Takeshi Kitano directs and stars as a Japanese gangster who’s exiled to Los Angeles, where he builds a drugs empire that soon attracts Mafia interest
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Legendary Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker Takeshi Kitano (Zatoichi, Battle Royale) writes, directs and stars in this brutal crime saga. |
After fleeing an ambush, gangster Yamamoto (Takeshi Kitano) leaves Tokyo for Los Angeles, where he imports the ethics of the Yakuza. |
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This was Kitano's first work outside of Japan, making it an object of curiosity for anyone interested in the famed actor-director. |
Commercially, it crawled into profit. The critics were divided between praise for its pace and verve, or disapproval of its bloodletting and body count. |
Chock full of mayhem and indebted to Hollywood Western and gangster classics, Brother is an interesting experiment from an ever-compelling creative force. |
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