Brother

Brother

Are You Japanese?

2000•1h 53m•7.1/10

CrimeDramaThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(511)

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang. Original Title: ブラザー

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Production

Recorded Picture Company, Office Kitano, Film4 Productions, Bac Films

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Aniki Yamamoto

Omar Epps

Omar Epps

Denny

Claude Maki

Claude Maki

Ken

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Kato

Masaya Katō

Masaya Katō

Shirase

Royale Watkins

Royale Watkins

Jay

Lombardo Boyar

Lombardo Boyar

Mo

Ryo Ishibashi

Ryo Ishibashi

Ishihara

James Shigeta

James Shigeta

Sugimoto

Tatyana Ali

Tatyana Ali

Latifa

Joseph Ragno

Joseph Ragno

Rossi

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Harada

Noel Gugliemi

Noel Gugliemi

Mexican Mafia Soldier

Pat Morita

Pat Morita

Guy at the Poker Table

Tetsuya Watari

Tetsuya Watari

Jinseikai Boss

Amaury Nolasco

Amaury Nolasco

Victor

Joy Nakagawa

Marina

Rino Katase

Rino Katase

Night Club Madame

Kōen Okumura

Kōen Okumura

Hanaoka

Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Hisamatsu

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