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Battle Royale

Poster for Battle Royale
Released
15 Dec 2000
Runtime
114 min
Japanese title
バトル・ロワイアル
Batoru Rowaiaru
Battle Royale
Source
Battle Royale
Novel by Takami Kôshun
Series
No. 1
Battle Royale Series
  1. Battle Royale (2000)
  2. Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)

Followed by Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
Studio
Toei Co., Ltd., Am Associates Co., Ltd., Hiromi, Nippan Group Holdings, Inc., Media Factory, Inc., WOWOW, Inc., Gaga Communications, Inc.
Staff
Director
Fukasaku Kinji
Screenplay
Fukasaku Kenta
Music
Amano Masamichi
Photography
Yanagijima Katsumi
Lighting
Ono Akira
Art
Heya Kyôko
Sound
Andô Kunio
Editor
Abe Hirohide
Cast
Fujiwara Tatsuya
Nanahara Shûya
Fujiwara Tatsuya
Maeda Aki
Nakagawa Noriko
Maeda Aki
Yamamoto Tarô
Kawada Shôgo
Yamamoto Tarô
Kuriyama Chiaki
Chigusa Takako
Kuriyama Chiaki
Tsukamoto Takashi
Mimura Shinji
Tsukamoto Takashi
Takaoka Sôsuke
Sugimura Hiroki
Takaoka Sôsuke
Kotani Yukihiro
Kuninobu Yoshitoki
Kotani Yukihiro
Ishikawa Eri
Utsumi Yukie
Ishikawa Eri
Kamiya Ryô
Noda Satomi
Kamiya Ryô
Mimura Takayo
Kotohaku Kayoko
Mimura Takayo
Shimada Yutaka
Seto Yutaka
Shimada Yutaka
Matsuzawa Ren
Îjima Keita
Matsuzawa Ren
Honda Hirohito
Niida Kazushi
Honda Hirohito
Nitta Ryô
Motobuchi Kyôichi
Nitta Ryô
Ikeda Sayaka
Etô Megumi
Ikeda Sayaka
Nagata An'na
Shimizu Hirono
Nagata An'na
Kanasawa Yukari
Kitano Yukiko
Kanasawa Yukari
Katô Misao
Kusaka Yumiko
Katô Misao
Hyûga Hitomi
Sakaki Yûko
Hyûga Hitomi
Ishii Satomi
Tanizawa Haruka
Ishii Satomi
Kanai Asami
Matsui Chisato
Kanai Asami
Hanamura Satomi
Nakagawa Yuka
Hanamura Satomi
Shibata Yôsuke
Numai Mitsuru
Shibata Yôsuke
Gô Shirô
Sasagawa Ryûhei
Gô Shirô
Masuda Yûki
Kuronaga Hiroshi
Masuda Yûki
Hirokawa Shigeki
Tsukioka Akira
Hirokawa Shigeki
Mihara Tamaki
Kanai Izumi
Mihara Tamaki
Shimaki Tomomi
Ogawa Sakura
Shimaki Tomomi
Sano Yasuomi
Yamamoto Kazuhiko
Sano Yasuomi
Kusaka Shin
Akamatsu Yoshio
Kusaka Shin
Nishimura Gôki
Ôki Tatemichi
Nishimura Gôki
Yamaguchi Shigehiro
Oda Toshinori
Yamaguchi Shigehiro
Ônishi Osamu
Kuramoto Yôji
Ônishi Osamu
Yokomichi Satoshi
Hatagami Tadakatsu
Yokomichi Satoshi
Naitô Jun'ichi
Takiguchi Yûichirô
Naitô Jun'ichi
Kinoshita Tsuyako
Inada Mizuho
Kinoshita Tsuyako
Sekiguchi Mai
Minami Kaori
Sekiguchi Mai
Baba Takako
Yahagi Yoshimi
Baba Takako
Nomiyama Haruka
Tendô Mayumi
Nomiyama Haruka
Inoue Aki
Fujiyoshi Fumiyo
Inoue Aki
Iwamura Ai
Previous Game Winner
Iwamura Ai
Maeda Ai
Kitano Shiori
Maeda Ai · Voice
Minami
Keiko
Minami
Yamamura Michiko
Reporter
Yamamura Michiko
Ryûgawa Gô
Lieutenant Anjô
Ryûgawa Gô
Taniguchi Takashi
Shuya's Father
Taniguchi Takashi
Nakaide Ken
Professor Hayashida
Nakaide Ken
Fukaura Kanako
Bus Guide
Fukaura Kanako
Miyamura Yûko
BR Video Instructor
Miyamura Yûko
Shibasaki Kô
Sôma Mitsuko
Shibasaki Kô
Andô Masanobu
Kiriyama Kazuo
Andô Masanobu
Beat Takeshi
Kitano
Beat Takeshi
Home Video

Blu-ray

Battle Royale
Anchor Bay Entertainment · 2012
  • Director's Cut
Battle Royale: The Complete Collection
Anchor Bay Entertainment · 2012
With Battle Royale II: Requiem (2003)
6 special features
  • Director's and Theatrical Cuts
  • "The Making of Battle Royale" Featurette
  • Audition and Rehearsal Footage
  • "Battle Royale" Documentary
  • Behind the Scenes Featurette
  • Filming On-Set Featurette

4K

Battle Royale: 25th Anniversary Edition
Lionsgate · 2025
6 special features
  • Director's and Theatrical Cuts
  • "The Making of Battle Royale" Featurette
  • Audition and Rehearsal Footage
  • "Battle Royale" Documentary
  • Behind the Scenes Featurette
  • Filming On-Set Featurette