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Brother
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.
2000 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 113 min · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 21 frames
Tagline
Are You Japanese?
Crew
- Written by: Takeshi Kitano
- Cinematography: Katsumi Yanagijima
- Edited by: Takeshi Kitano, Yoshinori Ota
- Music: Joe Hisaishi
- Production design: Norihiro Isoda
- Produced by: Peter Watson, Jeremy Thomas, Ann Carli, Takio Yoshida
Cast
- Takeshi Kitano as Aniki Yamamoto
- Omar Epps as Denny
- Claude Maki as Ken
- Susumu Terajima as Kato
- Masaya Katō as Shirase
- Royale Watkins as Jay
- Lombardo Boyar as Mo
- Ryo Ishibashi as Ishihara
- James Shigeta as Sugimoto
- Tatyana Ali as Latifa
Production
- Country: Japan, United Kingdom, France
- Language: English, Italian, Japanese, Spanish
- Studios: Recorded Picture Company, Office Kitano, Film4 Productions, Bac Films
- Budget: $12,000,000
- Box office: $15,250,000
- Themes: drug dealer, assassination, sibling relationship, culture clash, war on drugs, yakuza, sake, loyalty, femme fatale, los angeles, california
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