Brother

2000 film directed by Takeshi Kitano
Movie film Q961235
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Brother

Summary

Brother is a film[1]. Brother has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Brother's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Brother was directed by Takeshi Kitano[4].
  • Takeshi Kitano wrote the screenplay for Brother[5].
  • Brother's composer is recorded as Joe Hisaishi[6].
  • Brother's genre is crime film[7].
  • Brother's genre is action film[8].
  • Brother's genre is drama film[9].
  • A cast member of Brother was Omar Epps[10].
  • A cast member of Brother was Claude Maki[11].
  • A cast member of Brother was Takeshi Kitano[12].
  • A cast member of Brother was Masaya Katō[13].
  • A cast member of Brother was Susumu Terajima[14].
  • A cast member of Brother was Ryo Ishibashi[15].
  • A cast member of Brother was Tatyana Ali[16].
  • A cast member of Brother was James Shigeta[17].
  • A cast member of Brother was Amaury Nolasco[18].
  • A cast member of Brother was Ren Ōsugi[19].
  • A cast member of Brother was Tetsuya Watari[20].
  • A cast member of Brother was Lombardo Boyar[21].
  • A cast member of Brother was Rino Katase[22].
  • A cast member of Brother was Tuesday Knight[23].
  • A cast member of Brother was Pat Morita[24].
  • A cast member of Brother was Antwon Tanner[25].
  • A cast member of Brother was Peter Spellos[26].
  • Brother was produced by Jeremy Thomas[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Brother was performed by Joe Hisaishi[28]. Producers include Jeremy Thomas[27] and Masayuki Mori[29]. Brother was directed by Takeshi Kitano[4]. Takeshi Kitano wrote the screenplay for Brother[5]. Cast members include Omar Epps[10], Claude Maki[11], Takeshi Kitano[12], Masaya Katō[13], Susumu Terajima[14], and Ryo Ishibashi[15].

Publication

Publication dates include January 1, 2000[30] and January 18, 2001[31]. Original languages include English[32] and Japanese[33]. Genres include crime film[7], action film[8], and drama film[9]. Brother was distributed by video on demand[34].

Reception

Reviews include 47%[35], 5.2/10[36], and 47/100[37].

Why It Matters

Brother has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . adorocinema.com. Retrieved . adorocinema.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . filmaffinity.com. Retrieved . filmaffinity.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [37] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . kinokalender.com. Retrieved . kinokalender.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Yirba · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 128
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14587]]: 128, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296211388|ブラザー (#296211388)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 25d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2001-01-18T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter Takeshi Kitano
    Duration {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+114'}
    Original language of film or tv show English, Japanese
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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