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Brother is a 2000 film starring, written, directed and edited by Japanese filmmaker, Takeshi Kitano. It is also his fifth collaboration with renowned Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi.

Plot

Shot in Los Angeles, California, Kitano plays an exiled Tokyo yakuza who sets up a drug empire in Los Angeles with the aid of his half-brother and a local gangster, Denny, played by Omar Epps. Their meteoric rise sees them inevitably clashing with the Mafia.

Critical reception

At the time of its release, Brother was hyped as Kitano's vehicle for breaking into the United States film market. Despite its minimal $12,000,000 budget, the film was a critical and financial flop, seemingly relegating Kitano to the smaller U.S. foreign film market. Many prominent American critics panned it, citing its flatness, overt violence and wooden performances. It retains a 47% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert, who has praised all of Kitano's films he has seen, complimented Kitano in his review, but ultimately denounced the film with a rating of two out of four stars, writing that "Brother is a typical Kitano film in many ways, but not one of his best ones."

The film's failure in the U.S. has been attributed to many factors, such as its Americanization, the language barriers, heavy censorship by the MPAA despite its R rating, and the lack of mainstream appeal or a popular cast.

Cast

Takeshi Kitano
- Aniki (meaning elder brother) 'Yamamoto' (name used as cover)
Omar Epps
- Denny
Kuroudo Maki - Ken
Masaya Kato - Shirase, the "boss of Little Tokyo"
Susumu Terajima
- Kato, Aniki's lieutnant
Royale Watkins - Jay
Lombardo Boyar
- Mo
Ren Osugi
- Harada
Ryo Ishibashi - Ishihara
James Shigeta
- Sugimoto
Tatyana Ali
- Latifa
Makoto Otake - Chief of police
Kouen Okumura - Hanaoka
Naomasa Musaka - Hisamatsu
Rino Katase - Night club Madame

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Movies - Brother

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