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Brother

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Brother
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R,1hr 52min
Genres:
Drama,Action
Released:
January 19, 2001
Director:
Beat Takeshi Kitano
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Classics
Starring:
Beat Takeshi Kitano, Claude Maki, Omar Epps  ...more
Synopsis: Internationally acclaimed director and Japanese media phenomenon Takeshi Kitano follows up his well-regarded Kikujiro with this straight-ahead gangster saga with a cross-cultural twist. The film focuses on Yamamoto (Kitano), a yakuza forced out of the country when a gang war all but wipes out his clan. Armed with a fake credit card, a forged passport, and a bag of money, he journeys to the strange and foreign land of Los Angeles to join his half-brother Ken (Claude Maki), who works as a low-rent ... Full Synopsis
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Jonathan Crow, AMG Review
In much of his work, Takeshi Kitano has coupled deadpan wit and sentimentality with jarring, often horrific violence. In his previous outing, Kikujiro, he veered towards the former, while with Brother, Kitano firmly positions himself in the realm of the latter. While never losing Kitano's signature mordant humor, this film features disembowelments, grisly beatings, and buckets of lopped-off pinkies. ... Full Review
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