Written by, directed and starring Takeshi Kitano, Beyond Outrage marks the return of an action cinema master. In this sequel to his previous effort, Outrage, this film deals with “a manipulative police crackdown on organized crime which has ignited a tricky power struggle in the yakuza underworld.”

The Sanno crime family has grown into a massive organization dominated by young executives whose new approach to running the family is causing frustration and pent-up resentment with the old-guard members. This vulnerability in the Sanno hierarchy is exactly what anti-gang detective Kataoka has been looking for, as the police force prepares a full-scale crackdown.

Kataoka wants start a war between Sanno and the neighboring Hanabishi crime family in the hopes that they destroy each other. His trump card is Otomo (Kitano) – the rumored-dead boss of a defunct family that was destroyed by the Sanno, who has just been released from prison. Otomo wants to retire from a life of crime, but finds himself drawn back in through Kataoka’s manipulations as the Sanno and Hanabishi clans teeter on the brink of an all-out war.

And war it shall be. Oh yes. Bloody, violent war. Check out the redband trailer after the break.

Beyond Outrage hits VOD on November 28 and theaters on January 3.

We were a bit skeptical when we heard Spike Lee was directing the American version of Park Chan-Wook’s modern classic Oldboy. The first poster for that movie has arrived today and so far, we like what we see.

Sure, Josh Brolin emerging from a chest in the middle of a grassy field doesn’t exactly spell things out and tell us all we need to know, but that’s a good thing. What we do like is the poster’s bizarre nature, which potentially bodes well for the movie itself.

Spike Lee isn’t exactly known for this kind of movie, but perhaps this is the one that will set his career off in a new direction. For the sake of Oldboy fans everywhere, we sincerely hope so.

Of course, if Lee drops the ball on this one and it turns out badly, we always have the original to enjoy. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s definitely worth a look.

Look for the first trailer from Oldboy later this week. For now, check out the full poster after the break.

We were gonna put this up first here at the site, but the boss beat us to it. He keeps doing that. We’re not sure why.

Still, it’s worth putting up here too, so let’s get to it. In a nutshell, the trailer for 009ノ1: The End of the Beginning is one crazy ride.

It has all the fun elements we’ve come to expect from movies like this, example of which include Machine Girl and Robo-Geisha. So yeah, that’s good.

We can also tell you it’s a live-action adaptation of Shotaro Ishinomori’s manga 009-1 and will be released in Japan on September 7th. Also, Koichi Sakamoto, the director, has done a lot of work in Japan including stunt coordinating / action directing for the Power Rangers series.

Oh, in case you’re wondering, the female cyborg lead is played by Mayuko Iwasa (pictured above), late of the Ninja action film Shinobido. Thought you might want to know that. You’re welcome.

Check out the trailer after the break.

A gigantic, half-ton, blood-thirsty wild boar is rampaging wild on the mountain, feasting on humans dead and alive. And who is responsible for this horrific threat to Sameri, the peaceful little hamlet (self-proclaimed “the Crimeless Village”), at the foot of the mountain?

Why, Japan, of course.

Seems back in the Dark Days of the Japanese Occupation, evil Japanese scientists cross-bred the local pigs with imported swine, resulting in this monstrous strain. Because, as one character explains: when species intermix, mutation follows.

Korean Blood Purity, FTW!