Battle Royale
At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is in a a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence among the nation's youth is spiraling out of control. With schoolchildren boycotting their classes and physically abusing their teachers, a beleaguered and near-defeated government decides to introduce a radical new measure: the Battle Royale Act Overseen by their former teacher ( Beat Takeshi) Kitano and requiring that a randomly chosen school class is taken to a deserted island and forced to fight each other to the death, the Act dictates that only one pupil is allowed to survive the punishment. He or she will return, not as the victor, but as the ultimate proof of the lengths to which the government is prepared to go to curb the tide of juvenile disobedience. One of the most controversial films of all time, clever, creepy and ultra-violent, Battle Royale is the jewel in the crown of Japanese Shock Cinema.
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Battle Royale
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Supplements
- Original Trailers
- The Making of Battle Royale: The Experience of 42 High School Students
- Conducting Battle Royale with the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
- TV Spots
- 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
- Masamichi Amano Conducts Battle Royale
- Special Effects Comparison
- Behind the Scenes Featurette
- Filming on Set
- Kinji Fukasaku Trailer Reel
- 32 Page Comic
- 36 Page Booklet
- Booklet of Concept Art
- 5X7 Postcards of Stills from the Film
- Fold-Out Reversible Poster of Original Artwork