Brother

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.

Cast out by his Yakuza clan, Yamamoto is forced to leave Japan and travel to Los Angeles where he seeks refuge with his half-brother, Ken. In no time Yamamoto is organising one of the city’s most powerful crime syndicates, bringing his gang into direct conflict with the local Mafia. Their rise appears unstoppable - until they run afoul of entrenched criminal forces. Bloody violence is inevitable.

Legendary Japanese comedian, actor, and filmmaker Takeshi Kitano (Zatoichi, Battle Royale) writes, directs and stars in this brutal crime saga. Fusing the codes of the Yakuza film with the iconography of the Hollywood gangster movie, Brother showcases Kitano’s distinctive visual style and cool detachment.