Starring: Taro Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Sayaka Ikeda, Sosuke Takaoka, Hirohito Honda, Masanobu Ando, Kou Shibasaki, Eri Ishikawa, Tomomi Shimaki, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Takeshi 'Beat' Kitano, Aki Maeda

Directed by: Kinji Fukasuki

At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is in a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence amongst the nation's youth is spiralling out of control. With school children boycotting their lessons and physically abusing their teachers, a beleagured and near-defeated government decides to introduce a radical new measure: the Battle Royale Act.

Overseen by a former teacher, Kitano ('Beat' Takeshi), and requiring that a randomly chosen school class be taken to a deserted island and forced to fight each other to the death, the Act dictates that only one pupil be 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 are prepared to go to curb the tide of juvenile disobediance. Likened to Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange by many critics, this explosive film shocked a nation with its violent portrayal of a society in ruins.

DVD EXTRAS

Interactive menus, Scene access, Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Subtitles (English), Bonus footage, Trailers, Filmographies, Image gallery, Cast/Filmaker notes

Soundtrack Languages

 Unknown Sound Format: Japanese

Technical Details

Certification: 18
Duration: 109 mins
Format: DVD
Single Sided/Single Layer
Region: 2
Presentation: Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Wide Screen
Cat. No: TVD3353(TARTAN VIDEO) [Asia Extreme]
Category: Action/Adventure:General
Subtitles: English

Also available as: Battle Royale (DVD) (Region 2)

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