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Brother

Brother

Crime · Drama · Thriller · 2000

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.

Movie details

Brother

“Are You Japanese?”

2000 Crime · Drama · Thriller 1h 53m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.1 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Brother?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Takeshi Kitano

Written by

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Aniki Yamamoto

Omar Epps

Omar Epps

Denny

Claude Maki

Claude Maki

Ken

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Kato

Masaya Katō

Masaya Katō

Shirase

Royale Watkins

Royale Watkins

Jay

Lombardo Boyar

Lombardo Boyar

Mo

Court is in session

Put Brother on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.