Battle royale

Takami, Koushun. Batoru rowaiaru. English. (Added Author). Fukasaku, Kinji. (Added Author). Fujiwara, Tatsuya, 1982- (Added Author). Maeda, Aki, 1985- (Added Author). Yamamoto, Taro, 1974- (Added Author). Kuriyama, Chiaki, 1984- (Added Author). Bīto, Takeshi. (Added Author). Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kou Shibasaki, Masanobu Ando and Beat Takeshi. (Cast).

Summary: "In the near future, the economy has collapsed, unemployment has soared and juvenile crime has exploded. Fearful of their nation's youth, the Japanese government passes The BR Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and kill each other until there is only one survivor left. Chiaki Kuriyama (Kill Bill) and screen legend Takeshi Kitano (Boiling Point, Brother) star in this movie that has been argued, acclaimed and banned around the world. More than a decade later, it remains one of the most savage, shocking and emotionally powerful films of all time. Now experience the complete Director's Cut of Kinji Fukasaku's uncompromising masterpiece - nominated for 10 Japanese Academy Awards - available uncensored and unrated for the first time ever in North America."--Container.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
videorecording (DVD)
videodisc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : 5.1 Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm.
Edition: [Director's cut].
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, 2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based upon the novel by Koushun Takami. Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Special features: Director's cut of the film with Japanese and English language tracks plus English subtitles. Anamorphic widescreen 1.78:1. "42 students. Only one way to survive."--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	A production of the Battle Royale Production Committee ; presented by Toei Company Ltd. ; a Kinki Kukasaku film ; produced by Masao Sato, Masumi Okada, Teruo Kayama ; screenplay by Kenta Fukasaku ; directed by Kinji Fukasaku.
Participant or Performer Note:	Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kou Shibasaki, Masanobu Ando and Beat Takeshi.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Home use only.
Language Note:	Includes the original Japanese and (dubbed) English language tracks with optional English subtitles.