Brother

Brother is a 2000 film starring, written, directed and edited by Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano. It is also his fifth collaboration with renowned Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi. This was also Kitano's first collaboration with designer Yohji Yamamoto. The French title for the film is Aniki, Mon Frère (lit. Aniki, My Brother). Shot in Los Angeles, California, Takeshi Kitano plays Yamamoto, a lone yakuza officer. Defeated in a war with a rival fa... More

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  • 2000

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Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 54 min

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Also known as:

  • Brother

Film

Directed by

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano (北野 武, Kitano Takeshi, born January 18, 1947) is a Japanese filmmaker, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter, and one-time video game designer who has received critical acclaim, both in his native Japan and abroad, for his highly...

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Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2001
  • 2000
  • Apr 6, 2001
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Runtime:

  • 1 h 54 min
  • 1 h 53 min
  • 1 h 50 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 12,000,000

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