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Battle Royale: Director's Cut [Blu-ray]

Chiaki Kuriyama (Actor), Takeshi Kitano (Actor), Kinji Fukasaku (Director) Rated:
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4.2 out of 5 stars 445 customer reviews
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Director’s Cut of the film with Japanese & English language tracks, plus Japanese & English subtitles!

Product Details

  • Actors: Chiaki Kuriyama, Takeshi Kitano
  • Directors: Kinji Fukasaku
  • Format: Multiple Formats, Blu-ray, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: Japanese, English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Dubbed: English
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: ANCHOR BAY
  • DVD Release Date: March 20, 2012
  • Run Time: 122 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (445 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B006L4MX0Y
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,251 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Shocking Japanese Classic Available As A Stand-Alone Or In Four Disc Set
By K. Harris HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER on January 22, 2012
Format: Blu-ray
With the emergence of "The Hunger Games" phenomenon of the last few years, the inevitable comparisons between that franchise and the cult novel "Battle Royale" by Koushun Takami have been plentiful. Sure, the two do share strong thematic and narrative similarities, but each has a distinctly unique vibe and explores the back story behind the violence in a different way. The film adaptation of "Battle Royale" by director Kenji Fukasaku garnered almost instant international notoriety in 2000 for its disturbingly bleak portrait of kids set upon one another in a violent death match. Despite being banned and reviled by many, the story's visceral and emotional punch was hard to deny. It was nominated for numerous Japanese Academy Awards including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Director and Best Screenplay and won that country's "Popularity Award." The rumor that Hollywood was flirting with an American remake has been circulating for years, but some seem to think that the film adaptation of "The Hunger Games" might have hurt the likelihood of this occurrence. In any event, I never had high hopes that an American interpretation could rival the original.

"Battle Royale" is being released in two incarnations, a film only DVD/ Blu-ray or "The Complete Collection" DVD/Blu-ray.

Film Only: This includes the Director's Cut of the film. First, the story is about a future Japan whose economy is in collapse and whose crime rate is spiraling out-of-control. In an effort to temper this uptick in violence by the juvenile population, the government has sanctioned an annual contest. In the movie, forty-two middle school aged students are dropped off and left to battle one another for survival. They are armed and coerced into fighting, for there can be only one winner left alive.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsWe, who are about to die...
By Zack Davisson HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on September 21, 2005
Format: DVD
"Battle Royale" is a superb film, subtle and sad and over-the-top and loud all at the same time. The story is often compared to "Lord of the Flies," but that is a bit of a misnomer. "Lord of the Flies" was about reverting to primitivism, whereas "Battle Royale" is a futuristic cautionary tale in the tune of "1984" and "Brave New World." The caution at work here is the threat of absolute bureaucracy, and the dangers of the loss of the value of life and respect in a rules-dominated society. This is a threat quite apparent in modern Japan.

The actors in "Battle Royale" all deliver excellent performances, including the amazing talent "Beat" Takeshi Kitano playing the appropriately named "Kitano." The film was not directed by Takeshi however, so it lacks his beautiful visual style. It does however feature one of his riveting paintings. There is a good range of responses from the various actors playing the students, from outright suicide, to panic, to a drive to win to a drive to help. Unfortunately, the character of Kazuo Kiriyama (the machine gun boy) is woefully underdeveloped, and instead of the fierce, cold genius of the book he is a somewhat characterless villain.

While a violent film, I wouldn't characterize "Battle Royale" as an action film per se. Anyone looking for a Hong Kong-style action film should realize that Japan and China are quite different countries with different approach to movies.. "Battle Royale" retains the quietude and patient pacing that is the hallmark of Japanese cinema, and which leaves some viewers bored, who are used to a quicker pacing. The bloodshed, while in great quantity, is also more cartoony in nature, which is also more typical of Japanese films, which does not favor a naturalistic approach.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsNo mercy
By E. A Solinas HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on February 18, 2012
Format: DVD
Imagine this: a country is run by a totalitarian government, which occasionally selects groups of teenagers to methodically kill each other. On TV. Until only one remains.

"The Hunger Games"? No, actually it's "Battle Royale," a bloody and harrowing movie that came out several years earlier, depicting an alternate Japan where the youth are forced to kill each other. It's one of those movies that is strangely fascinating and filled with social commentary, with brilliant performances from pretty much everyone concerned.

A class of high-schoolers are being transported on a bus, when they are gassed to unconsciousness. When they awake, they have electronic collars around their necks. A former teacher named Kitano explains that they have been chosen for the B.R. ("Battle Royale") Act, wherein teenagers are forced to fight each other to the death until only one is left standing.

If you don't play, try to escape, refuse to kill or stray into a "death zone," the collars explode. Each teenager is given food, water and a random item, and are set loose on a remote island.

It doesn't take long for them to fall prey to suicide, paranoia, bombs and one student's brilliant efforts to hack the system. As the teens slowly weed each other out, Shuya Nanahara and his girlfriend Noriko try to find a way out that doesn't involve death. But if they refuse to kill, then they must escape the fascist nightmare... which no one has done before.

"Battle Royale" (both the novel and the movie) was condemned in Japan for being so violent, and having a bunch of normal high schoolers killing each other off.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat

Amazing movie. Glad to have a copy of it again.

Published 12 days ago by Karen Kraft
5.0 out of 5 starsClassic

Such a great film. Interesting concept and excellent execution. Its not a wonder this became such a cult classic. It deserves every bit of attention it gets. Read more

Published 26 days ago by C. Atkinson
5.0 out of 5 starsMy favorite movie! Better than Hunger Games

My favorite movie! Better than Hunger Games! (My opinion)
I choose to watch it in the original Japanese even though there are English subtitles on the bottom of the TV screen.

Published 3 months ago by Paula Polestar
1.0 out of 5 starsVery disappointed since I love this cult classic movie

Cannot watch because description wasn't clear that it is region coded and cannot be watched in the USA. Very disappointed since I love this cult classic movie :(

Published 4 months ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 starsbut good.

Hunger Games, but good.

Published 5 months ago by Dustin
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

The packaging was pretty damaged but the dvd works fine

Published 5 months ago by Jocylin Binkier
5.0 out of 5 starsAnd I love it. The cinematography is truly what brings Battle ...

It's melodramatic. It's not the most realistic movie I've ever seen. It's the Hunger Games before there was Hunger Games.
And I love it. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 starsFind out where Hunger Games came from right here

Amazing movie. It's great to have it dubbed to introduce it to people who won't read subtitles.

Published 6 months ago by trevor noble
4.0 out of 5 starsSocial commentary covered in blood.

Battle Royale is social commentary covered in blood. Beyond that, it is a tough film to describe since it is both absurd and serious. Read more

Published 6 months ago by rbrogan3
5.0 out of 5 starsexcellent

Although the book was extremely detailed, this film misses some important aspects of it, but regardless, excellent movie

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