While it's arguably debateable there's a lot of glaring similiarities to the dystopian story. She comes home from school to find her mother drunk with a strange man, who tries to molest her. She then pushes him down the staircase to his death. The first is an extension of the basketball scene, showing the students of Class 3-B winning their game. It also spotlights Mitsuko's apparent social anxiety and alienation from the classmates in 3-B. The second is a vision of Nobu telling Shuya to take care of Noriko a replay of a hallucination seen earlier in the special version of the film.
The third is a scene between Kitano and Noriko, who talk casually by a riverbank; parts of this scene a dream sequence also appear in the original version of the film, but with the dialogue muted whereas in the requiem it is audible and reveals a friendship or other relationship that may or may not have existed between Noriko and Kitano. Battle Royale Adventure Drama Thriller.
Click the Ramen to join our Discord! There are currently no comments. Feel free to leave one :. You will be redirected in 3 seconds. This is pretty good! Shougo Kawada : It should be. My father was a chef. Shuya : You even know how to drive a boat? Shougo Kawada : Hey, my father was a fisherman. Sign In. Original title: Batoru rowaiaru. Action Adventure Drama.
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. Director Kinji Fukasaku. Koushun Takami novel Kenta Fukasaku screenplay. Top credits Director Kinji Fukasaku.
See more at IMDbPro. Photos Top cast Edit. Kinji Fukasaku. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. 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? Action Adventure Drama Thriller.
Not Rated. Did you know Edit. 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. Goofs at around 12 mins When Kitano throws the knife and hits the first girl to die we see the knife land in the middle of her forehead, yet when he kneels down to retrieve the knife he pulls it out of her eye.
In later versions of the film this error was digitally fixed. Quotes [Shougo has just finished bandaging Noriko's leg] Shuya : You know a lot about medicine. 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.
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.
Connections Featured in Japanorama: Episode 1. User reviews Review. Top review. Battle Royale is based on the shockwave novel by Koushun Takami, which is a bestseller in Japan, and which has become very controversial in a very short time and it is really easy to understand why. The plot is relatively simple a class of junior high school students are forced to kill each other on a desert island, the last survivor wins and can go back home , but it is this simplicity that makes its strength.
No need for a very long prologue before we enter the main act.
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