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Summary In the near future, the economy has collapsed, unemployment has soared and juvenile crime has exploded. Fearful of their nation’s youth, the Japanese government passes The BR Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and ki...

Battle Royale
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
81
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 198 User Ratings
7.8
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Summary In the near future, the economy has collapsed, unemployment has soared and juvenile crime has exploded. Fearful of their nation’s youth, the Japanese government passes The BR Law: Each year, a 9th grade class is sent to a remote island where they will be locked into exploding neck collars, given a random weapon, and forced to hunt and ki...

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
81
86% Positive
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14% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
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0% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 198 User Ratings
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10% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 198 User Ratings
7.8
83% Positive
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10% Mixed
20 Ratings
7% Negative
14 Ratings

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Production Company Toho Company, AM Associates, Fukasaku-gumi, Gaga, Kobi Co., MF Pictures, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., Toei Company, WOWOW
Release Date May 25, 2012
Duration 1 h 54 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline Their Game, No Rules, No Prisoners
Awards of the Japanese Academy
• 4 Wins & 10 Nominations
Blue Ribbon Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Yokohama Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination