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disordered Rage , Takeshi Kitano ’s fathead spoof of his own bestial yakuza crime movies , is streaming worldwide on Prime start on February 14th
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Prime Streamingis releasing Japanese player - directorTakeshi Kitano ’s latest htiman offence comedyBroken Rageworldwide on February 13th . This is unspoiled intelligence for fan of Japanese celluloid and Kitano ’s films , whose distribution in the West has been scratchy at best in the last few year . His late picture show , Kubi , is a subversive samurai saga that let on the homoerotic tensions between swordsmen , but it is still without a US distributer .
Broken Ragefollows a hit man , Nezumi ( play by Kitano ) , contend for his survival when he ’s pick up between the police force and yakuza . But in the 2nd half , the spunky crime - military action thriller takes an unexpected bend , develop into a ego - burlesque comedy that retells the same story with a captivatingly humorous speck .
What the official synopsis does n’t tell you is thatBroken Rageis Kitano ’s spoof of his own straightedged and ofttimes brutal crime films , in particular the brutalOutragetrilogyOutrage(2010),Outrage Beyond(2017 ) , andOutrage Coda(2017 ) , which were said to be inspire by past lawful story of Yakuza sod wars . humiliated Rage , even from the house trailer , appear like Kitano taking the piss out of the grim stoicism of motion-picture show gangsters and hitmen by spoofing the hit man he has played by playing a hit man who ’s a complete goofball inNaked Gun - style slapstick shenanigans .
Broken Rage Highlights Both Sides of Takeshi Kitano’s Sensibilities
Many Westerners were introduced to Kitano via the cinema he wrote and star in , set off withViolent Cop , Boiling Point , andSonatinein the 1990s , and saw the full efflorescence of his directorial voice withHanabi . His westerly fans were n’t always mindful that his career began in standup comedy before he became a boob tube comedian on a Benny Hill - style sketch show and a game show host . Japan was tiresome to see him as a serious filmmaker because they reckon him that amusing guy on TV for a long time , even when his cinema were get attention and gain awards in the external film festival , and Western arthouse circuit put him on the ball-shaped mapping . Some of his more late picture show have not gotten distribution in the US or UK and they seem to be the ones that are on the more goofy , comedic oddment of his spectrum . Broken Ragemarries both sides of his range and involvement as a film producer : the serious movie maker and the snarky comedy fathead .
Broken Ragepremieres on Prime on February 13th . The pennant has a large catalogue of recent Japanese motion-picture show and TV serial , many of which are very good but not well - known in the West .
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