Battle Royale (film)
Battle Royale , Batoru Rowaiaru? is a 2000 Japanese action thriller film adapted from the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushun Takami. It is the final film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, the screenplay written by his son Kenta, and stars Takeshi Kitano. The film tells the story of Shuya Nanahara, a junior highschool student who is struggling with the suicide of his father and who is forced by the government to compete in a deadly game where the students in his class must fight to the death, with only the sole survivor being allowed to live. The film aroused both domestic and international controversy and was either banned outright or deliberately excluded from distribution in several countries.
Japanese middle school student Shuya Nanahara copes with life after his fathers suicide. Meanwhile, schoolmate Noriko Nakagawa is the only student attending class 3B. Their teacher, Kitano, resigns after being impulsively attacked by a student.One year later, class 3B takes a field trip, but they are gassed, fitted with electronic collars, and sent to a briefing room on a remote island. Kitano explains that the class has been chosen to participate in the annual Battle Royale as a result of the BR Act, which was passed after 800,000 students walked out of school. A cheerful orientation video instructs the class they have three days to kill each other until only one remains. The explosive collars will kill any uncooperative students or those within daily danger zones. Kitano kills two students for misbehavior during the video, including Shuyas best friend, Nobu. Each student is provided a bag of food and water, map of the island, compass, and a weapon ranging in efficiency from firearms to a paper fan. ........
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