

Battle Royale
2000-12-16 · 113 min · ★ 7.3
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Production companies
- Toei Company, WOWOW, AM Associates, Kobi, Nippan Group Holdings, MF Pictures, GAGA Communications
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 4,500,000
- Revenue
- USD 30,600,000
Top Cast
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)
Sayaka KamiyaSatomi Noda (Girl #17)
Takayo MimuraKayoko Kotôhiki (Girl #8)
Yutaka ShimadaYûtaka Seto (Boy #12)
Ren MatsuzawaKeita Îjima (Boy #2)
Ryou NittaKyôichi Motobuchi (Boy #20)
Sayaka IkedaMegumi Eto (Girl #3)
Anna NagataHirono Shimizu (Girl #10)
Yukari KanasawaYukiko Kitano (Girl #6)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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