Brother [Blu-ray]

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. 

• 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 

SKU	5035673015391
Catalogue Number	BFIB1539
Product contents	1 disc
Year	2000
Director	Takeshi Kitano
Format	Blu-Ray
Publisher(s)	BFI
Countries	Japan, UK, USA, France
Colour	Colour
Subtitles	English subtitles for the Deaf and partial hearing
Language(s)	English
Running time	113 mins
Blu-ray region	B
Certificate	18
BFICID_ID	150531319