Battle Royale II: Requiem
Seen it?2003 | 155 min | Action, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 5.0 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
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.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 35 min.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on Christmas Day, killing 8000 people. In order for the government to study the benefits of "teamwork", the new students work in pairs, with their collars electronically linked so that if one of them is killed, the other dies as well. They must kill Nanahara in three days - or die.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
27% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesWeak
5.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$15 million worldwide on a $9 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 49K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji Fukasaku
- Shugo OshinariTakuma Aoi
- Ai MaedaShiori Kitano
- Tatsuya FujiwaraShuya Nanahara
- Ayana SakaiNao Asakura
- Takeshi KitanoKitano
- Natsuki KatoSaki Sakurai
- Aki MaedaNoriko Nakagawa
- Riki TakeuchiRiki
- Takeru ShibakiShugo Urabe
- Makoto SakamotoOsamu Kasai