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One Of The Most Controversial Films In History.
Now Available For The First Time Ever In America.

In the near future, the economy has collapsed, unemployment has soared and juvenile crime has exploded. Fearful of their nation's youth, the Japanese government passes The BR Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and kill each other until there is only one survivor left. Chiaki Kuriyama (KILL BILL) and screen legend Takeshi Kitano (BOILING POINT, BROTHER) star in the movie that has been argued, acclaimed and banned around the world. More than a decade later, it remains one of the most savage, shocking and emotionally powerful films of all time. Now experience the complete Director's Cut of Kinji Fukasaku's uncompromising masterpiece -- nominated for 10 Japanese Academy Awards -- available uncensored and unrated for the first time ever in America.

''My favorite movie of the last 20 years...I wish I had made this movie.'' - Quentin Tarantino

''If you love The Hunger Games, Battle Royale sets the stage. One of the best - and most violent - genre films ever made. It's also a hell of a lot of fun.'' - Entertainment Weekly

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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.78:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 3.07 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ ANCH23762DVD
Director ‏ : ‎ Kinji Fukasaku
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 2 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ March 20, 2012
Actors ‏ : ‎ Tatsuya Fujiwara
Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ English
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Studio ‏ : ‎ Lionsgate
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006L4MWVE
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Jonathan D. Evenboer

4.25 stars out of 5

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2018

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I've never seen Hunger Games, so I won't compare Battle Royale to that.
This movie is fairly over the top. It's sort of a weird mish-mash of Escape from New York, Clockwork Orange, Lost (the TV series, which came out after this) and any "last person standing" film. The central concept (forcing troublesome teens to fight each other to the death, seemingly as a form of population control) is pretty crazy. I think, more than any on-screen violence, the central conceit is what really makes me nauseous when I watch this film.
There's so many characters in this film, and it seems like they had some trouble giving them developed, individual personalities. In the end, that doesn't diminish the film too much, but it would have been nice to get to know some of the characters better. Some characters were really pivotal to the story, but were just sort of....there. You kind of wonder what made them be selected for the programme in the first place, since they seemed like nice, well adjusted kids for the most part.

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Dont' know what the fuss was about Little plot Some bad acting as kids have to kill each other

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2020

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Battle Royale was a huge hit in Japan when it came out in 2000 and found a cult following in the West. I’m not sure why.

The movie is based in a Japan where high unemployment had driven up the crime rate, especially amongst the young to the point where society turned against juveniles. That led to the Millennium Educational Reform Act where a single class of students was placed upon an abandoned island where they would have to fight each other to the death. The lucky class gets told the rules of the game by their teacher played by Takeshi Kitano. While doing so he kills several of his students making the point clear to the survivors that they have to take this seriously. I guess the point was that the adults wanted to watch kids kill themselves to punish them for the troubles they were causing in society.

There’s nothing else to the plot. It’s just about how each kid will die and who will turn on who. On top of that there are some really horribly acted scenes. That along with the length, 2 hours makes me wonder what all the fuss was about.
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R. Wordsworth

Rather average...

Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2020

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I don't know about this movie. I feel like the banning of it, and all the publicity surrounding it was a ruse to create interest and sales. There have been more explicit movies that didn't generate this type of publicity. Personally, I wasn't all that impressed with this. The plot twists and conclusions were pretty much predictable. Actually, the ending was too predictable. I was expecting something more profound and thoughtful. Some of the violent scenes were very clever -- such as the free-for-all with the girls in the kitchen that resulted in all of their deaths. But for the most part, I felt as if I had seen all of this stuff before. There are some poignant dramatic instances, I thought some of the dialogue that dealt with reminisces about lost loves and lost friendships was rather poignant. Check out Suicide Club, instead of this.

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Film Lover

Awesome movie!

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2016

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This movie is absolutely amazing. Had heard about it because people mentioned it was similar to Hunger Games. On some level it is, but there are very important differences. A main difference is that in Battle Royale, the unwilling participants forced to kill each other are high school classmates who knew each other, not strangers. They also are not trained killers and are randomly assigned a different tool or weapon, some of which are useless. I found this premise much more interesting than the Hunger Games because the various characters react in many different but believable ways (don't want to reveal and spoil the movie) and prior relationships come into play in both good ways and bad and in ways you would expect in high school. It's a huge psychological study and makes you think about what you would have done in their situation as well as others you know. It also does not gloss over the violence, which in this case I think is important to show the savagery at play but does at times make it difficult to watch. And the scene in the lighthouse is worth watching the entire movie for (reminded me of Reservoir Dogs). I read that at one point before the Hunger Games they had considered remaking it for US audiences - glad they didn't as the power of the film is its rawness, and a sanitized Hollywood version would have ruined the message.

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Edward X

Before there was the Hunger Games, there was this...

Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2021

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There's more to this review, but I'm just giving the general premise of the film without spoiling it. The film is basically about a bunch of highschool kids who get kidnapped due to governmental rules in which they have to fight for their lives with only the last standing student being given a pass to freedom. There's rules that students have to follow as each fights for his/her life. The film is gruesome yet intriguing... I would've gave it a higher score but there's some scenarios that happen in which it's just not believable or laughable. Still, there's a reason as to why a lot of people like this film. If you're a person who doesn't like violence or killing, then it's best to steer away from this--not too much gore but more disturbing human interactions

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Legal Vampire

Unpleasant Murder Fest; Plot like Hunger Games but for a very different audience

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2019

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This strange Japanese dystopian film is set in an imagined near future Japan in which youth have become so badly behaved and disrespectful that their elders have taken revenge by passing a law that every year a class of adolescent school boys and girls will be forcibly taken to an island. There, still in their school uniforms, they must fight each other to the death, using weapons they find there, and their own guile and ruthlessness, until, they are told, a maximum of one will survive.

Perhaps we lose something in translation from the Japanese, but 'Battle Royale' seems mostly just an unpleasant festival of murder.

I tried to watch it because the basic premise is often compared to the 'The Hunger Games', which I loved and strongly recommend all 3 of the books and at least the first 2 of the films. However, in 'The Hunger Games', the characters and the outcome mean much more to us because the contest to the death only begins some way into the story. We first had a lot more time learning about the heroine Katniss and other contestants, Katniss's family, her life before the 'Games', why she has to take part in them, her preparation and her trainers. We have also seen much more of those who ordered the Games and why, and the world in which the Games take place. The eventual battle to the death comes as a long-running climax to the story, not as nearly the whole story as in 'Battle Royale'.

5 people found this helpful

Emma

Arrow does it again

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 26, 2021

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I've always been a huge fan of Battle royale and this box is superb 👌 just fantastic.
This was originally a book which I highly recommend and then a film.
The writer of hunger games must of been a big fan too seeing as he seems to of Hollywoodfied it with a new title leaving people to thing this was the copy. Nope. This is fantastic cult cinema.

4 people found this helpful

richieloco

Very good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2021

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Having watched the film whilst I was still at Uni (and it having shocked me!!) it was great to come back to it a bit more matured and ready for it(!!). It is a great film and on the back of it so many games have created specific Battle Royale modes of play which have become some of the most popular modes in these games.

The film itself runs well. A tad grainy in its visuals when being played on PS5 UHD bluray drive. Lots of extra features and an attractive steelbook case as well. I recommend this to any fan.

2 people found this helpful

felly117

Battle Royale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2012

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This film is a cult classic. If you haven't heard of Battle Royale then you should know that it's originally based on a manga. The movie is really gory in places. However this isn't a horror movie but more of a action movie. The movie can be unrealistic at times but you can suspend belief. The film is compared to the huger games a lot at the moment, but it's far far batter.

A lot of the characters seem to have bad backgrounds which really make you feel for them.

The film is set in a world where the Japanese government is fed up of youth crime and so decides to send a class of high school kids to an island each year to fight to the death.

The film also has good replay values. I've watched it 4 times now.

This release has the original theatrical cut as well as the directors cut and lots of special features.

The directors cut is the best one to watch.

Overall if you like gory horrors then why haven't you watched this yet? Watch it.

8 people found this helpful

Napalm_trickster

battle royale twisted lesson in death the japanese way

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2012

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heard a lot about this film but only watched it recently, this film is pretty twisted, it does have overacting but a solid performance and direction. really enjoyed this film. not going to bother with the whole plot synopsis. but if you like classic films and japanese films this ones a good one. the blu ray transfer is also very good. and this edition is nice, (though i do feel studid for not buying the limited edition rare set) when it first came out. but this edition is nice, three discs, it has four different covers designs (reversable sleeve) comes with a small booklet, a comic, and poster, along with 3 discs, first disc being the theatrical release, second disc being the directors cut. and the third being special features. a very decent purchase and a great addition to my blu-ray collection. so go ahead buy it... but remember dont be late for class and no talking during the teacher's talk or you'll get a knife to your head (watch the film to understand that reference) :)