BROTHER Sony Pictures Classics

Jet, July 23, 2001 by Sylvia P. Flanagan

Yamamoto goes to Los Angeles in search of his younger half-brother Ken. Because he I doesn't speak the language, Yamamoto finds himself frustrated by foreign surroundings. Surprised to find his brother a small-time drug dealer, he also comes in contact with Denny, an African-American guy with whom he previously had a violent run-in.

Despite initial suspicions and hostilities, an unexpected bond begins to develop between Denny and Yamamoto. Much to his surprise, Yamamoto finds himself quickly back into the routine violence of old Tokyo life. He efficiently bumps off Ken's supplier and entire Chicano gang to take over their turf. Starring: Beat Takeshi, Omar Epps, Claude Maki, Tatyana M. Ali, Wanda-Lee Evans and many more.