Battle Royale
2000 film directed by Kinji Fukasaku
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Summary
Battle Royale is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,127 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Kinji Fukasaku[3]
- Screenwriter: Kenta Fukasaku[4], Koushun Takami[5]
- Composer: Masamichi Amano[6]
- Genre: action film[7], thriller film[8], drama film[9], dystopian film[10], splatter film[11]
- Based on: Battle Royale[12]
- Followed by: Battle Royale II: Requiem[13]
- Cast member: Tatsuya Fujiwara[14], Aki Maeda[15], Tarō Yamamoto[16], Masanobu Andō[17], Kō Shibasaki[18], Chiaki Kuriyama[19], Takeshi Kitano[20], Eri Ishikawa[21], Sayaka Kamiya[22], Asami Kanai[23], Anna Nagata[24], Satomi Hanamura[25], Ai Iwamura[26], Yūko Miyamura[27]
- Producer: Kenta Fukasaku[28]
- Production company: WOWOW[29]
- Director of photography: Katsumi Yanagishima[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[31]
- Commons category: Battle Royale (film)[32]
- Distribution format: video on demand[33]
- Review score: 7.5/10[34], 90%[35], 81/100[36]
- Color: color[37]
- Country of origin: Japan[38]
- Publication date: December 16, 2000[39]
- Distributed by: Toei Company[40], Netflix[41]
- Official website: http://www.br3d.jp/[42]
- Film editor: Hirohide Abe[43]
- Described by source: Nightmare Japan: Contemporary Japanese Horror Cinema[44]
- Title: バトル・ロワイアル[45]
- After a work by: Koushun Takami[46]
- Duration: 113[47]
- Capital cost: 4,500,000[48]
Why It Matters
Battle Royale has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]