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041			_ajpn _beng _hjpn _jeng
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050			_aPN1997 _b.B386 2000
100			_aKinji Fukasaku _91095
240			_aBattle Royale
245			_aBatoru rowaiaru _cKinji Fukasaku _h[videorecording] = _bBattle Royale
246			_aBattle Royale
260			_aJapan _bFukasaku-gumi _bGAGA _bAM Associates _c2004
300			_a1 videodisc (ca. 122 min.) _bsound, color. _c4 3/4 in.
500			_aBased on the novel of the same name by Koushun Takami.
520			_aFrom case cover: At the dawn of the new millenium, Japan is in a state of collapse. Unemployment stands at 15% with millions out of work. School violence is out of control and rebellious teenagers stage mass boycotts. The beleaguered government retaliates with Battle Royale: each year a randomly chosen class is pitted against itself on an abandoned island in a cruel game of survival. A boisterous group of 9th graders embark on a school trip. On arrival, they awaken from a drug-induced sleep, to find that they have been hijacked to fight this year's Battle Royale. A former teacher, Kitano (Beat Takeshi), will oversee the battle. Each student has been fitted with a necklace that monitors their location. It can also explode on command. The rules of the game are simple: - It lasts 3 days - Each player starts out with food, water, and a "weapon" - If more than one player survives, everyone dies - There is no escape As the roll call begins, each kid grabs a backpack and stumbles away towards death or murder. As the game progresses, terror and panic challenge the students' fragile trust in each other. Some suspect everyone, blindly striking down those who cross their paths. Other form alliances dreaming of a peaceful solution with multiple survivors. Despite the game's brutality, the adolescent players maintain their school obsessions with crushes, petty grudges and their dreams. But as the game approaches its shocking final stages, even this semblance of normality disintegrates...
538			_aDVD video; Dolby Digital 2.0; stereo; NTSC; Regions 1-8; 16:9 widescreen.
546			_aJapanese audio. Optional English subtitles.
700			_aKinji Fukasaku _eDirector _91095
700			_aKenta Fukasaku _eScreenwriter
700			_aKoushun Takami _eAuthor
700			_aTatsuya Fujiwara _eActor
700			_aAki Maeda _eActor
700			_aTarô Yamamoto _eActor
942			_2lcc _cDVD