Brother
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- Movie: Brother
- Director: Takeshi Kitano
- Writer: Takeshi Kitano
- Producer: Takio Yoshida, Ann Carli
- Cinematographer: Katsumi Yanagishima
- Release Date: January 27, 2001
- Runtime: 14 min.
- Studio: Office Kitano
- Distributor: Office Kitano
- Language: English, Japanese
- Country: Japan, USA, UK
Plot
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.
Cast
- Takeshi Kitano - Aniki Yamamoto
- Omar Epps - Denny
- Claude Maki - Ken
- Masaya Kato - Shirase
- Susumu Terajima - Kato
- 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
- Shoken Kunimoto
- Takashi Nishina
- Koji Kiryu - yakuza
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