Battle Royale is a controversial and violent parable of adolescence, heightening teenage melodrama with life-or-death stakes.
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Battle Royale
Movie Info
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Director -
Kinji Fukasaku -
Producer -
Akio Kamatani , Tetsu Kayama , Masumi Okada , Masao Sato , Kenta Fukasaku , Kinji Fukasaku , Kimio Kataoka , Toshio Nabeshima , Chie Kobayashi -
Screenwriter -
Kenta Fukasaku -
Production Co -
WOWOW , Toei Company , AM Associates , MF Pictures , GAGA , Kobi Co. , Battle Royale Prod. Committee , Toho Company , Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K. -
Genre -
Mystery & Thriller , Action , Comedy -
Original Language -
Japanese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Dec 16, 2000, Original -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Nov 30, 2016 -
Runtime -
1h 54m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby Digital