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Battle Royale

Movie · 2000 · 113 min

A brutal, high-stakes survival thriller that is relentless and emotionally draining, with shocking violence and a satirical edge.

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2000 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku
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Year
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Runtime
113 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • trauma
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror6
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension9
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, action, splatter, thriller, dystopian
Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Written by
Koushun Takami, Kenta Fukasaku
Starring
Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Kō Shibasaki, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Masanobu Andō, Yūko Miyamura, Aki Maeda, Tarō Yamamoto
Music
Masamichi Amano
Cinematography
Katsumi Yanagishima
Runtime
113 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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