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Deadly Outlaw: Rekka

2002 · 96 min

A brutal, fast-moving yakuza revenge thriller with bursts of extreme violence and a bleak, cynical tone.

Tagline
He is the hunter, and the hunted.
Overview
After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • violence
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • hospital
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
Takashi Miike
Written by
Shigenori Takechi
Starring
Riki Takeuchi, Sonny Chiba, Tetsuro Tamba, Ryôsuke Miki, Kenichi Endo, Mika Katsumura, Yuya Uchida, Renji Ishibashi
Music
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Runtime
96 min
Country
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Languages
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