Brother (2001)

114 min · Action, Drama, Mafia Film, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film

Popularity4.5/5

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Takeshi Kitano

Cast

Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Kuroudo Maki, Susumu Terajima, Masaya Kato, Royale Watkins, Lombardo Boyar, Ren Osugi, Ryo Ishibashi, James Shigeta, Tatyana Ali, Joseph Ragno

The story

Yamamoto (Takeshi Kitano) is a brutal and experienced yakuza enforcer whose boss was killed and whose clan was defeated in a criminal war with a rival family. Surviving clan members have few options: either to join the winners, reconciling with shame and distrust, or to die by committing seppuku. Yamamoto, however, decides to escape to Los Angeles along with his associate Kato (Susumu Terajima).

Catalogue themes and tags

2000s, Assassination, Brother Brother Relationship, Communicational problem, Drogenhändler, Ermordung, Fremde, From Rags to Riches, Gaunerpaar, Gewalt, Leiche verstecken, Los Angeles, Loyalty, Rise and Fall, Saki, Tokyo, Verbrecherbande, Yakuza, culture clash, war on drugs

Genres

Action, Drama, Mafia Film, Thriller, action film, crime film, drama film

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