Outrage Coda (2017)

Dictionary.com defines 'coda' as 'a concluding section or part [...] serving as a summation of preceding themes, motifs, etc.'. Outrage Coda fits that particular description, concluding the trilogy but telling its own story, too.
Otomo (Kitano) now conducts his business from a South Korean island, out of harm's way and under the protection of a powerful Korean organisation, while the old Hanabishi lieutenants back in Japan scheme and bicker over profits and status. When the two operations clash and war looms, Otomo's hand is forced.
As before there's many dialogue scenes, some with a pleasing dollop of Kitano's subtle comedy stylings, but, sadly, his character isn't involved in very many of them. But he's there for some of the violence, which is brutal.
Keiichi Suzuki's score is by turns daring, unusual, and effectively dramatic.

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