A class of Japanese students is sent to a remote island for a shocking national program: a challenging survival game where only one can emerge victorious. Given tools and strict rules, they must outwit and outlast each other. Friendships are tested in this intense competition, where every decision is crucial to being the last one standing.
Battle Royale
Runtime: 1 Hours 54 Minutes
Audience Rating: 8.9/10
Critics Rating: 9.1/10
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Action and Comedy
Release Date: 30 November 2016
OTT Release Date: 2016-11-30
Production House: WOWOW, Toei Company, AM Associates, MF Pictures, GAGA, Kobi Co., Battle Royale Prod. Committee, Toho Company and Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
Page Last Updated On: 16 October 2025
About:
Kinji Fukasaku
(Producer)
Tatsuya Fujiwara
as Shuya Nanahara - Boys #15
(Actor)
Taro Yamamoto
as Shougo Kawada - Boys #5
(Actor)
Masanobu Andô
as Kazuo Kiriyama - Boys #6
(Actor)
Ko Shibasaki
as Mitsuko Souma - Girls #11
(Actor)
Takeshi Kitano
as Kitano-sensei
(Actor)
Minami
(Actor)
Kenta Fukasaku
(Producer)
Akio Kamatani
(Producer)
Tetsu Kayama
(Producer)
Masumi Okada
(Producer)
Masao Sato
(Producer)
Kimio Kataoka
(Producer)
Toshio Nabeshima
(Producer)
Chie Kobayashi
(Producer)
Katsumi Yanagijima
(Cinematographer)
Hirohide Abe
(Film Editing)
Masamichi Amano
(Original Music)
Koichi Hirai
(Set Decoration)