Takeshi Kitano plays a 'teacher' (whose name is. The transcription of the inner thoughts of the characters, which is one of the strengths of the book, is averagely well retranscripted. There are even quite 'realistic' (even if it is very difficult to judge what can be realistic with such a plot) moments. The personalities and characteristics of each of the participants are of course very contrasted and even if there are some cliches, well, the worst has been avoided. Each of the 42 pupils involved in this 'game' are not volunteers (no one would be.,), and of course they are forced to kill their best friends /girlfriends in order to survive this horror.

No need for a very long prologue before we enter the main act. The plot is relatively simple (a class of junior high school students are forced to kill each other on a desert island, the last survivor wins and can go back home), but it is this simplicity that makes its strength.

Requiems that show the real flashbacks, and we hear the dialog during Noriko's dream.īattle Royale is based on the shockwave novel by Koushun Takami, which is a bestseller in Japan, and which has become very controversial in a very short time (and it is really easy to understand why).

An additional shot of Mimura triggering the explosives on the truck.

A scene with Mitsuko as a 9-year-old coming home to find a pedophile in her house.

Kitano shutting down power to the computers and ordering the soldiers to reboot after the Third Man attack.

Additional shots of postcards from Mimura's uncle.

An additional shot of Nanahara weeping at the top of the lighthouse.

Closer shots of Takiguchi and Hatagami's corpses.

A flashback shot of Mizuho and Inada and Kaori Minami to remind us of who they were when we see their bodies.

Added reaction shots of the kids in the classroom to Kitano's 'Do you know this law' question, and after Kuninobu's death.

Added CGI blood to make the shootouts more graphic Also, many shots were added, deleted, reedited, and extended for pacing and clarity purposes, including the following:.

The Special Version includes the following:

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