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.
Forty-two students, three days, one deserted Island: welcome to Battle Royale. A group of ninth-grade students from a Japanese high school have been forced by legislation to compete in a Battle Royale. The students are sent off to kill each other in a no-holds-barred game to the death, until one survives -- or they all die. Some decide to play the game like the psychotic Kiriyama or the sexual Mitsuko, while others are trying to find a way to get off the Island without violence. However, as the numbers dwindle is there any way for Shuya and his classmates to survive?Written by
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Weapons provided include: Uzi submachine guns, handguns, kama (the scythe-like weapon), Spas 12 shotgun, nunchaku, taser, knife, handgrenade, hand axe, crossbow, wakizashi (a sword), potassium cyanide (poison). Non-weapons provided include: megaphone, electronic collar tracer, paper fan, saucepan lid, binocular & a bullet proof vest See more »
Goofs
When Noriko is on the bus with the others and is about to go give the cookies to Shuya & Nobu, she is pulled through the aisle by Negumi who yells to everyone in front of them to get out of the way but her mouth doesn't move. See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Reporter:
This year Zentsuji Middle School number 4's Class E was chosen from among 43,000 Ninth grade classes. This year's game, said to be more blistering than the last - - Oh look there! There she is! The winner's a girl! Surviving a fierce battle that raged two days, seven hours, and 43 minutes - the winner is a girl! Look, she's smiling! Smiling! The girl definitely just smiled!
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Crazy Credits
As the credits roll, a class picture is displayed, showing all of the students that have been killed in the Battle Royale, including the two transfer students. See more »
Alternate Versions
The Special Version includes the following:
Redone opening titles
Redone sound effects
Added CGI blood to make the shootouts more graphic Also, many shots were added, deleted, reedited, and extended for pacing and clarity purposes, including the following:
A longer basketball sequence
Added reaction shots of the kids in the classroom to Kitano's "Do you know this law" question, and after Kuninobu's death.
A flashback shot of Mizuho and Inada and Kaori Minami to remind us of who they were when we see their bodies.
Closer shots of Takiguchi and Hatagami's corpses
An additional shot of Nanahara weeping at the top of the lighthouse
Additional shots of postcards from Mimura's uncle
Kitano shutting down power to the computers and ordering the soldiers to reboot after the Third Man attack
A scene with Mitsuko as a 9-year-old coming home to find a pedophile in her house.
An additional shot of Mimura triggering the explosives on the truck
Requiems that show the real flashbacks, and we hear the dialog during Noriko's dream.
First of all this is a super combination of originality and amusement. Secondly, this has been ripped off so many times it is astounding. Thirdly, the acting is top notch. The adult with anger management issues is horrendous and deadly. It shows the jarheads are evil. It also shows how beautiful girls are when they are fit, rocking and not tattooed trash.
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First of all this is a super combination of originality and amusement. Secondly, this has been ripped off so many times it is astounding. Thirdly, the acting is top notch. The adult with anger management issues is horrendous and deadly. It shows the jarheads are evil. It also shows how beautiful girls are when they are fit, rocking and not tattooed trash.