Battle Royale
Seen it?2000 | 114 min | Drama, Thriller, Action
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (90% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.3 out of 10) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
90% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.3 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
7 wins and 7 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$31 million worldwide on a $5 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 424K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
- Tatsuya FujiwaraShuya Nanahara (Boy #15)
- Aki MaedaNoriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)
- Takeshi KitanoKitano
- Taro YamamotoShogo Kawada (Boy #5)
- Masanobu AndoKazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6)
- Ko ShibasakiMitsuko Souma (Girl #11)
- Chiaki KuriyamaTakako Chigusa (Girl #13)
- Takashi TsukamotoShinji Mimura (Boy #19)
- Sousuke TakaokaHiroki Sugimura (Boy #11)
- Yukihiro KotaniYôshitoki Kuninobu (Boy #7)