Battle Royale II

Original title: Batoru rowaiaru II: Chinkonka

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Three years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students is sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara.Three years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students is sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara.Three years after the failure of the last BR program, a second act is forged and a class of students is sent to an island with one objective: kill international terrorist Shuya Nanahara.

Directors
- Kenta Fukasaku
- Kinji Fukasaku
Writers
Stars

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4.6/10

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Directors
- Kenta Fukasaku
- Kinji Fukasaku
Writers
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination

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Trivia
Quentin Tarantino was offered a role but couldn't do it because of scheduling. He said, "They wanted me to play the President of the United States."

Goofs
During the gunfight between the terrorists and the students, in the rundown building, a cable can be seen supporting Kurosawa.

Quotes
Shiori Kitano: The thing people fear most isn't dying, it's being forgotten.

Crazy credits
Towards the end of the credits a flag is shown, followed by black and white stills from the action sequences in the movie and then a black and white photo of the whole class that participated in the BR2 act, then another BW still of Nanahara and his comrades, and lastly a BW shot of director Kinji Fukasaku.

Alternate versions
In UK, the extended version had to be cut by 8 seconds. The one cut required was to remove the Japanese text and English subtitle which state: "This film is restricted to aged 15 and over," in order to avoid confusion as it received an 18 rating from BBFC.

Connections
Follows Battle Royale (2000)

User reviews215

Review

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Insufferable mess

It pains me to say that I "suffered" through BATTLE ROYALE 2, the sequel to one of my favorite films of all times.

What's missing from BR2 is Kinji Fukusaku, the legendary action director who helmed the first film and died one day of shooting into this. His son Kenta replaced him.

Everything that made BR1 so amazing is botched badly here. Kenta Fukusaku fails to keep forty-one characters spinning. He fails to bring power and aesthetic catharsis to the film's violence. He fails to marry social commentary to strong exploitation elements.

The first film is referenced plot-wise and musically. The BR rules are altered slightly. Danger Zones still exist. The corpses are counted on screen.

But it's boring. Yes, BR2 is a crashing bore. The SAVING PRIVATE RYAN sequence demonstrates its paucity of ideas. The special effects are cheesy and obvious and the film's efforts to wring emotions out of one-dimensional relationships are pathetic.

I had high hopes. After one hour I just wanted it to end.

Never underestimate the importance of a good director or the genius required to deliver a masterpiece.