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The Japanese nation is in turmoil and on the verge of a collapse, the government must act to stop the violence from the nation's youth. They introduce a new measure 'Battle Royale' in which the pupils in a class from a randomly chosen school are taken to a deserted island and forced to fight each other to the death...

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EAN5027035006345

eBay Product ID (ePID)102192146

Product Key Features

ActorFujiwara Tatsuya, 'beat' Takeshi Kitano, Maeda Aki, Yamamoto Taro

Film/TV TitleBattle Royale

DirectorKinji Fukasaku

LanguageJapanese

Subtitle LanguageEnglish

Run Time121 Mins

FormatDVD

Release Year2010

FeaturesLimited Edition\Limited Edition\Full Theatrical and Director's Cut\Original theatrical trailer\TV Spot: Tarantino Version\'Shooting The Special Edition'\Takeshi Kitano Interview\'The Correct Way To Make BATTLE ROYALE': Birthday Version\Tokyo International Film Festival Presentation\Opening Day at Maru No Uchi Toei Movie Theatre\'The Slaughter of 42 High School Students'\Premiere Press Conference\'The Correct Way To Fight In BATTLE ROYALE'\'Royale Rehearsals'\Special Effects Comparisons\Masamichi Amano Conducts BATTLE ROYALE \Behind The Scenes Featurette\Filming On Set\Kinji Fukasaku Trailer Reel\32-Page Comic Book\16-Page Booklet, With Subtitles

FranchiseBattle Royale

GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs3

Certificate18

Country/Region of ManufactureJapan

ReviewsThe Times - Electrifying [...] breathtaking humour

Additional InformationIn a future where society is on the verge of collapse, the government takes drastic action against the problem of rebellious teenagers in this violent sci-fi opus from Japan. In the year 2002, Japan's economy has taken a dramatic turn for the worse, and massive unemployment and inflation have thrown most adults into a state of chaos; the nation's youth culture responds with unprecedented violence, delinquency, and truancy. Desperate to restore order, the Japanese parliament responds by creating the Millennial Reform School Act, in which groups of junior-high students are selected at random, sent to an isolated island, and forced to play a rigorous war game in which all but one of their number are killed. Kitano (Beat Takeshi) is an embittered school instructor who guides the 44 students of the Zentsuji Middle School's Class B through the deadly game known as 'Battle Royale', as they struggle to survive against the elements and each other. BATTLE ROYALE proved to be both successful and highly controversial in Japan, where it set box-office records and prompted political leaders to call for stricter controls on violence in Japanese entertainment.

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleBattle Royale

Consumer AdviceContains strong bloody violence