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Release Date:
24 November 2000 (Italy) moreTagline:
The one guy you trust to get your back when a whole city's trying to put a bullet in it. morePlot:
A Japanese Yakuza gangster is exiled to the United States. Takeshi settles in Los Angeles where his younger... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
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Brilliant gangster picture sliced to ribbons by the M.P.A.A. more (123 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Takeshi Kitano | ... | Aniki Yamamoto (as 'Beat' Takeshi) |
 | Omar Epps | ... | Denny |
 | Kurôdo Maki | ... | Ken (as Claude Maki) |
| Masaya Katô | ... | Shirase |
| Susumu Terajima | ... | Kato |
| Royale Watkins | ... | Jay |
 | Lombardo Boyar | ... | Mo |
| Ren Ôsugi | ... | Harada |
 | Ryo Ishibashi | ... | Ishihara |
| James Shigeta | ... | Sugimoto |
 | Tatyana Ali | ... | Latifa |
| Makoto Ôtake | ... | Chief of Police |
| Kouen Okumura | ... | Hanaoka |
| Naomasa Musaka | ... | Hisamatsu |
| Rino Katase | ... | Night Club Madame |
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Rated R for pervasive strong violence, language and brief nudity.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
114 minColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:16 | France:-16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Portugal:M/16 | Italy:T | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:III | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (cut) | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A)Fun Stuff
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The body count is 78. moreGoofs:
Continuity: Ken takes the photo of the potential blackmail victim with his right hand while his left hand is on the table. In the close-up he's holding it with both hands, and then he returns the picture with his right hand while his left hand is on the table again. moreSoundtrack:
Casta Diva che inargenti moreFAQ
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Brother (2000) marks the English language directorial debut for Takeshi Kitano in this cross over gangster film about a deposed Yakuza living in exile on the streets of L.A. This entertaining and surprisingly fast moving picture (for a Kitano film) release date was delayed in the United States by more than a year. When it was finally released the film played mainly in Art houses and was heavily edited by the old cronies that sit on the M.P.A.A. board. It's impossible to see this movie how it was original meant to be show. Sadly, prior releases (even on video) were the same old prints that were used during it's theatrical release. Ho-hum. I recommend the director's/international version of this film. The M.P.A.A. cut lacks the punch of the original.
A+ (International)
B+ (american)