Product: Brother [VHS]
Rating: 5.0
Senseless & Beautiful � Like the Life Itself
A Japanese yakuza henchman (played by Kitano) named "Brother" came the States after his clan was destroyed in a mafia war back in Japan. Here the Brother organised his friends into a clan and started a cruel war on local mafia families to win a space. The newcomer is cruel and does not think twice before killing his rivals. However, what makes this movie worth watching is natural looking Darwinist style violence and relationships within his band beautifully played by Kitano and his actors.What always appealed me in Kitano's films is human interaction between central characters including the most negative ones. The Brother is cruel, strong, and a good marksman. He is not a kind of person you ordinarily would like to meet on a street. However, he ultimately sacrifices his life to save Danny, his black companion, from the band of Italians. But in the beginning of the movie those two characters had very few if any reasons to like each other after the Brother pokes Danny in the eye with a broken bottle, then cheats him in a game.Another moving scene is when the Brother's right hand man sacrifices his life to persuade another local Japanese criminal ring to merge with the Brother's operation. Simple, convincing and incomprehensible at the same time!I gave this movie five stars and highly recommend it to anyone interested in action. This film is The Action itself!