Brother (2001)

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R | 1 hr 47 mins | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime | Released: 1/19/2001 |Box Office Total: $0.4M

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Abandoned by the brotherhood of his yazuka clan, gangster Yamamoto flees a crime war in Tokyo and ends up in Los Angeles looking for his long lost brother. Alone and with a new identity, Yamamoto finds himself frustrated by foreign surroundings but soon strikes up a friendship with Denny, an up-and-coming black hustler, with whom he had an earlier violent run-in. They team up to take over the drug turf of East L.A. Before long, Yamamoto's gang grows in number, business flourishes and money flows. Yamamoto and his boys now wear expensive suits, cruise in limousines and work out of lofty offices. As success breeds jealousy, Yamomoto joins forces with rival Japanese crime lord, Shirase. It becomes an all-out war without sanctuary for anyone. As things heat up, Yamamoto learns that only Denny has really caught on to the yazuka code of brotherhood...

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
1/19/2001

Director	Credit
Takeshi Kitano	Director
Cast	Credit
Takeshi Kitano	Yamamoto
Omar Epps	Denny
Claude Maki	Ken
Masaya Kato	Shirase
Susumu Terajima	Kato
Royale Watkins	Jay
Lombardo Boyar	Mo
Ryo Ishibashi	Ishihara
James Shigeta	Sugimoto
Tatyana Ali	Latifa
Makoto Ohtake	Chief of Police
Koen Okumura	Hanaoka
Naomasa Musaka	Hisamatsu
Rino Katse	Night Club Madame
Tetsuya Watari	Jinseikai Boss
Ren Murakmai	Minamino
Joy Nakagawa	Marina
Wanda Lee Evans	Denny's Mother
Tony Colitti	Roberto
Koyo Into	Nishida
Alan Garcia	Bellboy
Antwon Tanner	Colin
Joseph Ragno	Mafia Boss Rossi
Nynno Ali	Oscar
Paul Feddersen	Limo Driver
Dan Gunter	Killer Waiter
Robert Covarrubias	Mexican Mafia Officer
Anthony Vatsula	Mexican Mafia Officer
Al Vincente	Victor's Henchman
Luis Angel	Victor's Henchman
Brad Jay Lesley	Moose
Lobo Sebastian	Yamamoto Bodyguard
Tomas Chavez	Victor's Driver
Don Sato	Sushi Bar Owner
Hideo Kimura	Sushi Bar Part-Timer
Yayoi Otani	Shushi Bar Waitress
Tuesday Night	Prostitute
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
Manny Perez	mexican Mafia Hitman
Eddie Garcia	Mexican Mafia Henchman
Rainbow Borden	Yamamoto's Henchman
Manny Gavino	Yamamoto's Henchman
Hiroshi Otaguro	Yamamoto's Henchman
Darryl M Bell	Yamamoto's Henchman
Elji Inoue	Shirase's Henchman
Akira Kaneda	Mafia Hitman
Geoff Meed	Rossi's Bodyguard
Shoken Kunimoto	Ohyama
Shuhei Saga	Matsumoto
Ren Osugi	Harada
Production Credits	Credit
Peter Watson	Associate Producer
Masayuki Mori	Producer
Takio Yoshida	Co-Producer
Anne Carli	Co-Producer
Jeremy Thomas	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Office Kitano	Production Company
Recorded Picture Company	Production Company
Film Four	Production Company
Bac Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
SPC	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Advanced Medien AG	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Kitano	Theatrical Distributor
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Bac Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
FilmFour Distributors	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Tokyo, Japan
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Takeshi Kitano	Screenplay
Art Department	Credit
Norihiro Isoda	Production Designer
Teresa Visinare	Set Decorator
Anthony Rivero Stabley	Art Director
Takayuki Nitta	Art Director
Film Camera	Credit
Katsumi Yanagijima	Director of Photography
Akihiko Nihonmatsu ('Matsu')	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Roy C Granada	Lighting Technician
Randy Williamson ('Razzle')	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Hanway Films	Foreign Distribution Sales
Office Kitano	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
New Japan Philharmonic	Music Performer - score performer
Joe Hisaishi	Music
Physical Effects	Credit
Al Goto	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Toshio Tanaka	Unit Manager
Ho Victor	Unit Production Manager
Chiyo Miyakoshi	Script Supervisor
Edward Licht	Assistant Director
Diana Leigh Myers	Location Manager
Sound	Credit
Shimitsugu Shiratori	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Senji Horiuchi	Sound Designer
Visual Effects	Credit
John Hartigan	Special Effects Coordinator
David Wayen	Special Effects Coordinator
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Yohji Yamamoto	Costume Designer
Michiyo Miyauchi	Makeup Artist
Fumio Iwasaki	Costume Department - costume stylist
Ryoji Kasumi	Makeup - tattoo artist
Judy Murdcock	Makeup - makeup department head
Tomoo Haraguchi	Makeup - special effects make-up
Richard Snell	Makeup - special effects make-up

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