Battle Royale II: Requiem
Battle Royale II: Requiem (バトル・ロワイアルII 鎮魂歌) is a Japanese dystopian action film. It is a sequel to the 2000 film Battle Royale. It was released on July 5, 2003, and takes place 3 years after the events of the first film.
Name: Battle Royale II: Requiem
Released: July 5, 2003 (first shown at May 18 at 56th Cannes Film Festival)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Rating: R-15 (Japan), 18 (UK, Germany, Ireland, Spain), 18+ (Russia), 16 (Netherlands, France), 15 (South Korea, Denmark, Sweden), R (Australia), K-18 (Finland), B15 (Mexico), 13+ (Canada), III (Hong Kong), R18 (New Zealand), M18 (Singapore) Reasons: Violence & Gore, Profanity, Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking, Frightening & Intense Scenes
Runtime: 133 minutes (2 hours 13 minutes)
Writer: Kenta Fukasaku
Directors: Kinji Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku
Screenplay: Kenta Fukasaku, Norio Kida
Producer: Kimio Kataoka
Cinematography: Toshihiro Isomi
Editor: Hirohide Abe
Music: Masamichi Amano
Production Companies: Fukasaku Group, TV Asahi, WOWOW, Tokyo FM, SEGA
Distributor: Toei Company
Plot:
Three years after the events of Battle Royale, the survivors of the previous Battle Royales have formed a rebel group called the Wild Seven, led by Shuya Nanahara. A class of ninth graders are tricked into going on a field trip and are then kidnapped by the authoritian Japanese government. Many of these students are orphans whose parents or family died in bombings by the Wild Seven. After the bus arrives to an army base, the students are confronted by their schoolteacher Riki Takeuchi, who lays down the rules of the new Battle Royale game. However, instead of being forced to kill each other, they are sent off to war and ordered to attack the Wild Seven’s island hideout. This time it’s war.
Facts:
– Director Kinji Fukasaku, who directed the original, started production but unfortunately died of prostate cancer on January 12, 2003, after shooting only one scene with Takeshi Kitano. His son Kenta completed it and dedicated it to his father.
– Unlike the first film, Requiem is an original story.
– In 2009, an extended version titled Revenge was released on DVD. This version runs 20 minutes longer than the theatrical cut, and includes additional action, improved effects, slow-motion shots, new score in several scenes and extended storyline.
– The film was mainly shot on Hashima Island, also known as Battleship Island.
– A manga series called Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale is partially related to the movie. However, there are numerous plot differences between the film and the manga.
– The book The Road to BRII is a behind-the-scenes photo collection about the production of the movie.
– About 10 tie-in books related to the movie have been released in Japan.
Main Cast:
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Plays: Shuya Nanahara
Ai Maeda
Plays: Shiori Kitano
Shugo Oshinari
Plays: Takuma Aoi
Ayana Sakai
Plays: Nao Asakura
Haruka Suenaga
Plays: Haruka Kuze
Yuma Ishigaki
Plays: Mitsugu Sakai
Miyuki Kanbe
Plays: Kyoko Kakei
Nana Yanagisawa
Plays: Mayu Hasuda
Masaya Kikawada
Plays: Shintaro Makimura
Yōko Maki
Plays: Maki Souda
Yuki Ito
Plays: Ryo Kurosawa
Natsuki Kato
Plays: Saki Sakurai
Aki Maeda
Plays: Noriko Nakagawa
Others:
Riki Takeuchi as Riki Takeuchi
Sonny Chiba as Makio Mimura (Shinji’s uncle)
Ai Iwamura as Mai (Previous Battle Royale winner, seen in BR1)
Mika Kikuchi as Ayane Yagi
Takeshi Kitano as Kitano
Yoshiko Mita as Takuma’s mother
Nanami Ohta as Hitoe Takeuchi
Takeru Shibaki as Shugo Urabe
Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Shota Hikasa
Masahiko Tsugawa as The Prime Minister
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