- HD 1080
- Runtime: 114m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America, Japan, United Kingdom
- Director: Takeshi Kitano
- Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Claude Maki, Susumu Terajima, Masaya Katô
- keywords: drug dealer, assassination, sibling relationship, culture clash, war on drugs, yakuza, sake, loyalty, femme fatale, los angeles, california
- Production_studio: Recorded Picture Company, Office Kitano, Bandai Visual, Fuzzy Bunny Films, Little Brother Inc., Tokyo FM
- Slogan: Are You Japanese?
- The Brother is featured in the top rankings of 2000
- #56 in Top Drama Movies of 2000
- #14 in Top Crime Movies of 2000
- #12 in Top Thriller Movies of 2000
A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.