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. 3.11 billion (Japan). $30 million (worldwide)Battle Royale ( バトル・ロワイアル, Batoru Rowaiaru) is a 2000 Japanese film directed by and screenplay written by, based on. Starring, and, the film follows a group of junior high-school students that are forced to fight to the death by the Japanese government. The film drew controversy and was banned or excluded from distribution in several countries. Toei even refused to sell the film to any United States distributor for a long time, because Toei was worried of potential controversy and lawsuits (until eventually acquired the film in 2010 for release).The film was first screened in Tokyo on more than 200 screens on December 16, 2000, with an R15+ rating, which is rarely used in Japan. It was the for six weeks after its initial release, and it was later released in 22 countries worldwide, grossing approximately $30 million in eight countries.

The film earned critical acclaim and, especially with its releases, drew a large global cult following. It is often regarded as one of Fukasaku's best films, and one of the best. In 2009, filmmaker praised Battle Royale as the best film he had seen in the past two decades.Battle Royale was the last film to be directed by Fukasaku.

He started working on a sequel, but he died of on January 12, 2003, after shooting only one scene with Kitano. His son, who wrote the screenplay for both films, completed the film in 2003.Battle Royale became a cultural phenomenon, and has been highly influential in global. Since the film's release, the term ' has been redefined to refer to a fictional narrative genre and/or mode of entertainment inspired by the film, where a select group of people are instructed to kill each other off until there is a triumphant survivor. It has inspired numerous media, including films, manga, anime, comics, visual novels, and video games; the genre, for example, is named after the film. Contents.Plot Following a major, the has passed the 'BR ACT” to control Japan's unruly youth.

Middle school student Shuya Nanahara copes with life after his father committed. Noriko Nakagawa is the only student regularly attending class 3-B. Their teacher, Kitano, resigns after being wounded by Yoshitoki Kuninobu, Shuya's best friend.One year later, class 3-B takes a field trip, but they are gassed and taken to a remote island.

Kitano reappears surrounded by, explaining to the class that they are chosen to participate in the annual Battle Royale as a result of the Act: they have three days to fight to the death until a victor emerges, while explosive collars will kill uncooperative students or those within daily 'danger zones'. Each student is provided rations, water, a map of the island, compass, flashlight, and a random weapon. Kitano personally kills two of the students for disobedience, one of them being Kuninobu, who dies from collar detonation.The first six hours see twelve deaths, four by suicide, and eight caused by the desperate, psychotic Mitsuko Souma and psychopathic volunteer Kazuo Kiriyama. Transfer student Shogo Kawada lets Shuya go after killing one student, while Shuya accidentally kills a student, Oki, which is witnessed by Yuko Sakaki, while basketball player Shinji Mimura plots to hack into the military's computer system to disrupt the program. Amid shifting loyalties and violent confrontations, Shuya promises to keep Noriko safe as Yoshitoki secretly loved her.

He carries her to a clinic, where Kawada reveals that he won a previous Battle Royale at the cost of his girlfriend, Keiko Onuki, whose death he seeks to avenge. When Kiriyama attacks, Shuya entrusts Kawada to protect Noriko and runs as a distraction. Shuya is wounded by Kiriyama's. However, he is saved by Hiroki Sugimura, a martial artist who has recently had his friend Takako Chigusa die in his arms, and is on a personal mission to find his, Kayoko Kotohiki.Shuya awakens in the island's lighthouse, bandaged by female class representative Yukie Utsumi, who has a crush on him.

Five other girls are also hiding in the building, including Yuko, who attempts to poison Shuya out of fear of Shuya possibly killing them like he did Tatsumichi Oki. However, Yuka accidentally eats the food, leading to a shootout between the girls. Yuko is the only survivor; horrified and realizing her mistake, she apologizes to Shuya and commits suicide. Shuya finds Noriko and Kawada, and they set out to find Mimura.Now only ten players left, Hiroki is killed by Kotohiki, who is then killed by Mitsuko. Kiriyama kills Mitsuko with her own weapon, making Noriko the last surviving girl.

Mimura and two others, Yutaka Seto and Keita Iijima, infiltrate the military's computer system, but Kiriyama kills them, but not before Mirmura uses his homemade bomb to explode the base to hide all evidence. When Kawada, Noriko and Shuya arrive at the hackers' burning base, Kawada confronts and kills Kiriyama, who had his eyes burned out by the explosion, by detonating the collar with his shotgun, but in turn is seriously injured by Kiriyama's uzi.On the morning of the final day, Kawada, aware of the collars' internal microphones, seemingly kills Shuya and Noriko by shooting them. Suspicious, Kitano ends the game and dismisses the troops, intent on personally killing the supposed victor. Kitano realizes that Kawada hacked the system months beforehand, and has disabled Shuya and Noriko's tracking devices.

The three survivors confront Kitano in the headquarters, and he unveils a homemade painting of the massacred class depicting Noriko as the sole survivor. He reveals that he was unable to bear the hatred between him and his students, having been rejected by his daughter, and confesses that he always thought of Noriko as a daughter. He asks her to kill him, but Shuya shoots him after he threatens her with a gun. As he falls, Kitano shoots, revealing the gun to be a water pistol. Kitano's daughter calls him; after an argument, he shoots the phone with an actual gun before dying of his wounds.Shuya, Noriko and Kawada leave the island on a boat, but Kawada dies from the injuries, happy that he found friendship. Shuya and Noriko are declared fugitive murderers, and are last seen on the run in the direction of.

Noriko gives Shuya the Seto Dragon Claw Kuninobu used to injure Kitano at the beginning of the film. They then run off together.Cast. See also: Main. as. as.

as. as. as. as. as. as.

Eri Ishikawa as. Hitomi Hyuga asSupporting. as. Yukihiro Kotani as.

Sayaka Ikeda as. as. as. as Training Video GirlProduction Casting Roughly 6,000 actors auditioned for the film, which was narrowed down to 800 potential cast members. These finalists were subjected to a 6-month period of physical fitness training under supervision of the director, Kinji Fukasaku, who eventually cast 42 out of the 800.Despite the characters being middle school students, Aki Maeda, Yukihiro Kotani, Takayo Mimura, Yukari Kanasawa were the only four who were aged 15 to 16 years old. The other members of the cast had all graduated from secondary education, and Tarō Yamamoto and Masanobu Andō were the oldest among the actors, aged 25. Creative process stated that he decided to direct the film because the novel it was adapted from reminded him of his time as a 15-year-old factory worker during.

At that time, his class was made to work in a munitions factory. In July 1945, the factory came under artillery fire. The children could not escape so they dived under each other for cover.

The surviving members of the class had to dispose of the corpses. At that point, Fukasaku realised that the Japanese government was lying about World War II, and he developed a burning hatred of adults in general that he maintained for a long time afterwards.told a documentary crew during filming that he believes 'an actor's job is to satisfy the director. I move the way I'm told to.

I try to look the way I'm told to. I don't know much about the emotional side', before adding, 'Mr.

Fukasaku told me to play myself. I did not really understand, but he told me to play myself, as I ordinarily would be! I'm just trying to do what he tells me.' When asked in an interview with The Midnight Eye if the film is 'a warning or advice to the young', Kinji Fukasaku responded by describing the words 'warning' and 'advice' as 'sounding very strong to me' as if they were actions which one tries to accomplish; therefore the film would not be 'particularly a warning or advice.' Fukasaku explained that the film, which he describes as 'a ', includes themes, such as crime by young people, which in Japan 'are very much real modern issues.'

Fukasaku said that he did not have a lack of concern or a lack of interest; he used the themes as part of his fable. When the interviewer told Fukasaku that he asked the question specifically because of the word 'run' in the concluding text, which the interviewer described as 'very positive', Fukasaku explained that he developed the concept throughout the film. Fukasaku interpreted the interviewer's question as having 'a stronger meaning' than 'a simple message.' He further explained that the film simply contains his 'words to the next generation', so the viewer should decide whether to take the words as advice or as a warning. Music The of Battle Royale was composed, arranged and conducted by, performed by the and features several pieces of along with Amano's original compositions. The choral movement used in the film's overture and original trailer is the 'Dies Irae' from ’s.The song used during the end credits, ' by the band, is not included in either the Japanese or French edition of the soundtrack. Battle Royale Original Soundtrackby.

Main article:, who directed the first film, began work on a sequel, entitled, but died of on January 12, 2003, after shooting only one scene with. His son Kenta Fukasaku directed the rest of the film, which was released on May 18, 2003.Unlike the first film, the sequel is not adapted from a novel, but was based on an original screenplay written by Kenta Fukasaku. The plot revolves around the survivor leading a rebellion, but was controversial for its provocative sentiments and criticised for being inferior to the original. Remake plans In June 2006, reported that, with producers Neil Moritz and, intended to produce a new of Battle Royale. Several Web sites echoed the news, including, which claimed the remake would be 'an extremely – serious-minded Americanisation of BATTLE ROYALE.' New Line tentatively set a release date of 2008.The next month, reported on an Internet against the remake.

Through the article, Lee assured fans of his respect for the original work, claiming, 'This is the one I'm going to be the most careful with.' He stated that, despite earlier concerns, the film would not be toned down to, the characters would remain young teenagers, and that it would draw elements equally from, the original film, and the manga. The reporter noted 'the hubbub.was at least slightly premature as New Line hasn't yet purchased the remake rights.' Following the in April 2007, Lee claimed that prospects for the remake had been 'seriously shaken'.

While he remained willing to proceed, he stated, 'we might be a little more sensitive to some of the issues.' The reporting article noted that New Line still had not secured remake rights – its spokeswoman claimed 'no news' when asked about progress on any deal.pointed out that the 2008 novel, and its subsequent, have similar themes. Although Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins maintains that she 'had never heard of that book until her book was turned in', reports that 'the parallels are striking enough that Collins's work has been savaged on the blogosphere as a baldfaced ripoff' and that 'there are enough possible sources for the plot line that the two authors might well have hit on the same basic setup independently.'

The 2012 film adaptation has also faced similar criticisms for similarities to Battle Royale.In March 2012, Roy Lee reported that a remake of Battle Royale would no longer be possible due to the release of The Hunger Games, stating, 'Audiences would see it as just a copy of Games – most of them wouldn't know that ‘ Battle Royale’ came first. It's unfair, but that's reality.' However, he stated that he might return to the film in ten years to 'develop a ‘ Battle Royale movie for the next generation.'

American TV series During the summer of 2012, had been in discussion with the Hollywood representatives about the possibility of turning Battle Royale into an American television show. According to a spokesperson, the talks were only preliminary, but if a deal could be reached, the network would acquire rights to Koushun Takami's underlying novel, then unpack and expand on it for an hour-long dramatic series.

Joyce Jun, a Hollywood attorney representing U.S. Rights to the title, stated that 'there is no deal in place'.

A CW spokesman confirmed only there had been some discussion, but declined to comment further. Popular culture. See also:The film, especially with its releases, drew a large global cult following and became a cultural phenomenon. The film has been highly influential in global, inspiring numerous works of fiction in a number of different media across the world. Since the film's release, the term ' has been redefined to refer to a fictional narrative genre and/or mode of entertainment inspired by the film, where a select group of people are instructed to kill each off until there is a triumphant survivor.

Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers is the sequel to Pandemic's modern war game, which allows players to lead mechanized infantry units and engage in multiplayer tactical combat. Full spectrum warrior 10 hammers. Sequel to the critically acclaimed, squad-based/real-time tactical combat game, Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers delivers the most authentic and realistic infantry combat experience ever.

The 'battle royale' phenomenon has become especially popular in the 2010s. Film and television Since its release, the film has had an influence on filmmakers such as, most notably his films; the character Gogo Yubari, played by, resembles the character she plays in Battle Royale,. Battle Royale has also been referenced in the 2004 film, where and made sure a big Battle Royale poster is prominently displayed in Shaun’s living room. Despite not being officially released in the United States for a long time, Battle Royale has often been referenced in, ranging from Tarantino's films to the band ' use of footage from the film as a backdrop for its tour, along with references in such as 's (2005) and (2007) and American television shows such as.

In Wrong Turn 2: Dead End one of the characters (Matthew Currie Holmes as Michael 'M' Epstein) wears a Battle Royale Shirt.Maggie Lee of describes Battle Royale as the 'film that pioneered the concept of the teen death game', citing its influence on films such as (2009) and 's (2010), both of which starred (who played Battle Royale's protagonist ) in the leading roles. Musetto of the compared it to (2007), which the critic called 'a bad rip-off' of Battle Royale as well as.Critics have also noted the influence of Battle Royale on other films, such as the 2008 film, the 2009 film, and trilogy. Battle Royale has also drawn comparisons to films such as (2009), (2010), and (2016).

Other examples of 'battle royale' films include series (2013), (2018), and (2019). Comics, manga and anime In Japan, the film established the battle royale genre of and, revolving around a similar narrative premise. Along with the (2000 debut), other examples of the genre include (2003 debut), (2003 debut), the franchise (2004 debut), (2006 debut), (2007 debut), the franchise (2010 debut), (2012 debut), and the series (2013 debut). Battle Royale has also drawn comparisons to the franchise of manga (2000), (2004) (2011). (2009 debut) features a variation of the battle royale theme.The film has influenced the creation of the series. The series' logo also mirrors that of the logo used in the Battle Royale movie.Video games and visual novels. Further information:The genre of, in which players compete to be the last one standing in a shrinking battlefield, was inspired by and took its name from the film.

The genre became popular in the mid-2010s, and includes games such as, ' 's 'Blackout' game mode and Call of Duty: Warzone.The film's title also refers to the battle royale genre of, revolving around a similar narrative premise. Examples include the series (2004 debut), (2007), and the series (2009 debut). The series (2010 debut) is also notably influenced by the film, with its scenario writer Kazutaka Kodaka citing the film as an influence. Battle Royale has also drawn comparisons to 's (2007).

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