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Could you kill your best friend?
At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is in a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence amongst the nation's youth is spiralling out of control. With school children boycotting their lessons and physically abusing their teachers, a beleagured and near-defeated government decides to introduce a radical new measure: the Battle Royale Act.
Overseen by a former teacher, Kitano ('Beat' Takeshi), and requiring that a randomly chosen school class be taken to a deserted island and forced to fight each other to the death, the Act dictates that only one pupil be allowed to survive the punishment. He or she will return, not as the victor, but as the ultimate proof of the lengths to which the government are prepared to go to curb the tide of juvenile disobediance. Likened to Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange by many critics, this explosive film shocked a nation with its violent portrayal of a society in ruins.
Special Features:
- The Making of Battle Royale
- Battle Royale Press Conference
- Instructional Video: Birthday Version
- Audition and Rehearsal Footage
- Special Effects Comparison Featurette
- Tokyo International Film Festival
- Battle Royale Documentary
- Basketball Scene Rehearsals
- Behind the Scenes Featurette
- Filming ON-Set
- Original Theatrical Trailer
- Special Edition TV Spot
- Special Edition TV Spot: Tarantino Version
- Director's Statement
- Kinji Fukasaku Filmography
- Beat Takeshi Filmography
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