Still, these two yakuza films are great pieces of entertainment. It is true, however, that Outrage (2010) and its sequel Outrage Beyond are nothing compared to his work in the 90s. His films like Sonatine (1993), Fireworks (1997) and Kikujiro (1999) are simply masterpieces. Takeshi Kitano is, in my opinion, perhaps the greatest Japanese director of the last 20 years. Outrage Beyond DIRECTOR: Takeshi Kitano CAST: Toshiyuki Nishida The film is an interesting depiction of hierarchies in high school, the roles adolescents are forced into and what happens when a leading figure stops accepting his. I didn’t spoil anything, as The Kirishima Thing tells a whole different story. The great opening of this film creates a feel reminiscent of Gus van Sant’s masterpiece Elephant (2003). It opens very mysterious with a lot of scenes getting repeated from a couple of different viewpoints, as the film keeps following other characters in the same time period. ![]() The film itself is not that different, but there’s something about the atmosphere that’s really strange here and makes this one of the best films set in high school I’ve seen. The Kirishima Thing is a very nice film to watch, and also at the same time a film only Japanese people seem to able to make. ![]() The Kirishima Thing DIRECTOR: Daihachi Yoshida CAST: Ryûnosuke Kamiki,
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