Nakata (Sansei Shiomi), Ishihara (Ryo Kase), Kataoka (Fumiyo Kohinata) and Kato (Tomokazu Miura) in BEYOND OUTRAGE, the sequel to Takeshi Kitano`s gangster film OUTRAGE. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing. ? 2012 Source: Magnolia Pictures Official Site: warnerbros.co.jp/outrage2 (Japan), magnetreleasing.com/beyondoutrage (US)
US theatrical poster for BEYOND OUTRAGE. Image courtesy of Magnet Releasing. ? 2012 Magnet Releasing, the genre arm of US film distributor Magnolia Pictures, will release action cinema master "Beat" Takeshi Kitano`s BEYOND OUTRAGE to theaters in January 2014. The film was previously released in Japan and overseas as OUTRAGE BEYOND (?????? ????, Autoreiji Biyondo, 2012). With BEYOND OUTRAGE, Kitano returns to the hard boiled characters, black comedy and unflinching violence of his yakuza saga, OUTRAGE (?????? Autoreiji, 2010). This time, a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld. BEYOND OUTRAGE is now available On Demand and will open in American theaters on January 3, 2014. STORY 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 (Fumiyo Kohinata) 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. SCREENING SCHEDULE (More Dates tba) 1/3/2014 New York, NY: Sunshine Cinema 1/10/2014 San Diego, CA: Digital Gym Cinema 1/17/2014 Seattle, WA: Grand Illusion Cinema 1/30/2014 Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Cinematheque
Shima (Kenta Kiritani) and Ono (Hirofumi Arai) in trouble. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing. ? 2012 
Tomokazu Miura and Fumiyo Kohinata. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing. ? 2012 About Magnet Releasing Magnet is the genre arm of Magnolia Pictures, specializing in films from the vanguard of horror, action, comedy and Asian cinema, and the home of genre classics like Tomas Alfredson’s LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, Takeshi Miike’s 13 ASSASSINS, Christopher Smith’s BLACK DEATH, Ti West’s THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL, Andre Ovredal’s TROLLHUNTER, Gareth Edward’s MONSTERS, Neil Marshall’s sword and sandals bloodbath CEBTURION, and Tony Jaa’s ONG BAK trilogy to name a few. Recent releases include the terrifying anthologies V/H/S and V/H/S/2, Michael Dowse’s hockey comedy GOON, Xan Cassavettes’ stylish vampire film KISS OF THE DAMNED, Adrián García Bogliano’s HERE COMES THE DEVIL, Viking epic HAMMER OF THE GODS and many more.
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