Was Battle Royale Really Banned in Some Countries
“Battle Royale a few years back on Film4. An absolutely brutal Japanese film that was actually banned in some countries.”
Summary
Battle Royale is a 2000 Japanese dystopian action film noted for its extreme violence and has been banned or heavily censored in several countries such as South Korea and Singapore. While the film’s brutality is factual, there is no verifiable evidence that it was aired on Film4 a few years ago.
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- Battle Royale (film) - Wikipedia
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. The film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarō ...
- Made Overseas: Battle Royale (2000) – The Avocado
In Battle Royale, the victims aren’t ... not cartoon cliches. The National Diet were not the only killjoys. The film was banned everywhere around the world....
- Battle Royale (Franchise) - TV Tropes
A description of tropes appearing in Battle Royale. In a fascist, alternate-timeline Japan, called the Greater East Asia Republic, the government has a …
- Battle Royale Trivia - TV Tropes
One-Book Author: Battle Royale is the only novel written by Koushun Takami, who is primarily a journalist. Real-Life Relative: Noriko Nakagawa and Shiori Kitano are respectively portrayed by sisters Aki and Ai Maeda in the films. Streisand Effect: Due to the novel's content, members of the Dietnote Name of Japanese parliament. actually attempted to have the novel - and later, the film - banned, to no avail.
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As for the United States, "Battle Royale" was never banned, but there was a certain level of controversy surrounding it. This came from the fact that movies like "Natural Born Killers" were thought to have inspired events like the Columbine shooting.
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Although Japan failed to censor Battle Royale in its homeland, other countries were more successful in limiting viewership. For example, the movie is banned on South Korea TV for being far too graphically violent.
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The bans would be lifted, but the restriction of a masterpiece of Japanese cinema without contextualizing the movie's theme was a strange oversight. Battle Royale was also banned in Singapore and released in Australia with a heavily cut version.
- Battle Royale (2000) - Trivia - IMDb
Many members of the Japanese Parliament tried to get the novel banned, but to no avail. When the film was released, they attempted to ban it also.
- How 'Battle Royale' Became a Cult Hit and Capitalized on 'The Hunger Games' - The Atlantic
There's been a persistent rumor that Battle Royale was officially banned by the U.S. government as well.
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