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Outrage is a 2010 Japanese film directed by Takeshi Kitano, who also stars in the movie as the main protagonist/antihero the notorious gang leader Otomo. The overall theme of the film is showing the constant drama, corruption, and overall violence that goes on in the world of the modern day Yakuza.

In this scene, Kimura, an underboss of the Murase gang, goes to Otomo’s headquarters to apologize for an altercation that a man within his own gang had caused with Otomo’s gang. Kimura brings along some cash and the man’s finger (a typical token of punishment/atonement in the world of the Yakuza) and the Otomo gang are not pleased with the offering. Angry words are exchanged and eventually Otomo himself snaps and cuts up Kimura’s face with a box cutter because he was not pleased with Kimura half-heartedly apologizing and trying to “act like a big-shot” by claiming that the Murase gang could easily crush the Otomo gang.

The scene opens up to a medium shot on Otomo sitting down silently as he is being addressed by Kimura for an apology. As Kimura is saying his apology, the camera is focused on a medium shot of him. When Kato, the underboss for the Otomo gang interrupts Kimura, the camera cuts to him in a medium shot as well. As everyone else in the room also interjects into Kimura’s apology, the camera also snaps in a medium shot to whoever is speaking. 

The constant use of medium shots throughout the scene is extremely effective in displaying the ferocious and angry facial expressions and body language of all of the characters throughout the scene. The color tone of the black, brown, and gray of the room and the character’s suits also create this extremely tense atmosphere that contributes to the overall violent, aggressive, and terrorizing theme of the film.

The lack of music also plays a key role in setting the tone of the scene because it puts an extra emphasis on the voices of the characters, which are all generally all rough and angry (complete with the typical 'Yakuza accent' of constant rolled R's and almost drunk tone and cadence). Also the room itself echoes the shouts of the Yakuza members and sets a very intimidating tone, as if you were in the room yourself being yelled at by these angry men.