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Battle Royale II: Requiem

This time it's war.

Battle Royale II: Requiem
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Sep 18, 2015

Battle Royale Series Episode 2

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After the success of Battle Royale a sequel was put into production. Original director Kinji Fukasaku was set to return, but his death passed directing duties to the writer of both films, his son Takeshi Kitano. The result is Battle Royale II: Requiem, a wholly original story that eschews the bloody fun of the original for a shocking political statement. How does this follow-up compare to the original? Donate to Now Playing and you can listen to find out!

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Movie Details

Series
Battle Royale
Original Title
バトル・ロワイアルII 鎮魂歌
Title
Battle Royale II: Requiem
Director
Kenta Fukasaku, Kinji Fukasaku
Author
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Producer
Kenta Fukasaku, Kimio Kataoka, Masumi Okada, Hikaru Kawase
Writer
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Actors
Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ai Maeda, Shugo Oshinari, Ayana Sakai, Haruka Suenaga, Yuma Ishigaki, Miyuki Kanbe, Masaya Kikawada, Yoko Maki, Yuki Ito, Natsuki Kato, Aki Maeda, Riki Takeuchi, Shin'ichi Chiba, Takeshi Kitano, Kazutoshi Yokoyama, Soko Wada, Munetaka Aoki, Hitomi Hasebe, Asuka Ishii, Ryo Katsuji, Asami Katsura, Mika Kikuchi, Masahiko Tsugawa, Yoshiko Mita, Maki Hamada
Runtime
2 h 35 min
Release Date
5 July 2003
Genres
Action, Thriller
Overview
It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on Christmas Day, killing 8000 people. In order for the government to study the benefits of "teamwork", the new students work in pairs, with their collars electronically linked so that if one of them is killed, the other dies as well. They must kill Nanahara in three days - or die.

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