Brother

2000 film directed by Takeshi Kitano
Movie film Q961235
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Brother

Summary

Brother is a film[1]. Brother ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,216 views/month).[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], January 18, 2001[31], January 27, 2001[32], March 23, 2001[33], and April 6, 2001[34]. Original languages include English[35] and Japanese[36]. Genres include crime film[7], action film[8], and drama film[9]. Brother was distributed by video on demand[37].

Reception

Reviews include 47%[38], 5.2/10[39], and 47/100[40].

Why It Matters

Brother ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,216 views/month).[2] Brother has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Brother is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . wikidata.org.
  31. [38] . wikidata.org.
  32. [39] . wikidata.org.
  33. [40] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . wikidata.org.
  38. [34] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · MrRobertman · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Senscritique work id 450271
    Does the dog die? media id 46087
    Rogerebert.com film id brother-2001
    P14671 38200
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P2130]]: 10,000,000 United States dollar, Added via Tricorder v4.0"
  2. 20d ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 222851
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 222851, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  3. 28d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 26616
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 26616, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 11w 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"
  5. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2001-01-18T00:00:00Z, +2001-01-27T00:00:00Z +2
    Screenwriter Takeshi Kitano
    Duration {'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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