“Outrage” is a gritty yakuza crime drama that prioritizes plot, realism, and character motivation above any agenda-driven box-checking. Characters’ identities are driven by their role in the underworld, not by modern ideological tropes. Forced representation and flawless characters, hallmarks of the current Hollywood scene, are refreshingly absent.

The film’s brutality doesn’t serve as a critique of traditional masculinity or morality; rather, it explores honor and loyalty in the context of organized crime. There’s no clear push to lampoon tradition, family, or religion, most themes stem from the real-world dynamics of yakuza hierarchy, not social commentary.

“Outrage” spends zero time sermonizing or villainizing alternative worldviews. Morality is dark and complex, with no heavy-handed push for a single modern ideology. There’s little room for woke orthodoxy when everyone’s busy stabbing each other in the back.