
Brother
Are You Japanese?
Directed by Takeshi Kitano
Produced by Recorded Picture Company, Office Kitano
A gritty crime thriller exploring the collision between Japanese and American criminal cultures through the fraught reunion of two brothers bound by blood but separated by worlds.
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.
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Questions people ask
Is Brother violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.
Does Brother end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.
Is Brother scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Brother sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.
Is Brother easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Brother, and what each one shares →
Like Brother
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Brother
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Brother, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Brother, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Brother, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.





























































