Synopsis
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.
Battle Royale (2000) is a 1h 53min drama feature film by Kinji Fukasaku. In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other un... Selected for Romford Horror Festival (2021).
Key facts
Cast
Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando, Ko Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Takashi Tsukamoto
Original language
English
First release
December 16, 2000 (Japan)
Production companies
WOWOW
Based on
Battle Royale
Crew
Screenplay
Kenta Fukasaku
Producer
Chie Kobayashi, Hisao Nabeshima, Kenta Fukasaku, Kimio Kataoka, Kinji Fukasaku, Masumi Okada
Cinematography
Katsumi Yanagijima
Editing
Hirohide Abe
Music
Masamichi Amano
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
Titles
| Alternate title | Battle Royale | |
| Alternate title | Takami kôshun |
Soundtracks
| CD | Battle Royale (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Masamichi Amano, Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Narodowej (2000) | 6 releases, 2000-2021: Arrow Video, Culture Publishers Inc., Dynamord Label, Marketing-Film (+1 more) |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Japan | December 16, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | January 4, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | January 18, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Japan | April 6, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | May 18, 2001 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | September 14, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | September 14, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | October 18, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Russia | November 8, 2001 |
| Theatrical | France | November 21, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | January 30, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Germany | April 18, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | June 18, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Spain | August 2, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | August 22, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | September 19, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Finland | October 4, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Chile | October 10, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Norway | October 20, 2002 |
| Theatrical | Peru | February 6, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Australia | March 20, 2003 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | April 5, 2003 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | May 28, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | July 22, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Greece | September 26, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | October 17, 2003 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | June 3, 2005 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | February 27, 2007 |
| Theatrical | Japan | November 20, 2010 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | September 1, 2011 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | November 12, 2014 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | July 1, 2021 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | August 1, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Italy | October 20, 2022 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | October 28, 2022 |
| Theatrical | United States | October 12, 2025 |
| Classification | Germany | 18 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 18 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Sweden | January 29, 2003 |
| Home video | Netherlands | September 23, 2005 |
| Home video | Italy | September 1, 2008 |
| Home video | United States | March 20, 2012 |
| Home video | Netherlands | April 13, 2012 |
| Home video | Sweden | October 10, 2012 |
| Home video | New Zealand | May 28, 2024 |
| Home video | United States | December 9, 2025 |
Full credits
| Director | Kinji Fukasaku |
| Cast | Tatsuya Fujiwara (Shuya Nanahara (Boy #15)), Aki Maeda (Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)), Takeshi Kitano (Kitano), Taro Yamamoto (Shogo Kawada (Boy #5)), Masanobu Ando (Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6)), Ko Shibasaki (Mitsuko Souma (Girl #11)), Chiaki Kuriyama (Takako Chigusa (Girl #13)), Takashi Tsukamoto (Shinji Mimura (Boy #19)), Sousuke Takaoka (Hiroki Sugimura (Boy #11)), Yukihiro Kotani (Yôshitoki Kuninobu (Boy #7)), Eri Ishikawa (Yukie Utsumi (Girl #2)), Sayaka Kamiya (Satomi Noda (Girl #17)), Takayo Mimura (Kayoko Kotôhiki (Girl #8)), Yutaka Shimada (Yûtaka Seto (Boy #12)), Ren Matsuzawa (Keita Îjima (Boy #2)), Hirohito Honda (Kazushi Nîda (Boy #16)), Ryou Nitta (Kyôichi Motobuchi (Boy #20)), Sayaka Ikeda (Megumi Eto (Girl #3)), Anna Nagata (Hirono Shimizu (Girl #10)), Yukari Kanasawa (Yukiko Kitano (Girl #6)), Misao Kato (Yumiko Kusaka (Girls #7)), Hitomi Hyuga (Yuko Sakaki (Girl #9)), Satomi Ishii (Haruka Tanizawa (Girl #12)), Asami Kanai (Chisato Matsui (Girl #19)), Satomi Hanamura (Yuka Nakagawa (Girl #16)), Yousuke Shibata (Mitsuru Numai (Boy #17)), Shiro Go (Ryûhei Sasagawa (Boy #10)), Yuuki Masuda (Hiroshi Kuronaga (Boy #9)), Shigeki Hirokawa (Shô Tsukioka (Boy #14)), Tamaki Mihara (Izumi Kanai (Girl #5)), Tomomi Shimaki (Sakura Ogawa (Girl #4)), Yasuomi Sano (Kazuhiko Yamamoto (Boy #21)), Shin Kusaka (Yoshio Akamatsu (Boy #1)), Gouki Nishimura (Tatsumichi Ôki (Boy #3)), Shigehiro Yamaguchi (Toshinori Oda (Boy #4)), Osamu Ohnishi (Yôji Kuramoto (Boy #8)), Satoshi Yokomichi (Tadakatsu Hatagami (Boy #18)), Junichi Naitou (Yûichiro Takiguchi (Boy #13)), Tsuyako Kinoshita (Mizuho Inada (Girl #1)), Mai Sekiguchi (Kaori Minami (Girl #20)), Takako Baba (Yoshimi Yahagi (Girl #21)), Haruka Nomiyama (Mayumi Tendo (Girl #14)), Aiko Nogami (Fumiyo Fujiyôshi (Girl #18)), Ai Iwamura (A Girl Who Won Last Battle Royale), Ai Maeda (Shiori - Kitano's Daughter (voice)), Minami (Keiko), Michi Yamamura (Reporter), Kazutoshi Yokoyama (Basketball Referee), Gô Tatsukawa (Lieutenant Anjo), Takashi Taniguchi (Shuya's Father), Ken Nakaide (Teacher Hayashida), Kanako Fukaura (Bus Guide), Yuko Miyamura (Training Video Girl), Takeyuki Hirai (Soldier), Tomu Asakawa (Soldier), Yûya Nakahara (Soldier), Takashi Komori (Soldier), Ryôta Nakamura (Soldier), Akihiro Ugajin (Soldier), Yôichi Murakami (Soldier), Tsuguharu Niizaki (Soldier), Jun'ichi Nashiki (Soldier), Hiroshi Kitagawa (Soldier), Hideaki Kawashima (Soldier), Umiji Tasaki (Soldier), Hidetsugu Okumura (Soldier), Daisuke Yazawa (Soldier), Nobuki Baba (Soldier), Naoki Iwasawa (Soldier), Kôji Tokuhisa (Soldier), Mikiya Sanada (Soldier), Kazuhiro Yokokura (Soldier), Shigeki Homma (Soldier), Kazuo Araki (Soldier), Gôshi Matsuhara (Soldier), Akira Yoshizawa (Soldier), Kenzo Shirahama (Soldier), Kanji Okumura (Soldier), Shôji Takano (Soldier), Ryoji Sugimoto (Soldier), Hajime Yoneda (Soldier), Hideaki Kojima (Soldier), Mitsuaki Tachikawa (Soldier) |
| Screenplay | Kenta Fukasaku |
| Producer | Chie Kobayashi, Hisao Nabeshima, Kenta Fukasaku, Kimio Kataoka, Kinji Fukasaku, Masumi Okada |
| Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagijima |
| Editing | Hirohide Abe |
| Music | Masamichi Amano |
| Production design | Kyōko Heya |
| Visual effects | Tetsuo Ôya |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
