Principal cast
Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano, Taro Yamamoto and Masanobu Ando
Film 465 of 498 on the Screen Path
Battle Royale
Could you kill your best friend?
About the film
Battle Royale at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2000 film at stop 465 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Key craft credits
Katsumi Yanagijima (director of photography), Hirohide Abe (editor), Masamichi Amano (original music composer), Kenta Fukasaku (screenplay) and Kyōko Heya (production design)
- Director
- Kinji Fukasaku
- Release
- 2000-12-16
- Runtime
- 113 minutes
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller and Action
- Country
- Japan
- Quiz
- 10 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 10 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Tatsuya FujiwaraCharacter: Shuya Nanahara (Boy #15)
- Aki MaedaCharacter: Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)
- Takeshi KitanoCharacter: Kitano
- Taro YamamotoCharacter: Shogo Kawada (Boy #5)
- Masanobu AndoCharacter: Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6)
- Ko ShibasakiCharacter: Mitsuko Souma (Girl #11)
- Chiaki KuriyamaCharacter: Takako Chigusa (Girl #13)
- Takashi TsukamotoCharacter: Shinji Mimura (Boy #19)
- Sousuke TakaokaCharacter: Hiroki Sugimura (Boy #11)
- Yukihiro KotaniCharacter: Yôshitoki Kuninobu (Boy #7)
- Eri IshikawaCharacter: Yukie Utsumi (Girl #2)
- Sayaka KamiyaCharacter: Satomi Noda (Girl #17)
Full crew
Full crew
- Kinji FukasakuCredits: Director, Producer
- Koushun TakamiCredits: Novel
- Kenta FukasakuCredits: Screenplay, Producer
- Kimio KataokaCredits: Producer
- Chie KobayashiCredits: Producer
- Hisao NabeshimaCredits: Producer
- Kyōko HeyaCredits: Production Design
- Masumi OkadaCredits: Producer
- Hirohide AbeCredits: Editor
- Koichi HiraiCredits: Set Decoration
- Rena GradyCredits: Makeup Artist
- Motoki IshidaCredits: Production Manager
- Mizuki ItoCredits: Sound Effects Editor, Foley Artist
- Kikuo NotomiCredits: Armorer, Pyrotechnician
- Akihiko OkaseCredits: Foley Artist
- Kenji ShibasakiCredits: Sound Effects
- Masamichi AmanoCredits: Conductor, Original Music Composer
- Dragon AshCredits: Theme Song Performance
- Katsumi YanagijimaCredits: Director of Photography
- Akira RizawaCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tetsuo ÔyaCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
- 加藤義一Credits: Still Photographer
- Kunio AndoCredits: Sound Recordist
- 山木泰人Credits: Music Producer
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