All Regions.
The kids of Third Year Class-B Shiroiwa Junior High School are back, in a 4K restoration of the classic cult shocker adapted from the controversial novel by Koushun Takami. Presenting an alternate dystopian vision of turn-of-the-millennium Japan, Battle Royale follows the 42 junior high school students selected to take part in the government’s annual Battle Royale program, established as an extreme method of addressing concerns about juvenile delinquency. Dispatched to a remote island, they are each given individual weapons (ranging from Uzis and machetes to pan lids and binoculars), food and water, and the order to go out and kill each other. Every player is fitted with an explosive collar around their neck, imposing a strict three-day time limit on the deadly games in which there can only be one survivor. Playing like a turbo-charged hybrid of Lord of the Flies and The Most Dangerous Game, the final completed work by veteran yakuza-film director Kinji Fukasaku.
Disc 1 – Battle Royale: Original Theatrical Cut
Disc 2 – Battle Royale: Special Edition Director’s Cut
Special Features:
Coming of Age: Battle Royale at 20, a 42-minute documentary about the legacy of Battle Royale
Bloody Education: Kenta Fukasaku on Battle Royale, an interview with the film’s producer and screenwriter
Audio commentary by critics Tom Mes and Jasper Sharp
Royale Rehearsals, featurette on Kinji Fukasaku directing the film’s young cast
… and much more!
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Package Dimensions : 6.81 x 5.51 x 0.75 inches; 7.41 ounces
- Director : Kinji Fukasaku
- Media Format : 4K
- Run time : 122 minutes
- Actors : Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tar? Yamamoto, Masanobu And?
- Subtitles: : English
