Brother Movie
After the yakuza clan is annihilated in a bloody war, the sole survivor, Aniki Yamamoto (Takeshi Kitano), flies from Tokyo to Los Angeles so as to find his long lost younger brother, Ken (Kuroudo Maki), a smalltime drug dealer. In America he is confronted with an alien, menacing world where crime lords have engaged in a fierce and merciless battle for domination. Ruled by the yakuza code of honor, Yamamoto takes over the LA underworld.
Tagline
- Are You Japanese?
The one guy you trust to get your back when a whole city's trying to put a bullet in it.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 2000
- IMDB Rating:
- 7.1
- IMDB Votes:
- 6787
- Countries:
- UK, USA, Japan
- Genres:
- Thriller, Crime, Drama
- Tags:
-
Murder, Los angeles california, Blood, Title spoken by character, California, Money, Suicide, Mafia, Independent film, Severed head
- Domestic:
- $450,594 (3.0%)
- + Foreign:
- $14,800,000 (97.0%)
- = Worldwide:
- $15,250,594
- Opening
Weekend: - $60,029 (11 theaters, $5,457 average) % of Total Gross: 13.3%
- Release:
- 56 theaters