Brother (Blu-ray)

*This is NOT a comic! I just love Takeshi Kitano films!

By Takeshi Kitano. Published by BFI

Blu-ray disc, 2000 (2025 pressing)

Takeshi ‘Beat’ Kitano directs and stars in Brother, a brutal crime thriller about a Japanese yakuza forced to flee to Los Angeles after the death of his boss. Marking the famed director’s first and only English language feature, this is the first time Brother has been released on Blu-ray in the UK. 

Special Features:

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
Scenes by the Sea: The Life and Cinema of 'Beat' Takeshi Kitano (2000, 49 minutes)