Brother
After his crime boss is killed in a Tokyo gang war, A yakuza gangster moves to Los Angeles where he must go through fire and water for survival. He and his half-brother, the leader of a drug ring, fight in deadly battle to gain the power.
3 February 1948, El Paso, Texas, USA
1 December 1973, El Paso, Texas, USA
28 December 1941, Hyogo, Japan
11 August 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 July 1956, Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan
17 February 1969, Brentwood, California, USA
June 25, 2012
A powerful statement on a violent society -- and a very uncomfortable one that is apt to alienate many viewers.November 07, 2003
Takashi has been considered a master auteur. Perhaps, but there's no art here, just violence.July 27, 2001
Just how many acts of self-inflicted finger amputations do I really want to see?February 13, 2003
If the yardstick for mob flicks is 'Goodfellas' (and it should be), then 'Brother' doesn't stand a chance. On its own, however, it is a stylish, colourful film.July 27, 2001
Kitano presents all this mayhem in crisp and cool camera work that distances it and keeps it from becoming oppressive.August 03, 2001
As an actor and writer-director, Mr. Kitano projects an amused irony that makes his films worth seeing.July 27, 2001
Intriguing though uneven.July 27, 2001
Sure to satisfy fans of the laconic auteur.June 21, 2007
A vital, stylish Yakuza pic, Kitano crafts a new world/old world, brother against brother epic battle straddling both sides of the Pacific.October 21, 2002
Oh, brother.August 10, 2001
Kitano's most enjoyable, flat-out fun movie, provided you can stomach the violence.June 19, 2003
The film explores in multi-layered depths how violence begets violence and how this cycle, once started, is nearly impossible to break.