Brother
Are You Japanese?
2000 | 114m | Japanese
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Takeshi Kitano |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Takeshi Kitano |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 13, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Takeshi Kitano |
| Writer: | Takeshi Kitano |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller |
| Keywords | sibling relationship, assassination, culture clash, war on drugs, yakuza, sake, loyalty, drug dealer, femme fatale, los angeles, california |
| Production Companies | Bandai Visual, Office Kitano, Tokyo FM, Recorded Picture Company, Fuzzy Bunny Films, Little Brother |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $15,250,000
Budget: $12,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Takeshi Kitano | Aniki Yamamoto |
| Omar Epps | Denny |
| Claude Maki | Ken |
| Susumu Terajima | Kato |
| Masaya Katô | Shirase |
| Royale Watkins | Jay |
| Lombardo Boyar | Mo |
| Ryo Ishibashi | Ishihara |
| James Shigeta | Sugimoto |
| Tatyana Ali | Latifa |
| Joseph Ragno | Rossi |
| Ren Osugi | Harada |
| Noel Gugliemi | Mexican Mafia Soldier |
| Pat Morita | Guy at the Poker Table |
| Tetsuya Watari | Jinseikai Boss |
| Amaury Nolasco | Victor |
| Joy Nakagawa | Marina |
| Rino Katase | Night Club Madame |
| Kōen Okumura | Hanaoka |
| Naomasa Musaka | Hisamatsu |
| Makoto Ôtake | Chief of Police |
| Tony Colitti | Roberto |
| Wanda-Lee Evans | Denny's Mother |
| Antwon Tanner | Collin |
| Alan Marco | Bellboy |
| Dan Gunther | Killer Waiter |
| Robert Covarrubias | Mexican Mafia Officer |
| Anthony Vatsula | Mexican Mafia Officer |
| Al Vicente | Victor's Deputy |
| Bradley Jay Lesley | Moose |
| Lobo Sebastian | Yamamoto's Bodyguard |
| Tuesday Knight | Prostitute |
| Chuma Gault | Sly |
| Peter Spellos | Taxi Driver |
| Jack Ong | Chinese Boss |
| Alvin Ing | Doctor |
| John Aprea | Mafia Boss Geppetti |
| Christopher DerGregorian | Mexican Mafia Hitman |
| Manny Perez | Mexican Mafia Hitman |
| Hiroshi Otaguro | Yamomoto's Henchman |
| Darryl M. Bell | Yamomoto's Henchman |
| Geoff Meed | Rossi's Bodyguard |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | First Mexican Mafia Boss |
| Gary Cruz | Mexican Mafia Soldier |
| Miguel Mas | Mexican Mafia Soldier |
| Erick Carrillo | Mexican Hitman |
| Joseph Aguilar | Thug |
| Shūhei Saga | Matsumoto |
| Shoken Kunimoto | Ohyama |
| Eiji Inoue | Shirase's Henchman |
| Rainbow Borden | Yamomoto's Henchman |
| Mike Wu | Chinese Boss |
| Tad Horino | Coffee Shop Owner |
| Don Sato | Sushi Bar Owner |
| Hideo Kimura | Sushi Bar Part-Timer |
| Koyo Into | Nishida |
| Ren Murakami | Minamino |
| Yuji Hasegawa | Whorehouse Customer |
| Paul Feddersen | Limo Driver |
| Nynno Ahli | Oscar |
| Takashi Nishina | Yakuza |
| Ryosuke Watabe | Chinese Mafia |
| Mikage Sano | Chinese Mafia |
| Luis Angel | Victor's Henchman |
| Tomas Chavez | Victor's Driver |
| Yauoi Otani | Sushi Bar Waitress |
| Kool Moe Dee | Jack |
| Herschel Sparber | Geppetti's Bodyguard |
| Eddie Garcia | Mexican Mafia Hitman |
| Manny Gavino | Yamomoto's Henchman |
| Yoshi Tomo Kaneda | Mafia Hitman |
| Joseph Aguilar | Thug 3 (uncredited) |
| Makoto Togashi |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mayumi Kamata | Makeup Artist |
| Robert C. Mathews III | Hairstylist |
| Michio Miyauchi | Makeup Artist |
| Judy Murdock | Makeup Department Head |
| P.E. 'Carmen' Osborne-Austin | Key Hair Stylist |
| Richard Snell | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Rita Lisa Danao | Assistant Director |
| Hirofumi Inaba | Assistant Director |
| Ed Licht | First Assistant Director |
| Takashi Matsukawa | Assistant Director |
| Hiroshi Shimizu | Assistant Director |
| Atsushi Sunagawa | Assistant Director |
| Darrell Woodard | Assistant Director |
| Dorian Cheah | Sound Effects Editor |
| Alan Freedman | ADR Recordist |
| John Alden | Stunts |
| Kenji Shibasaki | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Damon Caro | Stunts |
| Christopher Caso | Stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Mickey Giacomazzi | Stunts |
| Al Goto | Stunt Coordinator |
| Steven Ho | Stunts |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Katsumi Yanagijima | Director of Photography |
| Takefumi Yoshikawa | Casting |
| Shinji Komiya | Line Producer |
| Norihiro Isoda | Production Design |
| Robi Reed | Casting |
| Senji Horiuchi | Sound Designer |
| Akira Rizawa | Sound Designer |
| Takayuki Nitta | Art Direction |
| Anthony R. Stabley | Art Direction |
| Teresa Visinare | Set Decoration |
| Darryle Johnson | Costume Design |
| Junko Aoki | Makeup Artist |
| Pierce Austin | Hair Department Head |
| Tomoo Haraguchi | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Takako Ishikawa | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mizuki Ito | Sound Effects Editor |
| Robert Jackson | ADR Supervisor |
| Bobby Johanson | ADR Recordist |
| Takako Kawamoto | Sound Effects Editor |
| Akira Nakano | Sound Recordist |
| Mitsugu Shiratori | Sound Mixer |
| Mirai Ueno | Sound Assistant |
| Anthony Cecere | Stunts |
| Paul Eliopoulos | Stunts |
| Koichi Sakamoto | Stunts |
| Spencer Sano | Stunts |
| Frank Torres | Stunts |
| Danny Wong | Stunts |
| Takeshi Kitano | Writer, Director, Editor |
| Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Yohji Yamamoto | Costume Design |
| Mark De Alessandro | Stunts |
| Keith Woulard | Stunts |
| Yoshinori Ota | Editor |
| Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Kurt Bryant | Stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Brian Imada | Stunts |
| John Koyama | Stunts |
| Will Leong | Stunts |
| Clint Lilley | Stunts |
| Frank Lloyd | Stunts |
| Johnny Martin | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Eddie Perez | Stunts |
| Simon Rhee | Stunts |
| Jimmy N. Roberts | Stunts |
| Erik Rondell | Stunts |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | Stunts |
| Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| David Wald | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ann Carli | Producer |
| Peter Watson | Producer |
| Masayuki Mori | Producer |
| Takio Yoshida | Producer |
| Jeremy Thomas | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 14 |
| 2024 | 5 | 22 | 37 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 14 |
| 2024 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 12 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 8 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 11 |
| 2025 | 1 | 16 | 29 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 275 | 400 |