Directed by:
Takeshi KitanoScreenplay:
Takeshi KitanoCinematography:
Katsumi YanagijimaComposer:
Joe HisaishiCast:
Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Kurōdo Maki, 加藤雅也, Susumu Terajima, Royale Watkins, Ren Ōsugi, Ryō Ishibashi, James Shigeta, Tatyana Ali, Amaury Nolasco (more)VOD (1)
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Japanese auteur Takeshi Kitano stars in, wrote, directed, and edited this bloodthirsty drama, set on the crime-fuelled streets of Los Angeles. Abandoned by the brotherhood of his yakuza clan, tough guy Yamamoto is forced to leave Tokyo. He goes to Los Angeles in search of Ken, his younger half-brother. Alone and with a new identity, Yamamoto finds himself frustrated by foreign surroundings, especially since he doesn’t speak the language. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Takeshi Kitano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269995_1f6f7b.jpg)
Takeshi Kitano
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
![Omar Epps](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/378/162378249_b5b9a6.jpg)
Kurōdo Maki
Japan
Best movies:
Brother (2000)
A Scene at the Sea (1991)
Injured Angels (1997)
![加藤雅也](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/535/168535128_vwd6ih.jpg)
加藤雅也
Japan
Best movies:
Brother (2000)
Fighter in the Wind (2004)
Agitator (2001)
![Susumu Terajima](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/910/166910184_778b74.jpg)
Susumu Terajima
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Fireworks (1997)
Royale Watkins
USA
Best movies:
Brother (2000)
Deliver Us from Eva (2003)
Speed 2 (1997)
![Ren Ōsugi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272793_3fbaf7.jpg)
Ren Ōsugi
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
By Player (2000)
Fireworks (1997)
![Ryō Ishibashi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/108/165108944_48af0c.jpg)
Ryō Ishibashi
Japan
Best movies:
Brother (2000)
Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)
G@me (2003)
![James Shigeta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/313/313162_f9385c.jpg)
James Shigeta
USA
![Tatyana Ali](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/654/160654732_c28a98.jpg)
Tatyana Ali
USA
Best movies:
Mother and Child (2009)
Brother (2000)
Glory Road (2006)
![Amaury Nolasco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276001_67e735.jpg)
Amaury Nolasco
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Brother (2000)
Transformers (2007)
Street Kings (2008)
![Tuesday Knight](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/798/161798672_518ab5.jpg)
Tuesday Knight
USA
Best movies:
Brother (2000)
Whip It (2009)
Telling Lies in America (1997)
![Pat Morita](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269006_a5c6b5.jpg)
Pat Morita
USA
Geoff Meed
USA
Best movies:
Babylon 5: In the Beginning (1998) (TV movie)
Fast & Furious Five (2011)
Brother (2000)
![Noel Gugliemi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/407/407744_3cac2a.jpg)
Noel Gugliemi
USA
Best movies:
The Bucket List (2007)
Brother (2000)
Training Day (2001)
Antwon Tanner
USA
Best movies:
Coach Carter (2005)
Brother (2000)
One Eight Seven (1997)
![Thomas Rosales Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812622_d0567a.jpg)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
USA
Best movies:
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Heat (1995)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
John Aprea
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Game (1997)
![Lombardo Boyar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/877/161877726_e821c2.jpg)
Lombardo Boyar
USA
渡哲也
Japan
Best movies:
Graveyard of Honor (1975)
Brother (2000)
Tokyo Drifter (1966)