BATTLE ROYALE

Starring: Tatsuya Fukasaku, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto and Takeshi Kitano.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Running time: 113 mins
Certificate: 18
Out to buy on DVD 21/01/02

Set in the future, Battle Royale outlines the problem of discipline, as the children of the modern world loose all respect for adults. The Government takes extreme and drastic measures and implements the “Battle Royale” rule. This involves the children being taken to a desert island and being forced to participate in cold blooded and chilling competition, eliminating each other one by one...

It’s sick, is sadistic, it involves children killing each other. A recipe for brilliance. Had this film been made in Hollywood, it would have lost it’s atmosphere, and would’ve been thrown into the bargain bin with all other cheap horror B movies. But the Japanese have a knack for bringing out the best in violence, and they prove it once again with this masterful and powerful movie. The only problem is...do you read the subtitles or watch the killing sprees?

Star and Director Filmographies, Original Theatrical Trailer, Stills Gallery, Mark Wyatt Film Notes, Trailer Reel, Interactive Menu, Dolby Digital (2.0) and Scene Access

Guest Review by Jay Em

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