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TV personality and director Takeshi Kitano has just finished his new yakuza film, "Outrage Beyond."
The 65-year-old director was joined by several cast members this week at a press conference at the Chiba Seimei no Mori Resort where he shot the film. Kitano's original "Outrage" was released in 2010 and went on to become his biggest domestic success to date. Appearing with Takeshi were costars Tomokazu Miura, 60, and Toshiyuki Nishida, 64.
Kitano told reporters, "While I was making the movie I, presumptuously, kept in my mind the idea that everyone who went to see the first one would come and see this one too," TV Asahi reported.
"I didn't like the idea of using '2' in the title, so I went with 'Beyond' without knowing its meaning. We could have gone with 'Beyonce' instead," he quipped.
Miura joked, "I'm one of the few people who survived the first movie. I killed two people on my way to the stage."
Well-known in Japan as a comedic actor, Nishida amused reporters when he used his cutest and least gangster-style voice to say, "I'm delighted to be able to star in a Kitano picture. It's super to be the bad guy."
"Outrage Beyond" is scheduled for release on Oct 6.
© Japan Today
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JeffLee
His "quips" seem to be lost in translation. Or maybe not...
HansNFranz
Beyonce sound a bit like beyond, especially when it's spoken in pigin English. Takeshi Kitano really has a brilliant, comedic mind to come up with such gems!
Ivan Coughanoffalot
This is the most generous usage of the verb "to quip" I've seen in quite some time.
Nessie
It worked for Mad Max and for Bed & Bath.
shanabelle
How clever!
y3chome
not bein funny but shouldnt it be Beyong Outrage?
Ivan Coughanoffalot
It's beyond comprehension why anyone would believe this goon is remotely funny.
rmistric
Like him much more as a director/actor in movies than on TV.
菊次郎の夏 and 花火 are both movies that he directed that are really pretty good.
nandakandamanda
Some of his work may be good, but as a person, not my cup of tea.... luckily Japan is at peace.
IKKIsama
"Kitano’s original “Outrage” was released in 2010 and went on to become his biggest domestic success to date."
Wrong ! Zatoichi is his biggest domestic success by far.