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Retro Active: Battle Royale (2000)
23 March 2012 11:45 AM, PDT | GreenCine Daily | See recent GreenCine Daily news »
by Nick Schager
[This week's "Retro Active" pick is inspired by the battle royale within the new franchise du jour The Hunger Games.]
Generational conflict takes on gory dimensions in Battle Royale, Kinji Fukasaku's 2000 cult classic about a dystopian future where unruly kids are dealt with via death sport. Released to widespread controversy in its native Japan—and never given a proper American theatrical release, in part because of post-Columbine fears about its focus on murderous kids—Fukasaku's sci-fi actioner sets itself in a Japan overrun by unemployment and teen delinquency, a problem that the government combats by holding lotteries in which a random middle school class is selected to participate in a fight to the death. That's the unfortunate fate handed to Shuya (Tatsuya Fujiwara), Noriko (Aki Maeda) and the rest of their classmates, who—believing they're on a school trip—are secretly drugged, awakening to find that their substitute teacher Kitano (a menacingly placid Takeshi Kitano) is in fact a government agent overseeing their participation in Battle Royale, »
Contest: Win The Battle Royale: The Complete Collection Blu-ray
22 March 2012 2:40 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Anchor Bay Home Entertainment is releasing Battle Royale: The Complete Collection, which includes the cult classic Battle Royale and its sequel Battle Royale II, on Blu-ray and DVD March 20, which marks the first time in high-definition for both titles. We have a contest running and we're giving away copies of this Blu-ray set to our readers. These high-def boxed sets will surely go fast, so enter this contest today.
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42 students, Three days, One survivor - No Escape. Welcome to the world of Battle Royale!
In the near future, the economy has collapsed, unemployment »
- MovieWeb
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection
21 March 2012 10:13 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
A four-disc set aimed at those already fans of Battle Royale despite this being the first time it’s released in the Us, the release comes with perfect timing, now that the much anticipated The Hunger Games movie is about to open (I’ve already written about the similarities of the two films and source novels extensively here). It contains the original version, the extended “director’s cut,” the sequel, and a bonus disc.
The basic premise of this cult hit should be familiar to everyone by now: an entire 9th grade class is kidnapped by the government and forced to kill each other until only one student remains. Pretty straightforward, really. As with any heinous premises, the film follows a pacifist character who initially refuses to participate. In this case it’s Shuya (Death Note star Tatsuya Fujiwara in his breakout role), a boy who just wants the killings to stop, »
- Arya Ponto
Contest: Battle Royale (2000) Blu-ray & DVD: Kinji Fukasaku
20 March 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | Film-Book | See recent Film-Book news »
Battle Royale Contest Giveaway Sweepstakes. This Battle Royale Blu-ray contest, giveaway, sweepstakes illustrates Battle Royale‘s release on DVD and Blu-ray on March 20, 2012. Kinji Fukasaku‘s Battle Royale stars Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, and Tarô Yamamoto. Battle Royale‘s plot synopsis: Based on the 1999 global best-seller by Koushun Takami, “In the near future, the economy has collapsed, [...]
Continue reading: Contest: Battle Royale (2000) Blu-ray & DVD: Kinji Fukasaku »
- R.W.
Battle Royale / Batoru Rowaiaru (2000): The Complete Collection Trailer
12 January 2012 4:38 PM, PST | Film-Book | See recent Film-Book news »
Battle Royale / Batoru Rowaiaru The Complete Collection Trailer. Kinji Fukasaku‘s Battle Royale / Batoru Rowaiaru (2000) The Complete Collection Blu-ray / DVD trailer stars Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, and Tarô Yamamoto. Battle Royale‘s plot synopsis: Based on the 1999 global best-seller by Koushun Takami, “In the near future, the economy has collapsed, unemployment has soared and juvenile crime has exploded. Fearful of their nation’s youth, the Japanese government passes The Br Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and kill each other until there is only one survivor left.”
This movie is sensational. I have seen Battle Royale multiple times. I have not seen the Director’s Cut though. I have given this film to people as Christmas presents. If only we weren’t »
- filmbook
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Debuts March 20th
11 January 2012 12:28 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Battle Royale. A title that has shocked, thrilled and unnerved audiences. A film whose fiendishly simple premise has inspired many imitations, including the upcoming The Hunger Games motion picture. Based on the 1999 global best-seller by Koushun Takami, the futuristic tale first came to the screen in 2000, directed by the legendary Kinji Fukasaku. Authors, filmmakers and film fans the world over consider the film and its 2003 sequel Battle Royale II sacred cinematic classics. And now, fans can own them on high-definition Blu-ray and DVD!
On March 20th, Anchor Bay Entertainment proudly brings the Battle Royale: The Complete Collection to Blu-ray and DVD for the first time in North America. Featuring state-of-the-art HD transfers, hi-res audio and a wealth of bonus features that delve deep into this truly international phenomenon - the three disc Blu-ray plus bonus DVD set has an Srp of $49.99 and an Srp $44.98 for the four disc DVD. »
- MovieWeb
(Video) Must Have Asian Horror Battle Royale Gets Us Release
9 January 2012 4:34 PM, PST | Best-Horror-Movies.com | See recent Best-Horror-Movies.com news »
Battle Royale aka Batoru rowaiaru often referred to an Asian treasure in the forums and has received great reviews from our community members: "A brilliant, disturbing film" by our very own Ossuary member SunlightGardener and "I love this movie--one of the most fun of the Asian movies I've seen" by Pumpboy The film is about a group of students that are selected to fight the Battle Royale. They are taken to an island, given survival bags, and told they have three days to murder every other student to become the winner. Battle Royale is directed by Kinji Fukasaku and stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda and Tarô Yamamoto »
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