Brother (2000)

Directed by

Takeshi Kitano

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Japan

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 535 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A mature yakuza gangster flees Japan for Los Angeles after a falling out. He joins forces with his younger brother and his brother's local gang to take over the city's underworld.

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What happens

Brother (Japanese: ブラザー, Hepburn: Burazā) is a 2000 crime film starring, written, directed, and edited by Takeshi Kitano. The film premiered on September 7, 2000 at the Venice Film Festival. The plot centers on a mature yakuza gangster who has to flee to America, where he unites forces with his little brother and his brother’s gang in Los Angeles. It is the only American production directed by Kitano and also the only such film in which he starred. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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