Battle Royale

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About Battle Royale

Battle Royale is a 2000 Japanese-language drama, thriller and action film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. The cast is led by Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano. It has a runtime of 1h 53m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 3800 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Battle Royale was produced by Toei Company, WOWOW, and AM Associates and made in Japan. It was released on December 16, 2000, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $5 million, it went on to gross $31 million worldwide.

Director

Kinji Fukasaku

Writers

Kenta Fukasaku

Release date

December 16, 2000

Original language

Japanese

Age rating

R

Status

Released

Country

Japan

Budget

$5 million

Box office

$31 million

Production

Toei Company, WOWOW, AM Associates

Battle Royale cast & crew

Battle Royale was directed by Kinji Fukasaku and written by Kenta Fukasaku.

The cast features Tatsuya Fujiwara as Shuya Nanahara (Boy #15), Aki Maeda as Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15), Takeshi Kitano as Kitano, Taro Yamamoto as Shogo Kawada (Boy #5), Masanobu Ando as Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6), and Ko Shibasaki as Mitsuko Souma (Girl #11).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Masamichi Amano, cinematography is by Katsumi Yanagijima, and it was produced by Kinji Fukasaku and Kenta Fukasaku.

Is Battle Royale worth watching?

Battle Royale holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 3,834 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 53m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama, thriller, and action, Battle Royale is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch Battle Royale

In United States, you can stream Battle Royale on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, BFI Player Amazon Channel, and MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel, or rent and buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. Click any service above to open it directly.

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Cast of Battle Royale

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)

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Eri Ishikawa

Yukie Utsumi (Girl #2)

Sayaka Kamiya

Satomi Noda (Girl #17)

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