Battle Royale

Original title:
Batoru rowaiaru

Written by:
Kenta Fukasaku
Koushun Takami (novel)

Directed by:
Kinji Fukasaku

Made in:
Japan in 2000

Actors:
Tatsuya Fujiwara .... Shuya Nanahara - Boys #15
Aki Maeda .... Noriko Nakagawa - Girls #15
Taro Yamamoto .... Shougo Kawada - Boys #5
Masanobu Ando .... Kazuo Kiriyama - Boys #6
Kou Shibasaki .... Mitsuko Souma - Girls #11
Chiaki Kuriyama .... Takako Chigusa - Girls #13

Plot:
At the dawn of the new millennium, Japan is ina a state of near-collapse. Unemployment is at an all-time high, and violence amongst the nations youth is spiralling out of control. With school children boycotting their lessons 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, Kitano ('Beat' Takeshi) and requiring that a randomly chosen school class be taken to a deserted island and forced to fight each other to the death, the Act dictates that only one pupil be 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 are prepared to go to curb the tide of juvenile disobedience. IMDB

Review:
Absolutely fantastic movie! The plot is so refreshing. This is a completely different type of movie. The plot, the characters, the acting, everything is perfect.

I definately recommend this movie!

Language is in Japanese. Available with subs and probably dubbing, too.