Battle Royale [Blu-ray]

Description

At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is in a a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence among the nation's youth is spiraling out of control. With schoolchildren boycotting their classes and physically abusing their teachers, a beleaguered and near-defeated government decides to introduce a radical new measure: the Battle Royale Act Overseen by their former teacher ( Beat Takeshi) Kitano and requiring that a randomly chosen school class is taken to a deserted island and forced to fight each other to the death, the Act dictates that only one pupil is allowed to survive the punishment. He or she will return, not as the victor, but as the ultimate proof of the lengths to which the government is prepared to go to curb the tide of juvenile disobedience. One of the most controversial films of all time, clever, creepy and ultra-violent, Battle Royale is the jewel in the crown of Japanese Shock Cinema.3 DISC LIMITED EDITION SET FEATURES:BRAND NEW RESTORED TRANSFER IN GLORIOUS HIGH DEFINITION 1080P OF BOTH FILMSBRAND NEW SUBTITLE TRANSLATION ON BOTH FEATURESLIMITED EDITION PACKAGING NUMBERED #/5000 WITH CERTIFICATE LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES DISC 1 THEATRICAL CUT: SPECIAL FEATURESORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILERTHE MAKING OF BATTLE ROYALE: THE EXPERIENCE OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CONDUCTING BATTLE ROYALE WITH THE WARSAW NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA DISC 2 SPECIAL EDITION [DIRECTOR S CUT]: SPECIAL FEATURESSPECIAL EDITION TRAILER TV SPOT: TARANTINO VERSION SHOOTING THE SPECIAL EDITION TAKESHI KITANO INTERVIEW THE CORRECT WAY TO MAKE BATTLE ROYALE [BIRTHDAY VERION] TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTATION DISC 3 SPECIAL FEATURESOPENING DAY AT MARU NO UCHI TOEI MOVIE THEATRE THE SLAUGHTER OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PREMIERE PRESS CONFERENCE THE CORRECT WAY TO FIGHT IN BATTLE ROYALE ROYALE REHEARSALS MASAMICHI AMANO CONDUCTS BATTLE ROYALE SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPARISONBEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTE FILMING ON SET TV SPOTS, PROMOS AND COMMERCIALSKINJI FUKASAKU TRAILER REEL 32 PAGE COMIC36 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING: A BATTLE WITHOUT AN END BY TOM MES, AUTHOR OF THE MIDNIGHT EYE GUIDE TO NEW JAPANESE FILM PRINTED INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR KINJI FUKASAKU TODAY S LESSON IS... YOU KILL EACH OTHER BY JAY MCROY, AUTHOR OF JAPANESE HORROR CINEMA [LE EXCLUSIVE]EXTRACT FROM KOUSHUN TAKAMI S ORIGINAL NOVEL [LE EXCLUSIVE]ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL INCLUDING DIRECTOR S STATEMENT, CAST AND CREW BIOGS [LE EXCLUSIVE]16 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING:CONCEPT ARTWORK AND DRAWINGS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION SET [LE EXCLUSIVE]5X7 POSTCARDS OF STILLS FROM THE FILM [LE EXCLUSIVE]FOLD-OUT REVERSIBLE POSTER OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK