Battle Royale (2000)
Batoru rowaiaru (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 54min
- Adventure, Drama
- 16 Dec 2000 (Japan)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 7 wins & 8 nominations.
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Cast
| Tatsuya Fujiwara | ... |
Shuya Nanahara - otoko 15-ban
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| Aki Maeda | ... |
Noriko Nakagawa - onna 15-ban
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| Tarô Yamamoto | ... |
Shôgo Kawada - otoko 5-ban
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| Takeshi Kitano | ... |
Kitano-sensei
(as Bito Takeshi)
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| Chiaki Kuriyama | ... |
Takako Chigusa - onna 13-ban
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| Sôsuke Takaoka | ... |
Hiroki Sugimura - otoko 11-ban
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| Takashi Tsukamoto | ... |
Shinji Mimura - otoko 19-ban
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Yukihiro Kotani | ... |
Yôshitoki Kuninobu - otoko 7-ban
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Eri Ishikawa | ... |
Yukie Utsumi - onna 2-ban
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Sayaka Kamiya | ... |
Satomi Noda - onna 17-ban
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Takayo Mimura | ... |
Kayoko Kotôhiki - onna 8-ban
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Yutaka Shimada | ... |
Yûtaka Seto - otoko 12-ban
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Aki Unone | ... |
Fumiyo Fujiyôshi - onna 18-ban
(as Aki Inoue)
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Ren Matsuzawa | ... |
Keita Îjima - otoko 2-ban
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Hirohito Honda | ... |
Kazushi Nîda - otoko 16-ban
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Ryou Nitta | ... |
Kyôichi Motobuchi - otoko 20-ban
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Sayaka Ikeda | ... |
Megumi Etô - onna 3-ban
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Anna Nagata | ... |
Hirono Shimizu - onna 10-ban
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Yukari Kanasawa | ... |
Yûkiko Kitano - onna 6-ban
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Misao Kato | ... |
Yumiko Kusaka - onna 7-ban
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Hitomi Hyuga | ... |
Yûko Sakaki - onna 9-ban
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Satomi Ishii | ... |
Haruka Tanizawa - onna 12-ban
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Asami Kanai | ... |
Chisato Matsui - onna 19-ban
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Satomi Hanamura | ... |
Yûka Nakagawa - onna 16-ban
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Yousuke Shibata | ... |
Mitsuru Numai - otoko 17-ban
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Shirô Gô | ... |
Ryûhei Sasagawa - otoko 10-ban
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Yuuki Masuda | ... |
Hiroshi Kuronaga - otoko 9-ban
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Shigeki Hirokawa | ... |
Shô Tsukioka - otoko 14-ban
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Tamaki Mihara | ... |
Izumi Kanai - onna 5-ban
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Tomomi Shimaki | ... |
Sakura Ogawa - onna 4-ban
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Yasuomi Sano | ... |
Kazuhiko Yamamoto - otoko 21-ban
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Shin Kusaka | ... |
Yoshio Akamatsu - otoko 1-ban
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Gouki Nishimura | ... |
Tatsumichi Ôki - otoko 3-ban
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Shigehiro Yamaguchi | ... |
Toshimori Oda - otoko 4-ban
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Osamu Ohnishi | ... |
Yôji Kuramoto - otoko 8-ban
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Satoshi Yokomichi | ... |
Tadakatsu Hatagami - otoko 18-ban
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Junichi Naitou | ... |
Yûichiro Takiguchi - otoko 13-ban
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Tsuyako Kinoshita | ... |
Mizuho Inada - onna 1-ban
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Mai Sekiguchi | ... |
Kaori Minami - onna 20-ban
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Takako Baba | ... |
Yoshimi Yahagi - onna 21-ban
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Haruka Nomiyama | ... |
Mayumi Tendô - onna 14-ban
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Ai Iwamura | ... |
Onna no hito - won last Battle Royale
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Ai Maeda | ... |
Shiori - Kitano no aijô (voice)
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Minami | ... |
Keiko
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Michi Yamamura | ... |
Reporter
(as Michiko Yamamura)
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Suzuka Tonegawa | ... |
Young Mitsuko (in Special Version)
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| Tarô Suwa | ... |
Middle-aged man (in Special Version)
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Reiko Kataoka | ... |
Mitsuko no okâsan (in Special Version)
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Takeyuki Hirai | ... |
Soldier
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Tomu Asakawa | ... |
Soldier
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Yûya Nakahara | ... |
Soldier
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Takashi Komori | ... |
Soldier
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Ryôta Nakamura | ... |
Soldier
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Akihiro Ugajin | ... |
Soldier
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Yôichi Murakami | ... |
Soldier
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Tsuguharu Niizaki | ... |
Soldier
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Jun'ichi Nashiki | ... |
Soldier
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Hiroshi Kitagawa | ... |
Soldier
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Hideaki Kawashima | ... |
Soldier
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Umiji Tasaki | ... |
Soldier
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Mitsuaki Tachikawa | ... |
Soldier
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Hidetsugu Okumura | ... |
Soldier
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Daisuke Yazawa | ... |
Soldier
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Nobuki Baba | ... |
Soldier
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Naoki Iwasawa | ... |
Soldier
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Kôji Tokuhisa | ... |
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Mikiya Sanada | ... |
Soldier
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Kazuhiro Yokokura | ... |
Soldier
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Shigeki Homma | ... |
Soldier
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Kazuo Araki | ... |
Soldier
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Gôshi Matsuhara | ... |
Soldier
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Akira Yoshizawa | ... |
Soldier
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Kenzo Shirahama | ... |
Soldier
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Kanji Okumura | ... |
Soldier
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Shôji Takano | ... |
Soldier
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Ryôji Sugimoto | ... |
Soldier
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Hajime Yoneda | ... |
Soldier
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Hideaki Kojima | ... |
Soldier
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Nanami Ohta | ... |
Mitsuko no tomodachi (in Special Version)
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Ayana Noguchi | ... |
Mitsuko no tomodachi (in Special Version)
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Tetsu Masuda | ... |
Kurasu 3A no sensei (in Special Version)
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Kazutoshi Yokoyama | ... |
Basketball referee (in Special Version)
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Kotaru Kamijou | ... |
Jô Kitô, Basketball player of Class 3-A (in Special Version)
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Hirobumi Seki | ... |
Kôsuke Okiyama, Basketball player of Class 3-A (in Special Version)
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Kiyoyuki Matsumoto | ... |
Shinichirô Tanaka, Basketball player of Class 3-A (in Special Version)
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Gou Ryugawa | ... |
Lieutenant Anjo
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| Takashi Taniguchi | ... |
Nanahara no otôsan
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Ken Nakaide | ... |
Hayashida-san - Kurasu 3B no sensei
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Kanako Fukaura | ... |
Basugaido
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Yûko Miyamura | ... |
Training Video Girl
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| Ko Shibasaki | ... |
Mitsuko Sôma - onna 11-ban
(as Kô Shibasaki)
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| Masanobu Andô | ... |
Kazuo Kiriyama - otoko 6-ban
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| Doug Erholtz | ... |
Hayashida (uncredited) (voice)
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Erin Fitzgerald | ... |
Yukie Utsumi / Yumiko Kusaka (uncredited) (voice)
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| Stephanie Komure | ... |
Mitsuko Souma / Megumi Eto / Training Video Girl / Kayoko Kotohiki (uncredited) (voice)
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| Stephanie Sheh | ... |
Takako Chigusa (uncredited) (voice)
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| John Snyder | ... |
Kitano (uncredited) (voice)
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| Spike Spencer | ... |
Yoshitoki Kuninobu (uncredited) (voice)
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| Kaiji Tang | ... |
Shogo Kawada (uncredited) (voice)
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Julie Ann Taylor | ... |
Reporter (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Kinji Fukasaku | ||
Written by
| Koushun Takami | ... | (novel) |
| Kenta Fukasaku | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Kenta Fukasaku | ... | producer |
| Kinji Fukasaku | ... | producer |
| Kimio Kataoka | ... | producer |
| Chie Kobayashi | ... | producer |
| Toshio Nabeshima | ... | producer |
| Masumi Okada | ... | producer |
Music by
| Masamichi Amano | ||
Cinematography by
| Katsumi Yanagijima | ||
Film Editing by
| Hirohide Abe | ||
Editorial Department
| Yûki Izumi | ... | technical coordinator: post-production, Battle Royale 3-D |
| Soichi Satake | ... | 3D colorist: Battle Royale 3-D |
Production Design by
| Kyôko Heya | ||
Makeup Department
| Rena Grady | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Motoki Ishida | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Kenta Fukasaku | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Yasushi Nakayama | ... | designer: main title logo |
| Motomu Takaba | ... | designer: BR logomark |
Sound Department
| Kunio Ando | ... | sound |
| Mizuki Ito | ... | foley artist / sound effects editor |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | foley artist |
| Kenji Shibasaki | ... | sound effects |
Special Effects by
| Kikuo Nôtomi | ... | armourer / pyrotechnician |
Visual Effects by
| Yoshiaki Nakaichi | ... | digital effects artist |
Stunts
| Ai Iwamura | ... | stunt double (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Masamichi Amano | ... | conductor |
| Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | music performed by |
Other crew
| Makoto Ashikawa | ... | stand-in |
| Haruhi Nanao | ... | voice trainer (as Haruhi Terada) |
Production Companies
- AM Associates
- Fukasaku-gumi (in association with)
- GAGA
- Kobi Co.
- MF Pictures
- Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
- Toei Company
- WOWOW
Distributors
- Toei Company (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Intercontinental Film Distributors (HK) (2001) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Tartan Films (2001) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- SND Films (2001) (France) (theatrical)
- Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Líder Films (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Manga Films (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Future Film (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
- TransEuropa Films (2002) (Chile) (theatrical)
- Bir Film (2003) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Anchor Bay Films (2011) (United States) (theatrical) (3-D version) (subtitled)
- Toei Company (2010) (Japan) (theatrical) (3-D version)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Arrow Films (2010) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Asian Cult Cinema (video)
- Astro Distribution (2004) (Germany) (DVD) (uncut version)
- Atlantic Film Norge (2012) (Norway) (DVD)
- Capelight Pictures (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (classic and 3-D version)
- Future Film (2003) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (tv)
- Palisades-Tartan Acquisitions (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Scanbox Norge (2003) (Norway) (DVD)
- Starmax (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Tartan Video (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Toei Video Company (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Universe Laser & Video Co. Ltd. (2001) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Visual Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- World Wide Cinema (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
Special Effects
- Malin Post (visual effects)
- Nippon Eizo Creative (visual effects)
- Toei Labo Tech (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Geiyu (stand-ins)
- Gekidan Himawari (stand-ins)
- Toei Academy (stand-ins)
- Tohai (stand-ins)
- Carrot (stand-ins)
- Wakakusa (stand-ins)
- NAC (stand-ins)
- Aoi Studio (post-production sound services)
- Arquebuse (sound effects)
- BA-TSU (school uniform design)
- Continental Far East (Dolby consultant)
- Kodak Japan (film stock supplied by)
- Malin Post (title design)
- NAC Image Technology (camera equipment supplied by)
- Nihon Shomei Co. (lighting equipment supplied by)
- Toei Labo Tech (film processing)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestra)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 Prissy Panda Princess |
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| Taglines | Their Game, No Rules, No Prisoners See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,500,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Japan | JPY67,566,100, 21 Dec 2000 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Many members of the Japanese Parliament tried to get the novel banned, but to no avail. When the film was released, they attempted to ban it also. Both efforts resulted in the novel and film becoming even more successful as people bought the book and went to the movie to see what the fuss was all about. See more » |
| Goofs | In the lighthouse, Yuko Sakaki accidentally poisons Yuka Nakagawa with powder from a bottle labeled "KCN" (potassium cyanide). About 10 seconds later, Yuka vomits blood (which suggests internal bleeding) and dies. Cyanide is actually a poison that shuts down the respiration in cells. Ingestion of more than 50mg of cyanide will result in rapid respirations, loss of consciousness, convulsions, gasping, and death due to cessation of respiration. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Wild Seven (2006). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Shizuka na hibi no kaidan wo See more » |
| 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 » |
| Quotes |
[Shougo has just finished bandaging Noriko's leg]
Shuya: You know a lot about medicine. Shougo Kawada: Well, my father was a doctor. [a few minutes later, Shougo serves Noriko and Shuya food] Noriko Nakagawa: Wow! This is pretty good! Shougo Kawada: It should be. My father was a chef. [later, After escaping the island] Shuya: You even know how to drive a boat? Shougo Kawada: Hey, my father was a fisherman. See more » |