Deadly Outlaw: Rekka
2002·Action·1h 36m
7.1
★
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.
Directed by Takashi Miike
yakuza
Trailer
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Cast
Riki Takeuchi
Arata Kunisada
Sonny Chiba
Yasunori Hijikata
Tetsuro Tamba
Sanada
Ryôsuke Miki
Sudō
Kenichi Endo
Eiichi Shimatani
Yuya Uchida
Yoshikatsu Sanada
Renji Ishibashi
Otaki
Miho Nomoto
Sung-hee
Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
Gorō Tabata
Joe Yamanaka
Nobuhiro Hiraoka
Rikiya Yasuoka
Masakatsu Kugihara
Kazuya Nakayama
Tadashi Iguchi
Crew
Takashi Miike
Director
Joe Yamanaka
Original Music Composer
Popular Reviews
6 reviews
MxlistairePRO
8.0★ · 04/24/25
23rd Miike Movie 🚀🚀💥💥
This is definitely in top 10 for Miike movies I’ve seen so far. I loveeee the cinematography and all the different locations in this movie. There isn’t a lot a lot of action here but when the action does show up oh man it kicks ass. Seriously, the final act is incredible I really love how over the top the action is there. This movies also got really great gore, not like super brutal deaths or anything but theres a shiiiit ton of blood. This is also one of Miike’s shorter movies and I think the pacing is great! This is just one of those movies where it knows exactly what it wants to be and none of it felt directionless or anything, it’s all very well done. Super entertaining, super gory, great action, short and sweet and another damn good movie from Miike.
This is definitely in top 10 for Miike movies I’ve seen so far. I loveeee the cinematography and all the different locations in this movie. There isn’t a lot a lot of action here but when the action does show up oh man it kicks ass. Seriously, the final act is incredible I really love how over the top the action is there. This movies also got really great gore, not like super brutal deaths or anything but theres a shiiiit ton of blood. This is also one of Miike’s shorter movies and I think the pacing is great! This is just one of those movies where it knows exactly what it wants to be and none of it felt directionless or anything, it’s all very well done. Super entertaining, super gory, great action, short and sweet and another damn good movie from Miike.
23rd Miike Movie 🚀🚀💥💥
This is definitely in top 10 for Miike movies I’ve seen so far. I loveeee the cinematography and all the different locations in this movie. There isn’t a lot a lot of action here but when the action does show up oh man it kicks ass. Seriously, the final act is incredible I really love how over the top the action is there. This movies also got really great gore, not like super brutal deaths or anything but theres a shiiiit ton of blood. This is also one of Miike’s shorter movies and I think the pacing is great! This is just one of those movies where it knows exactly what it wants to be and none of it felt directionless or anything, it’s all very well done. Super entertaining, super gory, great action, short and sweet and another damn good movie from Miike.
This is definitely in top 10 for Miike movies I’ve seen so far. I loveeee the cinematography and all the different locations in this movie. There isn’t a lot a lot of action here but when the action does show up oh man it kicks ass. Seriously, the final act is incredible I really love how over the top the action is there. This movies also got really great gore, not like super brutal deaths or anything but theres a shiiiit ton of blood. This is also one of Miike’s shorter movies and I think the pacing is great! This is just one of those movies where it knows exactly what it wants to be and none of it felt directionless or anything, it’s all very well done. Super entertaining, super gory, great action, short and sweet and another damn good movie from Miike.
Theo
5.0★ · 02/17/25
it’s not bad by any means, with some great action sequences and an absolutely badass Riki Takeuchi! however, i just didn’t love the storyline much. considering the vast majority of the film is the actual storyline without the action, it lost me quite a bit. now, it is worth saying some of the cinematography during these parts absolutely brought me back in as it really is stunning!
but then some of the lighting is awful at times which brings me back out. it’s a film with great highs, but by Miike standards, some unfortunate lows. i really did want to love this and give it a very high rating, but i just can’t. in terms of Miikes yakuza movies, outside of some really incredible action sequences (Riki Takeuchi shooting yakuza members with a rocket launcher, TWICE?! fucking amazing.) I just wasn’t that invested. that being said, it is still mostly good.
overall enjoyable movie that i do recommend. one i most likely will rewatch in the future, and hope to love it more!
but then some of the lighting is awful at times which brings me back out. it’s a film with great highs, but by Miike standards, some unfortunate lows. i really did want to love this and give it a very high rating, but i just can’t. in terms of Miikes yakuza movies, outside of some really incredible action sequences (Riki Takeuchi shooting yakuza members with a rocket launcher, TWICE?! fucking amazing.) I just wasn’t that invested. that being said, it is still mostly good.
overall enjoyable movie that i do recommend. one i most likely will rewatch in the future, and hope to love it more!
it’s not bad by any means, with some great action sequences and an absolutely badass Riki Takeuchi! however, i just didn’t love the storyline much. considering the vast majority of the film is the actual storyline without the action, it lost me quite a bit. now, it is worth saying some of the cinematography during these parts absolutely brought me back in as it really is stunning!
but then some of the lighting is awful at times which brings me back out. it’s a film with great highs, but by Miike standards, some unfortunate lows. i really did want to love this and give it a very high rating, but i just can’t. in terms of Miikes yakuza movies, outside of some really incredible action sequences (Riki Takeuchi shooting yakuza members with a rocket launcher, TWICE?! fucking amazing.) I just wasn’t that invested. that being said, it is still mostly good.
overall enjoyable movie that i do recommend. one i most likely will rewatch in the future, and hope to love it more!
but then some of the lighting is awful at times which brings me back out. it’s a film with great highs, but by Miike standards, some unfortunate lows. i really did want to love this and give it a very high rating, but i just can’t. in terms of Miikes yakuza movies, outside of some really incredible action sequences (Riki Takeuchi shooting yakuza members with a rocket launcher, TWICE?! fucking amazing.) I just wasn’t that invested. that being said, it is still mostly good.
overall enjoyable movie that i do recommend. one i most likely will rewatch in the future, and hope to love it more!
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7.0★ · 04/19/26
David Brook
7.0★ · 03/01/26
Van Davis
7.1★ · 06/24/25