Brother
Written and directed by 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano, this violent crime drama also features the filmmaker as a Japanese gangster who must flee Tokyo after his colleagues are killed by rival mobsters. Arriving in L.A. to find half-brother Claude Maki involved in a small-time drug trade, Kitano proceeds to team up with Maki and his girlfriend to take over the drug underworld.
Year: 2001
Genre: Japanese Cinema, Film Festivals 2001, Action
Country: Japan
Director: Takeshi Kitano
Starring: Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Tatyana Ali, Claude Maki
Duration: 113 Minutes
Rating: R18 - Contains violence and offensive language.
6.8/10
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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