Battle Royale: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray) (US Version)

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Directed in 2000 by the late Fukasaku Kinji, international cult hit Battle Royale is one of the most shocking & controversial films of recent years. Based on a Takami Koushun novel, the violent & visceral film takes a Lord of the Flies scenario to modern Japan, telling a tragically brutal & gut-wrenching story amidst the thrilling carnage & bloodshed. Battle Royale pits a group of high school students against each other in a deadly game of survival; taken to a remote isl&, the teenagers are each given one weapon & a deadline
- kill each other or be killed. Led by Kitano Takeshi, this landmark film launched the careers of a new class of young stars, including Fujiwara Tatsuya ( Death Note), Maeda Aki ( Out of this World), Kuriyama Chiaki ( Kill Bill), Tsukamoto Takashi (A Song to the Sun), Shibasaki Kou ( Sinking of Japan), & Ando Masanobu ( Nightmare Detective).

Fukasaku Kenta stepped into his late fathers shoes to direct the 2003 sequel Battle Royale II. After the disastrous events of the first film, the stakes have been upped with Fujiwara Tatsuya & Maeda Aki, reprising their roles, leading a terrorist revolution against the government. Changing the rules of the BR game, the government send in another group of high school students to take down the youth insurgents. The cast

Includes:: Maeda Ai ( Whos Camus, Anyway), Takeuchi Riki ( Babel), & the legendary Sonny Chiba.

This 4-disc set comes with Battle Royale, Battle Royale: Special Version, Battle Royale II, & over three hours of special features.