Brother (US Version) DVD Region 1

In his first film shot in the US, Japanese director Takeshi Kitano stars as Aniki, a stoic "yakuza" (the Japanese version of the Mafia) who heads to Los Angeles after his clan loses a mob war. Unable to speak English, he still manages to take control of his little brother's small-time gang of drug dealers and quickly moves them up the criminal ladder by impassively blasting all their higher-ups and imparting an Eastern sense of honor to the new "family." Between the ritual suicides, tortures, self-mutilations, and blood-soaked gun battles, Aniki forms a special bond with black gang member Denny (Omar Epps), who teaches him some English slang in exchange for guidance. As with Kitano's previous films such as FIREWORKS, VIOLENT COP, and SONATINE, an overall sense of Zen stillness contrasts with sudden macho eruptions into violence. The film takes a uniquely Japanese look at the male psyche, which makes it nicely comparable to the works of Takeshi's American counterparts like Peckinpah, Tarantino, and Abel Ferrara. Offbeat and strangely subdued, BROTHER still delivers all the desired gangster goods and should make new Takeshi fans out of anyone who has seen SCARFACE or THE GODFATHER.

"...[Kitano] returns to more familiar form with a vengeance..." - Glenn, Kenny (Premiere/Entertainment Weekly Critic), Premiere, 05/01/2001

"...BROTHER boldly juxtaposes images of geographical displacement and transience with underlying themes of cultural permanence and immutability..." - Mark, Kermode (Sight And Sound Critic), Sight and Sound, 04/01/2001

"...Tense, edgy and compulsively unpredictable....This is Kitano's GODFATHER..." - Alan, Morrison (Total Film Critic), Total Film, 04/01/2001

"...The supporting, mostly Japanese cast is effective, particularly Kato..." - Frank, Scheck (Hollywood Reporter movie critic), Hollywood Reporter, 10/03/2000

"...Mr. Kitano's scenes with Mr. Epps have an intriguing give-and-take..." - Elvis, Mitchell (New York Times Critic), New York Times, 07/20/2001

"...What's fascinating about Kitano is the way he pounces. He specializes in moments of action almost too fast to see..." - Roger, Ebert (Critic and screenwriter), Chicago Sun-Times, 07/27/2001

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Product Title:	Brother (US Version) Brother (US Version) Brother (US Version) Brother (US Version) Brother (US Version)
Artist Name(s):	Kitano Takeshi (Actor) | Ishibashi Ryo (Actor) | Kato Masaya (Actor) | Epps Omar (Actor) | Watari Tetsuya (Actor) | Antwon Tanner (Actor) | Jack Soo (Actor) | Tatyana Ali (Actor) | Nick Villers (Actor) | Susuma Terajima (Actor) 北野武 (Actor) | 石橋凌 (Actor) | 加藤雅也 (Actor) | Epps Omar (Actor) | 渡哲也 (Actor) | 安東譚納 (Actor) | Jack Soo (Actor) | Tatyana Ali (Actor) | Nick Villers (Actor) | Susuma Terajima (Actor) 北野武 (Actor) | 石桥凌 (Actor) | 加藤雅也 (Actor) | Epps Omar (Actor) | 渡哲也 (Actor) | 安东谭纳 (Actor) | Jack Soo (Actor) | Tatyana Ali (Actor) | Nick Villers (Actor) | Susuma Terajima (Actor) 北野武 (Actor) | 石橋凌 (Actor) | 加藤雅也 (Actor) | オマー・エプス (Actor) | 渡哲也 (Actor) | Antwon Tanner (Actor) | Jack Soo (Actor) | Tatyana Ali (Actor) | Nick Villers (Actor) | Susuma Terajima (Actor) Kitano Takeshi (Actor) | Ishibashi Ryo (Actor) | Kato Masaya (Actor) | Epps Omar (Actor) | Watari Tetsuya (Actor) | Antwon Tanner (Actor) | Jack Soo (Actor) | Tatyana Ali (Actor) | Nick Villers (Actor) | Susuma Terajima (Actor)
Director:	Kitano Takeshi 北野武 北野武 北野武 Kitano Takeshi
Producer:	Nishijima Hidetoshi | Susuma Terajima 西島秀俊 | Susuma Terajima 西岛秀俊 | Susuma Terajima 西島秀俊 | Susuma Terajima Nishijima Hidetoshi | Susuma Terajima
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Release Date:	2002-01-02
UPC Code:	043396063884
Language:	English
Subtitles:	English, Spanish, French, Slovak
Country of Origin:	Japan
Picture Format:	NTSC What is it?
Aspect Ratio:	Letterboxed
Color Information:	Color
Sound Information:	SurroundSound, Digital Sound
Disc Format(s):	DVD
Region Code:	1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating:	R (MPAA)
Publisher:	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Package Weight:	95 (g)
Shipment Unit:	1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.:	1004415482

Director: Takeshi Kitano

DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen - 1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selection