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In his first film shot in the United States, Japanese director Takeshi Kitano stars as Aniki, a stoic "yakuza" (the Japanese version of the Mafia) who heads to Los Angeles after his clan loses a mob war. Unable to speak English, he still manages to take control of his little brother's small-time gang of drug dealers and quickly .. Read more
| Starring | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Tatyana M. Ali, Kuroudo Maki |
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| Director | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano |
| Genres | Drama |
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In his first film shot in the United States, Japanese director Takeshi Kitano stars as Aniki, a stoic "yakuza" (the Japanese version of the Mafia) who heads to Los Angeles after his clan loses a mob war. Unable to speak English, he still manages to take control of his little brother's small-time gang of drug dealers and quickly moves them up the criminal ladder by impassively blasting all their higher-ups and imparting an Eastern sense of honor to the new "family." Between the ritual suicides, tortures, self-mutilations, and blood-soaked gun battles, Aniki forms a special bond with black gang member Denny (Omar Epps), who teaches him some English slang in exchange for guidance. As with Kitano's previous films such as FIREWORKS, VIOLENT COP, and SONATINE, an overall sense of Zen stillness contrasts with sudden macho eruptions into violence. The film takes a uniquely Japanese look at the male psyche, which makes it nicely comparable to the works of Takeshi's American counterparts like Peckinpah, Tarantino, and Abel Ferrara. Offbeat and strangely subdued, BROTHER still delivers all the desired gangster goods and should make new Takeshi fans out of anyone who has seen SCARFACE or THE GODFATHER.
| Starring | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Tatyana M. Ali, Kuroudo Maki, Masaya Kato, James Shigeta, Susumu Terajima, Ren Osugi |
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| Director | 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano |
| Studio | LACE GROUP |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English, Japanese |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 To Rent: DVD: 13 Jan 2003 |
"...BROTHER boldly juxtaposes images of geographical displacement and transience with underlying themes of cultural permanence and immutability..."
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This is the first 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano film I've seen and it made me want to see more - in fact I ran straight out (OK, not literally) and bought a... read more »
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One of d best movie ever, similar to ' show down in little tokyo' Tough, my kind of, luv it. Lekzide Gold xx
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Japanese gangsta eh? Tough lads given their size. And always so smartly turned out. Although I prefer my gangsta wearing a tie. Still, make their American black... read more »
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It is an answer to Tarantino movies...
From beginning to end, you feel like you are watching a Tarantino movie. Strong dialogs, action and violence in a nice blend...