Japan Synopsis
実録・安藤昇侠道（アウトロー）伝 烈火
“He is the hunter, and the hunted.”
After Kunisada's Yakuza leader and father figure is brutally murdered, he and his best friend go on a two-man mission to avenge his death, killing other Yakuza leaders leading to a final confrontation by the old man's killers.
Other Titles From Toei Video Company
Action + Drama in Japan
444 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Deadly Outlaw: Rekka itself).
The 2001–2003 Japan Window
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka holds position #139 of 247 Japan films in the 2001–2003 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Deadly Outlaw: Rekka premiered alongside 81 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 81 other Japan films in 2002.
The 1451st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
27 audience reviews — more than 47% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 11th percentile among Japan films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,801 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (39th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.2 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,111 of 1,714 (top 65%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Toei Video Company |
| Runtime | 1h 36m |
| Release Date | September 21, 2002 |
| IMDb | tt0352465 |