Footage from the 2000 Tokyo International Film Festival.Instructional video: 'Birthday Version'.The set also contains the following bonus supplements: All versions have accompanying 7.1 Japanese (w/English subtitles) Dolby TrueHD and 5.1 English Dubbed Dolby TrueHD audio tracks. This four-disc collection offers the Battle Royale theatrical and director's cuts and the Battle Royale II: Requiem director's cut, with Battle Royale in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio and Battle Royale II: Requiem in a 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Battle Royale II: Requiem expands the scope of its predecessor, as it follows both the bloody exploits of a new class turned against itself as well as the terrorist plot orchestrated by the first film's survivors to bring down the BR Act forever. International star Takeshi Kitano ( Outrage) headlines the film as the teacher who introduces his class - 3-B - to the rules and regulations of the BR Act.įor the sequel, Fukasaku's son Kenta picked up the directing reins after his father died of prostate cancer. Inspired by Koushun Takami's controversial bestseller, the two films comprising the collection - Battle Royale and Battle Royale II: Requiem - detail a dystopian future where teenagers are forced to fight to the death in a yearly competition.ĭirected by Kinju Fukasaku ( Tora! Tora! Tora!), the first Battle Royale remains one of the most controversial thrillers ever made due to its violent content involving children, Battle Royale only just received its its first official North American theatrical run on December 24th, 2011.

This March, Anchor Bay Home Entertainment will bring Battle Royale: The Complete Collection to Blu-ray.

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