Country
Canada
Date
Sep 09, 2000
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
Are You Japanese?
1h 53min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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. Original Title: ブラザー
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ryo Ishibashi | Ishihara |
| James Shigeta | Sugimoto |
| Tatyana Ali | Latifa |
| Joseph Ragno | Rossi |
| Ren Osugi | Harada |
| Noel Gugliemi | Mexican Mafia Soldier |
| Pat Morita | Guy at the Poker Table |
| Tetsuya Watari | Jinseikai Boss |
| Amaury Nolasco | Victor |
| Joy Nakagawa | Marina |
| Rino Katase | Night Club Madame |
| Kōen Okumura | Hanaoka |
| Naomasa Musaka | Hisamatsu |
| Makoto Ôtake | Chief of Police |
| Tony Colitti | Roberto |
| Wanda-Lee Evans | Denny's Mother |
| Antwon Tanner | Collin |
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| Alan Marco | Bellboy |
| Dan Gunther | Killer Waiter |
| Robert Covarrubias | Mexican Mafia Officer |
| Anthony Vatsula | Mexican Mafia Officer |
| Al Vicente | Victor's Deputy |
| Bradley Jay Lesley | Moose |
| Lobo Sebastian | Yamamoto's Bodyguard |
| Tuesday Knight | Prostitute |
| Chuma Gault | Sly |
| Peter Spellos | Taxi Driver |
| Jack Ong | Chinese Boss |
| Alvin Ing | Doctor |
| John Aprea | Mafia Boss Geppetti |
| Christopher DerGregorian | Mexican Mafia Hitman |
| Manny Perez | Mexican Mafia Hitman |
| Hiroshi Otaguro | Yamomoto's Henchman |
| Darryl M. Bell | Yamomoto's Henchman |
| Geoff Meed | Rossi's Bodyguard |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | First Mexican Mafia Boss |
| Gary Cruz | Mexican Mafia Soldier |
| Miguel Mas | Mexican Mafia Soldier |
| Erick Carrillo | Mexican Hitman |
| Joseph Aguilar | Thug |
| Shūhei Saga | Matsumoto |
| Shoken Kunimoto | Ohyama |
| Eiji Inoue | Shirase's Henchman |
| Rainbow Borden | Yamomoto's Henchman |
| Mike Wu | Chinese Boss |
| Tad Horino | Coffee Shop Owner |
| Don Sato | Sushi Bar Owner |
| Hideo Kimura | Sushi Bar Part-Timer |
| Koyo Into | Nishida |
| Ren Murakami | Minamino |
| Yuji Hasegawa | Whorehouse Customer |
| Paul Feddersen | Limo Driver |
| Nynno Ahli | Oscar |
| Takashi Nishina | Yakuza |
| Ryosuke Watabe | Chinese Mafia |
| Mikage Sano | Chinese Mafia |
| Luis Angel | Victor's Henchman |
| Tomas Chavez | Victor's Driver |
| Yauoi Otani | Sushi Bar Waitress |
| Kool Moe Dee | Jack |
| Herschel Sparber | Geppetti's Bodyguard |
| Eddie Garcia | Mexican Mafia Hitman |
| Manny Gavino | Yamomoto's Henchman |
| Yoshi Tomo Kaneda | Mafia Hitman |
| Joseph Aguilar | Thug 3 (uncredited) |
| Makoto Togashi |
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | Brother |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | English, Italiano, 日本語, Español |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan, United Kingdom, France |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Recorded Picture Company, Office Kitano, Film4 Productions, Bac Films |
| Sito ufficiale | office-kitano.co.jp |
| Data di uscita | 13 dicembre 2000 |
| Producer | Jeremy Thomas, Ann Carli, Peter Watson, Shinji Komiya, Takio Yoshida, Masayuki Mori |
| Writer | Takeshi Kitano |
| Casting | Takefumi Yoshikawa, Robi Reed |
| Editors | Takeshi Kitano, Yoshinori Ota |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagijima |
| Asst. Directors | Rita Lisa Danao, Hirofumi Inaba, Ed Licht, Takashi Matsukawa, Hiroshi Shimizu, Atsushi Sunagawa, Darrell Woodard, Takeshi Kitano |
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Release dates
Premiere
Country
United States
Date
Sep 26, 2000
Note
New York Film Festival
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Apr 06, 2001
Certification
R
Theatrical release
Country
France
Date
Dec 13, 2000
Country
Germany
Date
Jan 18, 2001
Certification
18
Country
Japan
Date
Jan 27, 2001
Country
United Kingdom
Date
Mar 23, 2001
Certification
18
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Country
Spain
Date
Apr 27, 2001
Certification
18
Country
United States
Date
Jul 20, 2001
Certification
R
Note
Los Angeles, California/New York City, New York
Digital
Country
Switzerland
Date
Jun 14, 2001
Certification
18
Physical media
Country
Czechia
Date
Apr 01, 2001
TV
Country
Czechia
Date
Oct 07, 2004
Note
ČT2
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