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Battle Royale [4k Ultra-HD] [Blu-ray]

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Battle Royale II Premiere, a featurette on the film’s first screening at the Marunouchi Toei Movie Theatre Original 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio and 2.0 stereo audio on both cuts • Optional English subtitles on both cuts The Correct Way to Make 'Battle Royale': Birthday Version, a new version of the original instructional video made to celebrate Kinji Fukasaku’s birthday

For those of you who may already own previous editions of these films on disc, the good news is that everything from the 2012 Starz/Anchor Bay Blu-ray has carried over here, as well as all of the extras from the 2010 Arrow Video UK Blu-ray release, and the 2002 Tartan DVD too. That’s virtually all of the special features that have been produced over the years (save for a few items created by Capelight Pictures’ for recent German BD releases). Here’s a disc by disc breakdown of what you get… DISC 1 – BATTLE ROYALE: ORIGINAL THEATRICAL VERSION (4K UHD) Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new essays by Matt Alt and Anne Billson and archival articlesThe Making of Battle Royale: The Experience of 42 High School Students, documentary featuring footage from the shooting of the film and cast and crew discussions Behind the scenes footage of Kinji Fukasaku working with the cast through the audition process, stunt preparations and character moments. The landscape of cinema changed dramatically from the late 90s onwards in the level of violence that was depicted on screen and the effect it had on the rest of the world. Once again scenes with a high level of violence (specifically those involving shoot outs) were being called out as having the potential to be negative towards society and the impressionable youth, and immediately ‘Battle Royale’ was one that became synonymous with that train of thought. In watching it though, its purpose is never to glorify violence but instead serve the purpose of the story, one that acts as an extreme addition to the trials and tribulations of navigating school, your teenage years and the emotional rollercoasters that occur within those years. The depiction of the dissolving connection between adults and youth is also equally predominant, resulting in the knowledge that either side is to blame within the call and response of each side holding the other accountable for their personal and societal failings. Playing like a turbo-charged hybrid of Lord of the Flies and The Most Dangerous Game, the final completed work by veteran yakuza-film director Kinji Fukasaku (Battles without Honor and Humanity, Graveyard of Honor) helped launch a new wave of appreciation for Asian cinema in the 21st century.

An interview with Kenta Fukasaku that discusses the initial reception to the novel by Koushun Takami and the process of transforming the original novel by Koushun Takami into the now recognised feature film, as well as his father’s approach to the central narrative themes in his films. Brand new 4K restoration of the Original Theatrical Version and Special Edition Director's Cut of Battle Royale from the original camera negative by Arrow Films, approved by Kenta Fukasaku

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In the grand tradition of sequels Battle Royale II goes bigger by having more action, more kills, an expanded plot and loads more (CGI) blood but, as we all know, bigger isn’t necessarily always better because with this sequel things just don’t gel and what you are left with is groups of angry teenagers screaming and shouting at each other and at everyone else but not a lot of depth. Also included in the set is the incendiary sequel Battle Royale II, the directing debut of Kenta Fukasaku (after his father passed away during production), in which a new class of delinquents are recruited by the government to hunt down the survivor of the deadly games of the first film. A Tribute to Kinji Fukasaku, featuring scenes of Kinji Fukasaku on the location of Battle Royale II

In the attempt to define ‘Battle Royale’ in the category of genre, the term ‘action’ gets thrown around a fair bit when it’s being discussed but, personally, I don’t see it as an action film by any level of trait but a film that has action in it to serve the point it’s trying to get across to the audience. What I mean by that is that the film doesn’t do fights or explosions for the sake of them, but as an extreme level of pulling the audience into the horrifying situation the characters are having to go through. No one attempts highly choreographed fight scenes, it’s messy, sudden and brutal and a lot of the time when one student is trying to kill another, it never goes according to plan and where the film shines in its depiction of violence is that it isn’t easy (other than the psychopathic exchange student) for the killers to go through with their actions cleanly and they have to get their hands dirty.

Introduction: Battle Royale II

Playing like a turbo-charged hybrid of Lord of the Flies and The Most Dangerous Game, the final completed work by veteran yakuza film director Kinji Fukasaku (Battles without Honor and Humanity, Graveyard of Honor) helped launch a new wave of appreciation for Asian cinema in the 21st century. Kinji Fukasaku trailer reel, a collection of original trailers for Fukasaku's classic yakuza films from the 70s Bloody Education: Kenta Fukasaku on Battle Royale, a brand new exclusive interview with the film's producer and screenwriter

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