Brother (2000 film)
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| Directed by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Written by | Takeshi Kitano |
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| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagishima |
| Edited by | Takeshi Kitano |
| Music by | Joe Hisaishi |
Production companies | Recorded Picture Company Office Kitano |
| Distributed by | Shochiku Co., Ltd. (Japan) BAC Films (France) Sony Pictures Classics (United States) FilmFour Distributors (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
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| Languages | Japanese English |
| Box office | $15.3 million |
Brother (Japanese: ブラザー, Hepburn: Burazā) is a 2000 crime film starring, written, directed, and edited by Takeshi Kitano. The film premiered on September 7, 2000 at the Venice Film Festival. The plot centers on a mature yakuza gangster who has to flee to America, where he unites forces with his little brother and his brother’s gang in Los Angeles.
It is the only American production directed by Kitano and also the only such film in which he starred.