japan and Korea; by that announcement the series' cumulative Japanese box office exceeded 2.2 billion yen.[6](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/press/5934?entry_id=5392) [Bandai Visual](https://www.edgepedia.org/bandai-visual) released the film on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in Japan on April 12, 2013, in special and regular editions.[16](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/pr130410E382A2E382A6E38388E383ACE382A4E382B8E38393.pdf) In the United States, Magnolia Pictures gave it a limited theatrical release on January 3, 2014, with a streaming release on November 9, 2016.[5](https://wwe.rfhthjmb.dns-dynamic.net/m/beyond_outrage) The film remains available on subscription and ad-supported streaming services and for digital rent or purchase.[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/beyond-outrage)
## References
1. [OUTRAGE BEYOND (アウトレイジ ビヨンド), Japanese Film Database (JFDB)](https://jfdb.jp/en/title/3451)
2. [Beyond Outrage, Magnet Releasing / Magnolia Pictures](https://www.magnetreleasing.com/beyondOutrage/)
3. [OUTRAGE BEYOND Production Notes, SciFi Japan](https://scifijapan.com/international-cinema/outrage-beyond-production-notes)
4. [Movies with Box Office Gross Receipts Exceeding 1 Billion Yen, 2012, Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren)](https://www.eiren.org/boxoffice_e/2012.html)
5. [Outrage: Beyond, Rotten Tomatoes](https://wwe.rfhthjmb.dns-dynamic.net/m/beyond_outrage)
6. [北野武監督シリーズ全作品紹介 PV を公開中, Bandai Namco press release](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/cgi-bin/releases/index.cgi/press/5934?entry_id=5392)
7. [Beyond Outrage streaming: where to watch online?, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/beyond-outrage)
8. [Cast members for Kitano Takeshi's 'Outrage Beyond' revealed, tokyohive](https://www.tokyohive.com/article/2012/04/cast-members-for-kitano-takeshis-outrage-beyond-revealed/)
9. [Takeshi Kitano a Venezia con Outrage Beyond, Movieplayer.it](https://movieplayer.it/articoli/takeshi-kitano-a-venezia-con-outrage-beyond_9800/)
10. [北野武が語る「暴力の時代」, CINRA (October 3, 2012)](https://www.cinra.net/index.php/article/interview-2012-10-03-000000-php)
11. [Film of the Week: Beyond Outrage, Jonathan Romney, Film Comment (Nov-Dec 2013)](https://www.filmcomment.com/review-beyond-outrage-takeshi-kitano/)
12. [Beyond Outrage (2012), Telescope Film (critics' quotes compilation)](https://telescopefilm.com/films/57347-beyond-outrage)
13. [Beyond Outrage movie review & film summary, RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/beyond-outrage-2014)
14. [映画『アウトレイジ ビヨンド』公式サイト ニュース, Warner Bros. Pictures Japan](https://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/outrage2/news/)
15. [Beyond Outrage, TV Guide (awards listing)](https://www.tvguide.com/movies/beyond-outrage/2030182805/)
16. [『アウトレイジ ビヨンド』Blu-ray/DVD発売告知, Bandai Visual press release (PDF)](https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/files/pr130410E382A2E382A6E38388E383ACE382A4E382B8E38393.pdf)
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