Beyond Outrage - BLU-RAY

With BEYOND OUTRAGE, action cinema master Takeshi Kitano returns to the hard boiled characters, black comedy and unflinching violence of his yakuza saga, OUTRAGE. This time, a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld. The Sanno crime family has grown into a massive organization dominated by young executives whose new approach to running the family is causing frustration and pent-up resentment with the old-guard members. This vulnerability in the Sanno hierarchy is exactly what anti-gang detective Kataoka has been looking for, as the police force prepares a full-scale crackdown. Kataoka wants start a war between Sanno and the neighboring Hanabishi crime family in the hopes that they destroy each other. His trump card is Otomo (Kitano) - the rumored-dead boss of a defunct family that was destroyed by the Sanno, who has just been released from prison. Otomo wants to retire from a life of crime, but finds himself drawn back in through Kataoka's manipulations as the Sanno and Hanabishi clans teeter on the brink of an all-out war.

Director/co-writer Ida Lupino's noirish drama was among the earliest post-Code films to focus on the subject of sexual assault. After being brutally raped, recently engaged Ann Walton (Mala Powers) leaves everything behind and tries to start a new life in another town. But the horror of Ann's attack haunts her when a man tries to kiss her, and she winds up on trial when she defends herself. With Tod Andrews, Robert Clarke, Raymond Bond. 75 min. Standard; Soundtrack English DTS Lossless stereo; Subtitles English; audio commentary.

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