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Worldwide, it grossed $30.6 million against a production budget of $4.5 million. The film earned critical acclaim and, especially with its video releases, drew a large global cult following. It is often regarded as one of Fukasaku's best films, and one of the best films of the 2000s.
- $30.6 million (est.)
- $4.5 million
- December 16, 2000
- Masamichi Amano
Battle Royale: Directed by Kinji Fukasaku. With Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama. In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill one another under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
- Kinji Fukasaku
- 31 sec
Dec 16, 2000 · Battle Royale is a controversial and violent parable of adolescence, heightening teenage melodrama with life-or-death stakes. 42 9th graders are sent to a deserted island. They are given a map...
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- Tatsuya Fujiwara
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Mystery & Thriller, Action, Comedy
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A group of ninth-grade students from a Japanese high school has been forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. The students are sent off to kill one another in a no-holds-barred game to the death, until one survives--or they all die.
Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル, Batoru rowaiaru) is a film, released on December 16, 2000 in Japan. It was based on the Battle Royale novel which was released on April 22, 1999 in Japan. It was directed by Kinji Fukasaku, and features Takeshi Kitano and Chiaki Kuriyama.
Dec 20, 2000 · Play Trailer. Could you kill your best friend? Overview. 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. Kinji Fukasaku. Director. Koushun Takami. Novel. Kenta Fukasaku. Screenplay. Videos. Backdrops. Posters.
