Brother: 2-Disc Limited Collector's Edition
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UPC: 4-042564-138832 (Blu-ray & DVD Combo)
Region Coding: No Region Coding
Production Year: 2000
Rating: FSK-18/KJ (Keine Jugendfreigabe)
Running Time: 113 min.
DVD Release: 11/23/2012
Case Type: Digibook
Video Formats: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: €19.99
Augenzuckend, einsilbig und anscheinend der englischen Sprache nicht mächtig, läuft Aniki Yamamoto durch die Straßen von Los Angeles. Der japanische Yakuza-Gangster ist auf der Suche nach seinem jüngeren Halbbruder Ken. Dieser dealt inzwischen mit Drogen und es dauert nicht lange, bis Aniki in dessen Geschäfte eingreifen muss. Wortkarg und eiskalt baut er um sich herum eine erfolgreiche, aber brutale Organisation auf, die das Drogengeschäft der Gegend übernimmt. „Probleme“ lösen sie auf ihre eigene Art. Als jedoch die italienische Mafia ins Spiel kommt, wendet sich das Blatt ...

Genres
Action
Crime
Drama

Studios
Recorded Picture Company
Office Kitano
Bandai Visual
Media Companies: Capelight Pictures, AL!VE
Features
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Bonus Trailers
Featurettes
Interviews
Subtitles
German
Audio Tracks
German DTS HD Master Audio 5.1
German PCM 2-Channel Stereo
English DTS 5.1
Cast
Beat Takeshi as Yamamoto
Omar Epps as Denny
Claude Maki as Ken
Masaya Kato as Shirase
Susumu Terajima as Kato
Royale Watkins as Jay
Lombardo Boyar as Mo
Ren Ohsugi as Harada
Ryo Ishibashi as Ishihara
James Shigeta as Sugimoto
Tatyana M. Ali as Latifa
Makoto Ohtake as Chief of Police
Koen Okumura as Hanaoka
Naomasa Musaka as Hisamatsu
Rino Katase as Night Club Madame
Tetsuya Watari as Jinseikai Boss
Ren Murakami as Minamino
Joy Nakagawa as Marina
Wanda-Lee Evans as Denny's Mother
Tony Colitti as Roberto
Koyo Into as Nishida
Alan Garcia as Bellboy
Antwon Tanner as Colin
Joseph Ragno as Mafia Boss Rossi
Nynno Ali as Oscar
Paul Feddersen as Limo Driver
Dan Gunther as Killer Waiter

Mexican Mafia Officers
Robert Covarrubias
Anthony Vatsula



Victor's Henchmen
Al Vicente
Luis Angel


Brad 'The Animal' Lesley as Moose
Lobo Sebastian as Yamamoto's Bodyguard
Tomas Chavez as Victor's Driver
Don Sato as Sushi Bar Owner
Hideo Kimura as Sushi Bar Part-timer
Yayoi Otani as Sushi Bar Waitress
Tuesday Night as Prostitute
Yuji Hasegawa as Whorehouse Customer
Chuma Hunter-Gault as Sly
Kool Mo Dee as Jack
Peter Spellos as Taxi Driver
Amaury Nolasco as Victor
Jack Ong as Chinese Boss
Tad Horino as Coffee Shop Owner
Mike Wu as Chinese Boss
Alvin Ing as Doctor
Herschel Sparber as Geppetti's Bodyguard
John Aprea as Mafia Boss Geppetti
Christopher DerGregorian as Mexican Mafia Hitman

Mexican Mafia Henchmen
Manny Perez
Eddie Garcia



Yamomoto's Henchmen
Rainbow Borden
Manny Gavino
Hiroshi Otaguro
Darryl M. Bell


Eiji Inoue as Shirase's Henchman
Akira Kaneda as Mafia Hitman
Geoff Meed as Rossi's Bodyguard
Shoken Kunimoto as Ohyama
Shuhei Saga as Matsumoto
Pat Morita as Guy at the poker table (uncredited)
Crew
Direction:
Takeshi Kitano: Director
Writing:
Takeshi Kitano: Writer
Production:
Jeremy Thomas: Producer
Masayuki Mori: Producer
Cinematography:
Katsumi Yanagijima: Cinematographer
Film Editing:
Yoshinori Oota: Film Editor
Takeshi Kitano: Film Editor
Music:
Joe Hisaishi: Composer
Sound:
Senji Horiuchi: Sound Designer
Mitsugu Shiratori: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Akira Rizawa: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Akira Nakano: Sound
Art:
Yohji Yamamoto: Costume Designer
Norihiro Isoda: Production Designer
Michiyo Miyauchi: Make-up Artist
Anthony Stabley: Art Director
Richard Snell: Make-up Effects
Darryle T. Johnson: Costume Designer
Sandy Ampon: Costume Designer
Takayuki Nitta: Art Director
Kikuo Noutomi: Visual Effects
Hirokazu Karasawa: Visual Effects
Tsuyoshi Konishi: Visual Effects
Tomoo Haraguchi: Make-up Effects
Mayumi Kamata: Make-up Artist