Outrage (2010)

Viewers unfamiliar with Kitano’s methodology may criticise the structure of Outrage. It’s a film about the day-to-day activities of the Yakuza, but rather than focus on one specific member it’s more a collection of little moments that contribute to an inevitable conclusion for all members, so if you turn off too early you’ll not get the full effect.
As usual, the comedy is hilarious and very dark. Leaders chastising their underlings as if they were children is a recurring Kitano theme. So too is violence; some of which is extremely unpleasant.
I miss the Kitano/Hisaishi pairing, but admittedly Keiichi Suzuki’s scoring is more suited to the darker themes.

4½ bandages out of 5