Brother Blu-Ray

Takeshi "Beat" Kitano directs and stars in this brutal crime thriller about a Japanese yakuza who is forced to flee to Los Angeles after his boss is killed. After a failed gang war, Yamamoto "Aniki" (Kitano) arrives in Los Angeles with nothing but a new name and a bag of cash. He reunites with his younger brother and uses his extensive experience as aveteran gangster to develop a small drug operation into an extensive criminal brotherhood that attracts the attention of rival gangs with bloody consequences.

Brother is widely considered to be Japan's most important and influential director since Akira Kurosawa and is Takeshi Kitano's English-language debut.

Extras:

• Presented in High Definition

   

• The Green Lightning (1988, 23 min): Adam Davis' short film about an encounter between a homeless parent and an injured gangster, featuring a young Omar Epps in his first film role

   

• Scenes by the Sea: The Life and Cinema of 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano (2000, 48 min): documentary profile of Japanese actor and director Takeshi Kitano. Includes interviews with many of his regular collaborators and colleagues.
• Interviews with the actors (2000, 15 min): with director/actor Takeshi Kitano, producers Masayuki Mori and Jeremy Thomas, and actor Omar Epps.
• Behind the scenes (2000, 4 min): Kitano and his film crew at work on set

   

• **FIRST PRINTING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with new essays by Jennifer Coates, Adam Bingham, and James-Masaki Ryan, an archival interview with Takeshi Kitano by Tony Rayns, and a text on The Green Flash by director Adam Davis

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