Brother | Blu-ray (BFI)
On April 21, 2025, BFI is releasing a Blu-ray (Region B) for Brother, a 2000 crime film starring, written, directed, and edited by Takeshi Kitano (Outrage Coda, Mozu: The Movie).
Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano directs and stars in this brutal crime thriller about a Japanese yakuza forced to flee to Los Angeles after the death of his boss.
In the wake of a failed gang war, Yamamoto ‘Aniki’ (Kitano) arrives in Los Angeles with nothing but a new name and a bag of cash. Re-uniting with his younger brother, he uses his extensive experience as a hardened gangster, to grow a small-time drug operation into an far-reaching criminal brotherhood, attracting the attention of rival gangs with bloodthirsty consequences.
Brother also stars Omar Epps (Juice), Claude Maki (A Scene at the Sea), and Tetsuya Watari (Outlaw: Gangster VIP).
Features:
- Presented in High Definition
- The Green Flash (1988, 23 mins): Adam Davis’ short film about an encounter between a runaway and a gangster featuring a young Omar Epps in his first screen role
- Other extras tbc
- **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film
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Watch the Trailer below:
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