Battle Royale [Director's Cut]

Battle Royale [Director's Cut]

Director: Kinji Fukasaku Cast: Taro Yamamoto
Taro Yamamoto
, Aki Maeda
Aki Maeda
, Ai Iwamura
Ai Iwamura
, Chiaki Kuriyama
Chiaki Kuriyama
Kinji Fukasaku
Battle Royale [Director's Cut]

Battle Royale [Director's Cut]

Director: Kinji Fukasaku Cast: Taro Yamamoto
Taro Yamamoto
, Aki Maeda
Aki Maeda
, Ai Iwamura
Ai Iwamura
, Chiaki Kuriyama
Chiaki Kuriyama
Kinji Fukasaku

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Overview

In 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; the film was initially rated R-15 (no one under 15 admitted), unusual for violent films in Japan, though director Kinji Fukasaku later prepared a re-edited version that earned a more lenient classification.

Product Details

Release Date: 03/20/2012
UPC: 0013132376295
Original Release: 2000
Rating: NR
Source: LIONSGATE - 600000-AEC LGE
Region Code: 1
Sound: [Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language: English
Time: 2:02:00
Sales rank: 14,817

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Taro Yamamoto Kawada
Aki Maeda Noriko Nakagawa,Voices
Ai Iwamura Smiling Winner
Chiaki Kuriyama Takako Chigusa
Tatsuya Fujiwara Shuya
Takeshi Kitano Le professeur Kitano
Kou Shibasaki Mitsuko Souma
Yamamoto Taru Actor
Shibasaki Kou Actor
Sousuke Takaoka Hiroki Sugimura
Masanobu Ando Kazou Kiriyama
Yûko Miyamura la présentatrice vidéo
Beat Takeshi Actor
Fujiwara Tatsuya Actor
Maeda Aki Actor
Yamamoto Taro Actor
Masamichi Amano Composer

Technical Credits
Kinji Fukasaku Director,Producer
Hisao Nabeshima Producer
Kobayashi Chie Producer
Fukusaku Kenta Producer,Screenwriter
Kataoka Kimio Producer
Masumi Okada Producer
Masao Sato Producer
Koushun Takami Screenwriter
Kimio Kataoka Producer
Chie Kobayashi Producer
Kenji Shibasaki Sound Effects
Akihiko Okase Sound Effects
Teruo Kamaya Producer
Ikuro Takano Executive Producer
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