Brother
Directed by Takeshi Kitano
A Japanese Yakuza gangster is exiled to the United States. Takeshi settles in Los Angeles where his younger, half brother lives and finds that although the turf is new, the rules are still the same as they try to take over the local drug trade.
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- Edgardo LopezFebruary 4, 2026This movie was a complete letdown. I don’t know why I was expecting some grandiose cinematic experience, but it all seemed so amateur. Everyone was miscast besides Takeshi and Omar Epps. They put a good foot forward, but not their best. Everyone else gave some of the worst acting ever put the screen. Takeshi doesn’t need to act, he just needs to be himself so he gets a pass. At the end, I chalk it up to being a product of its time because honestly, this did not age well.
Brother Trivia
Brother was released on November 24, 2000.
Brother was directed by Takeshi Kitano.
Brother has a runtime of 1h 53m.
Brother was produced by Peter Watson, Jeremy Thomas, Ann Carli, Takio Yoshida, Masayuki Mori.
A Japanese Yakuza gangster is exiled to the United States. Takeshi settles in Los Angeles where his younger, half brother lives and finds that although the turf is new, the rules are still the same as they try to take over the local drug trade.
The key characters in Brother are Aniki Yamamoto (Takeshi Kitano), Denny (Omar Epps), Ken (Claude Maki).
Brother is rated R.
Brother is a Crime, Drama, Thriller film.
Brother has an audience rating of 7.9 out of 10.
Brother had a budget of $12M.
Brother has made $15.3M at the box office.