Battle Royale
Summary:
In a future where society is on the verge of collapse, the government takes drastic action against the problem of rebellious teenagers in this violent sci-fi opus from Japan. In the year 2002, Japan's economy has taken a dramatic turn for the worse, and massive unemployment and inflation have thrown most adults into a state of chaos; the nation's youth culture responds with unprecedented... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Tatsuya Fujiwara - (Shuya Nanahara)
Aki Maeda - (Noriko Nakagawa)
Taro Yamamoto - (Shougo Kawada)
Masanobu Ando - (Kiriyama)
Kou Shibasaki - (Mitsuko Souma)
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Review:
If anything else, Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale is timely. Fukasaku capitalizes on the fear of children in contemporary Japanese society and savages it. Adults in this film are portrayed as petty and sadistic (such as Kitano), craven and selfish (as in Shuya's father who kills himself in a flashback), or simply absent. Instead of being given... Continue >>
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