FULLY
UNCUT DIRECTOR EDITION DVD (with 17 ADDITIONAL MINUTES!)
director:
Kinji and Kenta Fukasaku
starring:
Beat
Takeshi Kitano · Tatsuya Fujiwara · Hitomi Hasebe
Shugo Oshinari · Ayana Sakai · Riki Takeuchi · Aki Maeda
[Disc 1 -
BATTLE ROYALE 2: SPECIAL DIRECTOR'S ISSUE WITH 17 MINUTES OF ADDTIONAL
FOOTAGE] Surviving heroes from BATTLE ROYALE, Nanahara and Noriko, have
formed a terrorist group call the Wild Seven. These guys are dedicated
to restoring Japanese parochialism by ridding the country of everything
Western. After blowing up some skyscrapers and causing general havoc,
they retreat to an offshore island with a stockpile of arms and hightech
electronics. The government decides to dump the latest group of BR candidates
(another class of junior high students) into this counterculture hideout,
armed with weapons and instructions to eliminate the enemy.
[Disc 2 - Over 5 hours of Bonus Material] Production footage, trailers
for various media (including the original theatrical trailer, audition
footage, orchestra recordings, the "Making of Battle Royale II," Kinji
Fukasaku birthday party, test footage, biographies, trailers for tons
of Fukasaku movies and much more. Disc two is in Japanese only.
Japanese
import; widescreen uncut (149 min.) version in DVD encoded for ALL REGIONS,
playable on any American DVD machine; in Japanese language with removable
English or Chinese subtitles as an option. This title is Category III,
intended for viewers over 18 years of age. Second bonus disc is 5 hours.
Adult Material/Violence/Gore:
Viewer discretion is advised.
