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Actors: Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Kuroudo Maki, Masaya Kato

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A most recent of Takeshi Kitano's films - Brother focuses on a yakuza (played by Kitano) fleeing from problems in Tokyo and escaping to LA. However in LA all the problems of a yakuza life are there - gang conflict and Yamamoto's (Kitano) and his crews extermination of them and so forth. It is the sort of film that is quite difficult to convey, like most other of Takeshi's films hence it is better to see it. Many scene's in the film raise numerous questions - such as why did that guy Kato just shoot himself? Well the answer is simple - he sacrificed himself for the well being of his boss Yamamoto in due course uniting the two Japanese gangs. If visual references such as these are understood rather than ridiculed than the film becomes much more, in both content and action - than it may appear to be at first sight. After all it is Japanese, it's by Takeshi and it is imbued with traditions of bushido, yakuza, comedy and a philosophy of life and death - again if its comprehended the plot becomes rather meaningful and upsetting.
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The review of this Movie prepared by anastasia g




BROTHER is a movie written and directed by japanese director Takeshi Kitano in 2000. Kitano is a yakuza who has lost his boss in a gang war in Tokyo. Sentenced to death by the local mobsters, he decides to fly to Los Angeles and meet his half-brother, a young drug dealer with no ambition. Soon Kitano forms a new family who will have to face the mexican and L.A. japanese gangs and at last the Mafia. Violent and superb.
The review of this Movie prepared by Daniel Staebler



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Plot & Themes

Composition of Book Actual chase scenes or violence 40%Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 40%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 20% Time/Era of Movie:    -   1980's-1999 Crime & Police Story?    -   Yes Criminal enemy is...    -   law enforcement gone bad    -   Asian crime gangs    -   drug dealers If this is a criminal POV story...    -   criminals stealing from other criminals    -   criminals killing each other    -   one man's rise in a criminal organization    -   bad criminals on the run

Main Character

Identity:    -   Male Profession/status:    -   criminal Age:    -   40's-50's Ethnicity/Nationality    -   Japanese

Setting

United States    -   Yes The US:    -   California City?    -   Yes City:    -   Los Angeles    -   dangerous Misc setting    -   fancy mansion    -   resort/hotel    -   sewers/subways    -   building

Writing Style

Accounts of torture and death?    -   gory visuals of deaths    -   very gory visuals of deaths and torture Kind of violence:    -   karate chop    -   hand to hand    -   guns    -   knives Unusual forms of death    -   poisoning    -   fright    -   decapitated    -   perforation--bullets    -   perforation--swords/knives Any profanity?    -   Some foul language    -   A lot of foul language

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