Battle Royale

2000 [JAPANESE]

Action / Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 90% · 50 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 89% · 50K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 193786 193.8K

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Plot summary

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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May 02, 2022 at 12:48 PM

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Top cast

Ko Shibasaki as Mitsuko Sôma - onna 11-ban
Kaiji Tang as Shogo Kawada
Takeshi Kitano as Kitano-sensei
Chiaki Kuriyama as Takako Chigusa - onna 13-ban
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1 hr 53 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Fella_shibby 9 / 10

One of the best n brutal survival thriller in the authoritarian government genre.

I first saw this in 2008 on a rented dvd.

Revisited it recently.

This movie truly inspired so many other movies and the biggest examples are the The Hunger Games n The Maze Runner.

But this one is brutal and very dark considering the movie has teenagers at peril n pitted against one another.

Lord of the Flies, The Most Dangerous Game, A Clockwork Orange n the 1979 Over The Edge will come to mind but this one ain't copy of any of the above mentioned movies.

In Over The Edge, there is only a single recreation center to distract bored kids n teenagers who later turn to drugs and delinquency once their recreation centre is threatened, the teenagers in Battle Royale, inspite of having lots of outdoor n indoor activities, become delinquents without any factors making it easier for an authoritarian government to enact a brutal law.

Reviewed by EthanBJones_03 2 / 10

The acclaim for this movie is unfathomable for me.

'BATTLE ROYALE' was directed by Kinji Fukashaku and stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda and Taro Yamomato. ​42 9th graders are sent to a deserted island. They are given a map, food, and various weapons. An explosive collar is fitted around their neck. If they break a rule, the collar explodes. Their mission: kill each other and be the last one standing. The last survivor is allowed to leave the island. If there is more than one survivor, the collars explode and kill them all.

I don't dislike this movie because I had to read subtitles. I'm not that childish. I just don't understand the acclaim this movie has received. Perhaps three solid performances and definitely a solid premise but, aside from that, I see little else to praise in this movie. Non of the characters are particularly interesting or likable and the plot is nonsensical and stupid.

Expanding on that point, don't tell me I dislike this movie because I didn't understand the plot. It may have some Japanese cultural relevance that I am unaware of but until I find that out, I'm pretty damn sure I got the plot. And it is a stupid plot at that. I conceded the fact that the premise is interesting but the ridiculous plot and relationships between that characters they built around that is awful.

The entire film hinges on the romance between Shuya(Fujiwara)and Noriko(Maeda) but I just didn't buy their romance. The simple fact I didn't like or empathise with either character did not help this movie either. Both Fujiwara and Maeda gave mediocre performances at best and where outshone both in performance and character by their co-stars.

Taro Yamamoto gives one of the only good performances as Kawada, an ally to the two leads. Masanobu Ando gives the other decent performance as the antagonist in the arena. Arguments could be made for Takeshi Kitano also giving a solid performance but you see so little from him and get so little of his character that, at least for me, the jury is still out on him. These THREE people are the only thing that even remotely saves this movie for me.

You may argue that I am being way too harsh on the movie considering I like both the premise and up to three of the performances were good and I would usually be inclined to agree. That said, when a movie fails to deliver on what it set out to do, I cannot give it pity points. This movie is supposed to be a sci-fi, but I would say nothing in it is particularly amazing or spectacular. It is also a thriller but I was never on the edge of my seat. It's not supposed to be an action movie but even that aspect of it was terrible. Attempts at comedy backfired. I cannot in good conscience recommend this movie. Mild entertainment at certain points saves it from complete disaster. And violence is not my concern. I was fine with it. It is everything else this movie offers up.

I don't recommend you see this movie. I'll rate it a very disappointing(for me) 2 Efficient Dog Collars out of 10!

Reviewed by HumanoidOfFlesh 10 / 10

Incredible masterpiece made by Kinji Fukasaku.

"Battle Royale" is one of the most controversial and challenging movies ever made.The film is very gory and violent,but it's also witty,satirical and thought provoking.The concept of "Battle Royale" is pretty simple.The act of Battle Royale decrees that once a year a class of 9th graders is chosen at random,stranded on a small island,and armed with random weapons.The kids are also outfitted with strange necklaces that monitor their locations and life functions,and explode if more than one student is alive at the end of 72 hours.The kids are forced to become savage killers,and the movie provides them with interesting personalities and human reactions to the horrible situation in which they find themselves.The acting is brilliant and the violence is horrific and merciless.The film is very exciting and well-photographed.A masterpiece that needs to be seen by every fan of wonderful Japanese cinema!

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