After being exiled from Tokyo, a yakuza gangster(Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, Fireworks, [Hana-Bi], Sonatine) arrives in Los Angeles with a big bag of money and a really bad attitude. He hooks up with his half-brother, the leader of a small-time drug ring, and together with a local street hustler(Omar Epps, Love and Basketball), the brothers declare war on the other local drug traffickers, and igniting the bloodiest and dirtiest power struggle the mean streets of L.A. have ever seen.

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Brother (2000)

Drama/Crime/Suspense/Thriller · 1h 48m · 7/20/2001

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After being exiled from Tokyo, a yakuza gangster(Takeshi "Beat" Kitano, Fireworks, [Hana-Bi], Sonatine) arrives in Los Angeles with a big bag of money and a really bad attitude. He hooks up with his half-brother, the leader of a small-time drug ring, and together with a local street hustler(Omar Epps, Love and Basketball), the brothers declare war on the other local drug traffickers, and igniting the bloodiest and dirtiest power struggle the mean streets of L.A. have ever seen.

Status

Released

Languages

English, Japanese, Italian, Spanish

Countries

United Kingdom, France, Japan, United States

Production Companies

Recorded Picture Company (RPC), Office Kitano Inc., HanWay Films, Film4, Bac Films

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$15,250,594
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Cast
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Takeshi Kitano

Aniki Yamamoto (as 'Beat' Takeshi)
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Omar Epps

Denny
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Claude Maki

Ken
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Masaya Katô

Shirase
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Susumu Terajima

Kato
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Royale Watkins

Jay
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Lombardo Boyar

Mo
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Ren Ôsugi

Harada
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Ryo Ishibashi

Ishihara
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James Shigeta

Sugimoto
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Tatyana Ali

Latifa (as Tatyana M. Ali)
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Makoto Ôtake

Chief of Police
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Kôen Okumura

Hanaoka
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Naomasa Musaka

Hisamatsu
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Rino Katase

Night Club Madame
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Tetsuya Watari

Jinseikai Boss
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Ren Murakami

Minamino
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Joy Nakagawa

Marina
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Wanda-Lee Evans

Denny's Mother
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Tony Colitti

Roberto
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Koyo Into

Nishida
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Alan Marco

Bellboy (as Alan Garcia)
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Antwon Tanner

Colin
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Joseph Ragno

Mafia Boss Rossi
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Nynno Ahli

Oscar (as Nynno Ali)
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Paul Feddersen

Limo Driver
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Dan Gunther

Killer Waiter
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Robert Covarrubias

Mexican Mafia Officer
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Anthony Vatsula

Mexican Mafia Officer
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Al Vicente

Victor's Deputy
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Luis Angel

Victor's Henchman
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Bradley Jay Lesley

Moose (as Brad 'The Animal' Lesley)
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Lobo Sebastian

Yamamoto's Bodyguard
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Tomas Chavez

Victor's Driver
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Don Sato

Sushi Bar Owner
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Hideo Kimura

Sushi Bar Part-Timer
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Yauoi Otani

Sushi Bar Waitress (as Yayoi Otani)
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Tuesday Knight

Prostitute (as Tuesday Night)
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Yuji Hasegawa

Whorehouse Customer
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Chuma Gault

Sly (as Chuma Hunter-Gault)
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Kool Moe Dee

Jack
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Peter Spellos

Taxi Driver
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Amaury Nolasco

Victor
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Jack Ong

Chinese Boss
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Tad Horino

Coffee Shop Owner
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Mike Wu

Chinese Boss
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Alvin Ing

Doctor
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Herschel Sparber

Geppetti's Bodyguard
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John Aprea

Mafia Boss Geppetti
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Christopher DerGregorian

Mexican Mafia Hitman (as Christopher Dergregorian)
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Manny Perez

Mexican Mafia Hitman
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Eddie Garcia

Mexican Mafia Henchman
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Rainbow Borden

Yamomoto's Henchman
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Manny Gavino

Yamomoto's Henchman
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Hiroshi Otaguro

Yamomoto's Henchman
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Darryl M. Bell

Yamomoto's Henchman
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Eiji Inoue

Shirase's Henchman
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Yoshi Tomo Kaneda

Mafia Hitman (as Akira Kaneda)
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Geoff Meed

Rossi's Bodyguard
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Shôken Kunimoto

Ohyama
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Shûhei Saga

Matsumoto
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Yûji Ishikawa

Other Cast
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Takashi Nishina

Yakuza
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Mizuki Oyamada

Other Cast
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Mikage Sano

Chinese Mafia
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Ryosuke Watabe

Chinese Mafia
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Joseph Aguilar

Thug 3 (uncredited)
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Erick Carrillo

Mexican hitman (uncredited)
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Gary Cruz

Mexican Mafia Soldier (uncredited)
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Noel Gugliemi

Mexican Mafia Soldier (uncredited)
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Miguel Mas

Mexican Mafia Hitman (uncredited)
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Pat Morita

Guy at the poker table (uncredited)
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Thomas Rosales Jr.

First Mexican Mafia Boss (uncredited)
Crew
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Takeshi Kitano

Director
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Takeshi Kitano

Writer
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Brother

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

1/2/2002

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