Home / Brother

Brother

Year:

2000

Duration:

114 min

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.3

Director:

Takeshi Kitano

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2000-11-24

Filming Locations: Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $10,000,000

Opening Weekend: $60,029 (USA) (22 July 2001)

Gross: $447,750 (USA) (30 September 2001)

Cast

Actor

Character

Darryl M. Bell

Takeshi Kitano

Aniki Yamamoto

Omar Epps

Denny

Claude Maki

Ken

Masaya Katô

Shirase

Susumu Terajima

Kato

Royale Watkins

Jay

Lombardo Boyar

Ren Ôsugi

Harada

Ryo Ishibashi

Ishihara

James Shigeta

Sugimoto

Tatyana Ali

Latifa (as Tatyana M. Ali)

Makoto Ohtake

Chief of Police

Kôen Okumura

Hanaoka

Naomasa Musaka

Hisamatsu

Rino Katase

Night Club Madame

Tetsuya Watari

Jinseikai Boss

Ren Murakami

Minamino

Joy Nakagawa

Marina

Wanda-Lee Evans

Denny's Mother

Tony Colitti

Roberto

Koyo Into

Nishida

Alan Marco

Bellboy (as Alan Garcia)

Antwon Tanner

Colin

Joseph Ragno

Mafia Boss Rossi

Nynno Ahli

Oscar (as Nynno Ali)

Paul Feddersen

Limo Driver

Dan Gunther

Killer Waiter

Robert Covarrubias

Mexican Mafia Officer

Anthony Vatsula

Mexican Mafia Officer

Al Vicente

Victor's Deputy

Luis Angel

Victor's Henchman

Bradley Jay Lesley

Moose (as Brad 'The Animal' Lesley)

Lobo Sebastian

Yamamoto's Bodyguard

Tomas Chavez

Victor's Driver

Don Sato

Sushi Bar Owner

Hideo Kimura

Sushi Bar Part-Timer

Yauoi Otani

Sushi Bar Waitress (as Yayoi Otani)

Tuesday Knight

Prostitute (as Tuesday Night)

Yuji Hasegawa

Whorehouse Customer

Chuma Hunter-Gault

Sly

Kool Moe Dee

Jack

Peter Spellos

Taxi Driver

Amaury Nolasco

Victor

Jack Ong

Chinese Boss

Tad Horino

Coffee Shop Owner

Mike Wu

Chinese Boss

Alvin Ing

Doctor

Herschel Sparber

Geppetti's Bodyguard

John Aprea

Mafia Boss Geppetti

Christopher DerGregorian

Mexican Mafia Hitman (as Christopher Dergregorian)

Manny Perez

Mexican Mafia Hitman

Eddie Garcia

Mexican Mafia Henchman

Rainbow Borden

Yamomoto's Henchman

Manny Gavino

Yamomoto's Henchman

Hiroshi Otaguro

Yamomoto's Henchman

Eiji Inoue

Shirase's Henchman

Yoshi Tomo Kaneda

Mafia Hitman (as Akira Kaneda)

Geoff Meed

Rossi's Bodyguard

Shôken Kunimoto

Ohyama

Shûhei Saga

Matsumoto

Takashi Nishina

Mikage Sano

Joseph Aguilar

Thug 3 (uncredited)

Erick Carrillo

Mexican hitman (uncredited)

Gary Cruz

Mexican Mafia Soldier (uncredited)

Noel Gugliemi

Mexican Mafia Soldier (uncredited)

Miguel Mas

Mexican Mafia Hitman (uncredited)

Pat Morita

Guy at the poker table (uncredited)

Thomas Rosales Jr.

First Mexican Mafia Boss (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Kitano reputedly had problems working with Masaya Katô. Kato had his own ideas, and Kitano would get so upset that he would yell at him. In the scene where Aniki tells Shirase to put out the cigars, it is really Kitano yelling at Kato.

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The dead bodies found in the headquarters (toward the end of the film) are arranged in the Japanese symbol (kanji) for "death".

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The body count is 78.

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Goofs

When the driver of the car carrying Aniki is shot from behind, we see his blood splattered on the windscreen. There's also a crack on it, but when we cut to the car crashing from the outside, the windscreen is clean.

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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.

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The car that explodes is a Lexus. When the gang see the flaming wreck, it's a different car.

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Quotes

Aniki Yamamoto: I understand "fucking Jap," asshole!

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Mo: What are you guys gonna do?

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Denny: I love you Aniki! Wherever you at, man!

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