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First aired: April 13, 1998 Runtime: 45 min Rating: 10.0/10 Drama Comedy

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Brothers (1998) puts the Drama vibe up front, focused on tone, character beats, and a clean story drive. The pacing is measured, relying on a few strong moments rather than constant escalation. The cast, featuring Masahiro Nakai, Yoshino Kimura, and Goro Kishitani, helps keep the story grounded. Ratings sit around 10.0/10, and it will likely land best with viewers who already enjoy the genre. Streaming, rental, and purchase options can change by region and date, check this page for the latest availability.

Brothers (1998)

Score 10

First aired: April 13, 1998 Runtime: 45 min

Cast: Masahiro Nakai, Yoshino Kimura, Goro Kishitani, Tsubasa Imai, Yoshio Harada, Yûko Itô

The tale of four brothers and their widower father, who heads a large Buddhist temple in Tokyo. Goro Kishitani, the oldest brother, does not want to take over the temple. He prefers only to pass through now and then to exercise his eldest brother prerogative and hit No. 2 brother Masahiro Nakai over the head. Nakai, who really wants to be a sportswriter, appears to be in line for the temple takeover and zips around in a motorcycle helmet and Buddhist robes to chant sutras for the dead. Papa-san frequents Ginza clubs and had a cigarette or a toothpick dangling from his mouth for most of the first episode. He hires an "Otonashi Karen look-alike" (Kimura Yoshino) with a crush on Nakai as housekeeper and she bops around the temple grounds as if it was Shibuya on a Sunday. The opening sequence where they all grab guitars, line up in black robes in front of the temple incense burner.