Is Battle Royale a Japanese movie?
Battle Royale (Japanese: バトル・ロワイアル , Hepburn: Batoru Rowaiaru) is a 2000 Japanese dystopian action film directed by Kinji Fukasaku from a screenplay by Kenta Fukasaku, based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushun Takami. Battle Royale (2000) is a Japanese action/horror film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, It follows a group of junior high school students forced to fight to the death by a Japanese totalitarian government.Battle Royale was theatrically released in Japan on December 16, 2000, by Toei Company, with an R15+ rating, which is rarely used in Japan. The film drew controversy and was banned or excluded from distribution in several countries.