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Battle Royale Production Committee. In a move that seems at odds with the film's events, joining Battle Royale offered the kind of respite that other kids could only dream of.
Battle Royale ( Japanese: バトル・ロワイアル, Hepburn: Batoru Rowaiaru) is a 2000 Japanese action film [4] directed by Kinji Fukasaku from a screenplay by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushun Takami. The film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarō Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kou Shibasaki, Masanobu Andō, and Beat Takeshi.
Aug 9, 2021 · 9th August 2021. Battle Royale (Picture: Battle Royale Production Committee / Alamy) Battle Royale is a riotous dystopian bloodbath. Its premise is simple: Japan’s government, fearful of...
- Martyn Conterio
- Emma Steen
- Staff Writer, Time Out Tokyo
- Battle Royale. Released in 2000, this gory cult classic by father-and-son duo Kinji and Kenta Fukusaku is one of the most talked about films in Japanese cinema.
- As the Gods Will. Children’s playground games where the losers die on the spot? This 2014 horror flick directed by Takashi Miike is chock-full of them, including a Japanese version of the Red Light, Green Light game you may recognise from the first episode of Squid Game.
- Liar Game. Okay, no exploding heads in this one, but when the characters in this series stand to end up ¥100 million in debt in a win-or-lose challenge, the circumstances are fraught enough to make your palms sweat as if it were a matter of life and death.
- Alice in Borderland. Another Netflix production that took Japan by storm. Arisu and his two best friends meet up in Shibuya one day to look for something exciting to do.
Battle Royale Production Committee. Director: Kinji Fukasaku. Producers: Akio Kamatani, Tetsu Kayama, Masumi Okada, Masao Sato. Screenwriter: Kenta Fukasaku. Cinematographer: Masamichi Amano. Editor: Hirohide Abe. Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando, Lou Shibasaki, Takeshi Kitano.
Producer Kenta Fukusaku, Kenji Fukusaku. Cast Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maedea, Taro Yamamoto, Takeshi Kitano. Production Company Battle Royale Production Committee. Distribution Toei Company. Runtime 1h 54m. Language Japanese. Subtitles English. Genre Action. Format DCP.
Brief Synopsis. Set in the apocalyptic future, the Japanese government organizes a yearly Battle Royale, where a chosen class is pitted against itself as a game of survivor takes all.
