Question 1

Why did Takeshi Kitano set his yakuza film in Los Angeles?

Accepted Answer

Kitano wrote an old-fashioned yakuza film and chose Los Angeles as a foreign setting to contrast the character against more familiar elements, initially using it as a placeholder location.

Question 2

What was Takeshi Kitano's only American film, and how did he feel about it?

Accepted Answer

Brother was Takeshi Kitano's only American film. He disliked the final result, regretted his "Hollywood adventure," and said he had no intention of filming outside Japan again.

Question 3

Which major international film festivals screened Brother in 2000 and 2001?

Accepted Answer

In 2000, it screened at Chicago International, New York, Venice, and Toronto film festivals. In 2001, it screened at San Francisco, São Paulo, Venice again, and Rotterdam festivals.

Question 4

What tension occurred between Takeshi Kitano and Masaya Katô during filming?

Accepted Answer

Kitano reputedly had problems working with Masaya Katô, who had his own ideas. Kitano would get so upset he'd yell at him, including in the scene where Aniki tells Shirase to put out cigars.

Question 5

What creative control did Takeshi Kitano have on Brother?

Accepted Answer

Producer Jeremy Thomas promised Kitano complete creative control for the film, which Kitano said he got. Kitano served as director, writer, and actor playing Aniki Yamamoto.

Question 6

Why did Takeshi Kitano set his yakuza film in Los Angeles?

Accepted Answer

Kitano wrote an old-fashioned yakuza film and chose Los Angeles as a foreign setting to contrast the character against more familiar elements, initially using it as a placeholder location.

Question 7

What was Takeshi Kitano's only American film, and how did he feel about it?

Accepted Answer

Brother was Takeshi Kitano's only American film. He disliked the final result, regretted his "Hollywood adventure," and said he had no intention of filming outside Japan again.

Question 8

Which major film festivals screened Brother in 2000?

Accepted Answer

Brother was screened at the Chicago International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival in 2000.

Question 9

What tension occurred between Takeshi Kitano and Masaya Katô during filming?

Accepted Answer

Kitano reputedly had problems working with Masaya Katô, who had his own ideas. Kitano would get so upset he yelled at him, including in the scene where Aniki tells Shirase to put out cigars.

Question 10

What is the story of Brother about?

Accepted Answer

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang.

Brother

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