Jared Leto is Apparently Japanese Enough to Be Yakuza in New Netflix Movie
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By Carl Samson
Netflix released a new trailer for its upcoming crime thriller “The Outsider”, starring Jared Leto as a former American soldier who joins
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Set in post-WWII Japan, Leto plays Nick Lowell, a POW who finds freedom with the help of his Yakuza cellmate.
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Forced to repay the group, he is thrusted to their dark underworld of organized crimes.
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“The Outsider” also stars Tadanobu Asano, Kippei Shiina, Shioli Kutsuna, Nao Omori, Min Tanaka, Rory Cochrane and Emile Hirsch.
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Martin Zandvliet (“Land of Mine”) directed the movie with Andrew Baldwin (“The Take”) and John Linson (producer, “Lords of Dogtown”) writing the script.
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The film has reportedly been in the works since 2011, with Michael Fassbender and later Tom Hardy previously listed to star.
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“The Outsider” streams on Netflix beginning March 9.
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While many are excited for the film to drop, some may be more reminded of another film where a Caucasian protagonist unwittingly finds himself in a traditionally Japanese setting:
Watch the trailer below:
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