BROKEN RAGE: Get A First Look At The New Takeshi Kitano Crime Flick Coming In 2025
A new poster is out touting Takeshi Kitano’s new subversive crime comedy, Broken Rage. Kitano directs a cast that also lists fellow Kubi co-stars Tadanobu Asano and Shidō Nakamura, and Nao Omori, along with career cohort Hakuryu for the Amazon MGM Studios-produced flick.
Kitano’s Broken Rage explores “comedy within a violent film,” to redefine the norms of the yakuza crime genre. According to the film’s description, “the first half follows a hitman, Nezumi (played by Takeshi Kitano), fighting for his survival when he’s caught between the police and yakuza. But in the second half, the gritty crime-action thriller takes an unexpected turn, evolving into a self-parodying comedy that retells the same story with a captivatingly humorous touch.”
Broken Rage makes history as the first Japanese film produced for streaming to be officially festival-selected, with an Out Of Competition premiere slated for September 6 at the 81st Venice International Film Festival. The film arrives on Prime Video in 2025.
Rounding out the cast are Takashi Nishina (Outrage Coda, Kubi), and So Kaku (Sanctuary, 2023), along with popular comedians making their first appearances in a Kitano film, such as Gekidan Hitori, Masanori Hasegawa (Nishikigoi), Azusa Babazono, and Mogura Suzuki (Kuki Kaidan).
“When I first read the script for Broken Rage, I was surprised by the unprecedented twists and turns in the story,” said Asano. “And at the same time excited to be able to join the director in this new challenge.”
“First of all, I was overjoyed to be able to work with Takeshi Kitano again, a director I deeply admire,” said Omori. “When I first read the script, I felt this was a new creative direction for him, quite different from his previous work, and I wasn’t sure how to approach it. But on set, despite the intensity, there was still laughter, with that familiar excellent atmosphere you get on one of Kitano’s sets.”
Check out the poster and first batch of stills below.
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