History Film / OutlawGangsterVIP

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* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: While Goro is locked up, his fiancee Saeko leaves him for a salaryman.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Several women in the movie are shown to be entranced by the yakuza. Goro finds them all foolish.
* BeingEvilSucks: The yakuza life is depicted as a harsh one, where you're constantly making enemies and worrying if your next step will be your last before they finally catch up to you, with even sworn BloodBrothers and biological brothers turning against each other. The only people willing to live it are former street kids who joined out of desperation and dishonorable sociopaths. [[spoiler:Even redemption is a fool's errand, as the rest will stop at nothing to kill you for trying.]]
* BigBad: Ueno, head of a {{Yakuza}} clan trying to destroy Goro's.
* CainAndAbel: Takes and Isamu Tsuzikawa, two brothers in rival yakuza clans. They have a friendly relationship before things escalate, and both are forced to come to blows until [[spoiler:another yakuza kills Isamu]].
* CynicismCatalyst: Goro takes up crime after his younger sister dies.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: After his sister dies of an illness because she was turned away by doctors, Goro Fujikawa becomes a street urchin stealing to live. Sent to juvenile hall for his crimes, Goro escapes with the help of Sugiyama, who he sees as an older brother. Unfortunately, they join rival yakuza clans, and Goro is forced to nearly kill Sugiyama to defend his boss.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Sugiyama is killed by Ueno assassins, and Goro lies to his and Sugiyama's wives so they'll still leave town. After completely massacring the Ueno clan, a severely-wounded Goro crawls into an alley to bleed out. Undercut by the sequels, which show that he survived.]]
* IHaveYourWife: Ueno orders Goro's ally Suzuki kidnapped in retaliation for Goro stabbing one of his men. He lets Suzuki go when Goro agrees to cut off his own finger in penance before revealing he already killed Suzuki.
* JobTitle
* JustGotOutOfJail: The opening act is Gore trying to reacclimatize to society after three years in jail.
* ManlyTears: [[spoiler:Goro starts quietly sobbing after he learns Takeo has been killed.]]
* MonochromePast: The opening scenes, which showcase Goro's DarkAndTroubledPast, are in black and white. The rest of the movie is in colour.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Mizuhara was planning to make peace with Ueno in a way both benefit from. However, Ueno wants the entire pie and is willing to kill to get it.
* RedemptionEqualsDeath:
** [[spoiler:Takeo tries to skip town and make an honest living elsewhere, but an assassin kills him just as he's about to get on the train.]]
** [[spoiler:Sugiyama reconnects with Goro and tries to fight off assassins sent to kill him, but is killed himself in the process.]]
* ResignationsNotAccepted: [[spoiler:Takeo tries to leave the yakuza but an assassin kills him instead.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:The climax involves Goro massacring the Ueno clan for all the trouble they've put him through.]]
* SoundtrackDissonance: [[spoiler:The climactic battle is completely silent, save for a melancholic ballad about a lost loved one.]]
* TragicKeepsake: Gore keeps a picture of his dead sister on him at all times.
* {{Tsundere}}: [[spoiler:Kimiko reveals that she was so cold to Takeo because she loved him]]
* VillainProtagonist: Goro Fujikawa, a {{Yakuza}} trying to get his gang back to the top of the heap.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: Goro and Sugiyama were BloodBrothers in their youths, but are now in rival clans. [[spoiler:They reconnect near the end and Sugiyama tries to talk his comrades down from fighting Goro, but they kill him instead.]]
* YouMonster: Kimiko goes on a rant about how awful the yakuza are right in front of three of them. Take nearly slaps her for it but Goro stops him.
* {{Yubitsume}}: In order to save Suzuki, Goro cuts off his finger and gives it to his kidnapper Ueno as apology for stabbing one of his men. Unfortunately, Ueno already killed Suzuki.

Goro Fujikawa is a {{Yakuza}} in a tough spot. Having just been released from prison for stabbing another hitman, his gang is on the decline and his rivals are on the rise. Goro tries to reconcile with his past, while his rivals plot a final strike on his clan. All parties spiral towards a confrontation that can only end in bloodshed.

* {{Yubitsume}}: In order to save Suzuki, Goro cuts off his finger and gives it to his kidnapper Ueno as apology for stabbing one of his men. Unfortunately, Ueno already killed Suzuki

'''''Outlaw: Gangster VIP''''' is a series of 1968-1969 {{Japanese|Films}} {{gangster|Fiction}} films.

* ''[[Film/OutlawGangsterVIP1 Outlaw: Gangster VIP]] (1968)

* ''Outlaw: Gangster VIP (1968)
* ''Outlaw: Gangster VIP 2'' (1968)
* ''Outlaw: Heartless'' (1968)
* ''Outlaw: Gore the Assassin'' (1968)
* ''Outlaw: Black Dagger'' (1968)
* ''Outlaw: Kill!'' (1969)

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'''''Outlaw: Gangster VIP''''' is a 1968 {{Japanese|Films}} {{gangster|Fiction}} film.

The film has five sequels:

* BeingEvilSucks: The yakuza life is depicted as a harsh one, where you're constantly making enemies and worrying if your next step will be your last because they finally catch up to you, with even sworn BloodBrothers and biological brothers turning against each other. The only people willing to live it are former street kids who joined out of desperation and dishonorable sociopaths. [[spoiler:Even redemption is a fool's errand, as the rest will stop at nothing to kill you for trying.]]