Batoru Rowaiaru : Battle Royale
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2000.
Special features: Director's cut of the film with Japanese and English language tracks plus English subtitles.
Based on the novel by Koushun Takami.
Chiaki Kuriyama, Takeshi Kitano, Kinji Fukasaku.
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary 'Battle Royale' act. 42 Students, Three Days, One Survivor, No Rules. Bonus features included.
DVD, widescreen presentation, NTSC.
COMMUNITY REVIEWS
Yikes submitted by sip217 on June 16, 2013, 2:22pm WAAAAAAY too violent
Pre-Hunger Games submitted by popsiclefroyo1 on June 19, 2014, 2:59pm One of my favorite dystopian movies. It is not for the faint of heart.
LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Japanese or English dialogue; English or Japanese subtitles.
PUBLISHED
Beverly Hills, CA : Anchor Bay Entertainment, [2012]
Year Published: 2012
Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Rated: NR
Format: DVD
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Kuriyama, Chiaki, 1984-
Bīto Takeshi.
Fukasaku, Kinji.
Fukasaku, Kenta, 1972-
Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc.
Tōei Kabushiki Kaisha.
Fukasaku-gumi (Firm)
SUBJECTS
High school students -- Japan -- Drama.
Contests -- Drama.
Murder -- Drama.
Action and adventure films.
Dystopian films.
Feature films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
Horror films.
Fiction films.