not a cell phone in sight, just teenagers living in the moment
Cinemas
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Battle Royale
バトル・ロワイアル
An ensemble, dark drama.
Drama
Thriller
Action
2000
1h 53m
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
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Cast & crew
6What people say
me, checking my survival bag: damn... how am i gonna kill myself with a pot lid
Mitsuko really did all that while on her period.. what a fuckin hero.
Common questions
What is Battle Royale about?+
In a dystopian future, the Japanese government forces a high school class to participate in a survival game where students must kill one another until only one survivor remains.
Who directed Battle Royale?+
Battle Royale was directed by Kinji Fukasaku, a veteran Japanese filmmaker who drew on his own wartime experiences for the film's intense and critical tone.
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