---
title: 'Brother (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Takeshi Kitano'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 114
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/brother-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0222851/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Brother (2000)

2000 · 114 min · Drama, Action, Crime · United Kingdom, United States, Japan


## Synopsis

Brother  is a 2000 crime film starring, written, directed, and edited by Takeshi Kitano. The film premiered on September 7, 2000 at the Venice Film Festival. The plot centers on a mature yakuza gangster who has to flee to America, where he unites forces with his little brother and his brother’s gang in Los Angeles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- **Screenplay:** [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- **Editor:** [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joe Hisaishi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-hisaishi)
- **Producer:** [Masayuki Mori](https://cinepixo.com/people/masayuki-mori-2), [Jeremy Thomas](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-thomas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Katsumi Yanagishima](https://cinepixo.com/people/katsumi-yanagishima)

## Cast

- [Omar Epps](https://cinepixo.com/people/omar-epps)
- [Antwon Tanner](https://cinepixo.com/people/antwon-tanner)
- [Ryo Ishibashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryo-ishibashi)
- [Pat Morita](https://cinepixo.com/people/pat-morita)
- [Tatyana Ali](https://cinepixo.com/people/tatyana-ali)
- [Peter Spellos](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-spellos)
- [Amaury Nolasco](https://cinepixo.com/people/amaury-nolasco)
- [Lombardo Boyar](https://cinepixo.com/people/lombardo-boyar)
- [Masaya Katō](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaya-kato)
- [Claude Maki](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-maki)
- [Ren Ōsugi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ren-osugi)
- [Takeshi Kitano](https://cinepixo.com/people/takeshi-kitano)
- [Tuesday Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/tuesday-knight)
- [Tetsuya Watari](https://cinepixo.com/people/tetsuya-watari)
- [James Shigeta](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-shigeta)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/brother-2000
Film facts: Wikidata (Q961235); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.