Once controversial and now greatly influential, ‘Battle Royale’ is now in theaters to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
Before there was The Hunger Games and the popular video game genre, the term “battle royale” applied to the popular 2000 film. Director Kinji Fukusaku’s dystopian thriller casts a wide shadow over media these days, and in honor of its 25th birthday in December, it’s coming back to the big screen again.
Lionsgate and Iconic Events are screening the film at select theaters in Japanese with English subtitles and a bonus interview with the film’s screenwriter (and Fukusaku’s son), Kenta, about his late father’s career and the historical context in Japan that informed the film’s screenplay.
