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‘Battle Royale’ is a 1999 Japanese novel by Koushun Takami. It was later adapted into a live action film. Takami later published a 3,000 page illustrated manga version of the story.  
{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
|name = {{PAGENAME}}<BR>バトル・ロワイアル
|picture = Battleroyale poster JP.jpg
|caption = ''Movie poster''
|country = [[Image:JAP.jpg|25px]] Japan
|director = [[Kinji Fukasaku]]
|date= 2000
|language = Japanese
|distributor=Anchor Bay Films
|character1=Shuya Nanahara
|actor1=[[Tatsuya Fujiwara]]
|character2=Noriko Nakagawa
|actor2=[[Aki Maeda]]
|character3=Shôgo Kawada
|actor3=[[Tarô Yamamoto]]
|character4=Kazuo Kiriyama
|actor4=[[Masanobu Ando]]
|character5=Mitsuko Sôma
|actor5=[[Kô Shibasaki]]
|character6=Shinji Mimura
|actor6=[[Takashi Tsukamoto]]
|character7=Hirono Shimizu
|actor7=[[Anna Nagata]]
|character8=Takako Chigusa
|actor8=[[Chiaki Kuriyama]]
|character9=Yukie Utsumi
|actor9=[[Eri Ishikawa]]
|character10=Kitano
|actor10=[[Takeshi Kitano]]
}}


The premise of ‘Battle Royale’ revolves around “The Program.” A government sponsored event which forces randomly selected junior high school classes to murder each other until there is only on survivor. Each student is given a duffle bag containing a randomly selected weapon. There weapons may be guns, knives, clubs, or toys. Many of the characters’ weapons differ in the three versions.
'''''Battle Royale''''' (Original title: バトル・ロワイアル - read as: ''Batoru rowaiaru'') is the 2000 Japanese feature film adaptation of the controversial 1999 Japanese novel of the same name by Koushun Takami, who later published a 3,000 page illustrated manga version of the story.  The premise of the film revolves around "The Program", a government-sponsored event which forces randomly selected junior high school students who are armed with various weapons to eliminate each other until there is one remaining survivor. The film would spawn a 2003 sequel: ''[[Battle Royale II: Requiem]]''.


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==Ingram MAC-10 9mm==
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An Ingram [[MAC-10]] 9mm is the primary weapon used by villain Kazuo Kiriyama.  
=Revolvers=
==Smith & Wesson Model 19==
Boy #20 - Kyoichi Motobuchi ([[Ryou Nitta]]) is given a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] revolver. Upon his demise, it is claimed and used by Boy #5 - Kawada ([[Tarô Yamamoto]]). He later gives it to Boy #15 - Shuya Nanahara ([[Tatsuya Fujiwara]]) as a gesture of good faith.
[[Image:Smith&Wesson-Model-19.jpg‎|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:BRCP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Motobuchi fires his Model 19 at Shuya in a panic.]]
[[Image:BRCP2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shogo threatens Shuya with his newly-aquired Model 19.]]
[[Image:BRclinic1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shuya with the Model 19 inside the abandoned clinic.]]


In the novel it is suggested that Kazuo’s weapon was in fact a blade as his first three victims were stabbed. It is from either Hiroshi Kuronaga, Ryuhei Sasagawa, or Izumi Kanai that the [[MAC-10]] was obtained.
==Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose==
During the lighthouse shootout Girl #19 - Chisato Matsui ([[Asami Kanai]]) grabs a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose]] revolver with rubber grips off of a table holding several of the student's weapons. The weapon is likely intended to be Girl #2 - Yukie Utsumi ([[Eri Ishikawa]])'s weapon. After the shootout, Shuya retrieves the Model 19 and gives it to Kawada ([[Tarô Yamamoto]]).
[[Image:S&W Mdl 19 manufactured in 1974.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose with Pachmayr grips - .357 Magnum.]]
[[Image:BRlighthousetable.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato makes a dash for the Model 19 Snub Nose.]]
[[Image:BRM19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato with the Model 19 Snub Nose after being shot up with a Micro-Uzi.]]
[[Image:Battle Royale revolver 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yukie fires her Model 19 Snub Nose after retrieving it from the now-deceased Chisato.]]
[[Image:BRM191.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Yukie aims the Model 19 Snub Nose...]]
[[Image:Battle Royale revolver 1 2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...and fires it.]]
[[Image:BRm19sn1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kawada with the Model 19 Snub Nose.]]
[[Image:BRfinale.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shuya with the Micro-Uzi and Noriko with the Model 19 Snub Nose.]]


In the manga these three victims were killed with the [[MAC-10]]. The [[MAC-10]] is used by Shuya in final escape on the government boat.
==Colt Python==
Boy #17 - Mitsuru Numai's ([[Yousuke Shibata]]) weapon is a  [[Colt Python]] revolver. After his death the gun is used by Boy #6 - Kazuo Kiriyama ([[Masanobu Andô]]). Shogo Kawada and his girlfriend Keiko are also seen with Colt Pythons during a flashback to one of the previous "games".
[[Image:Colt-Python.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Python with 4 inch barrel - .357 Magnum]]
[[Image:BRCP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Boy #17's Python next to its now-deceased owner.]]
[[Image:BRFlashback1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shogo with his Colt Python during the flashback sequence.]]


In the film Kazuo’s weapon is a paper fan. He quickly obtains an [[Uzi]] submachine gun which is his primary weapon. The [[MAC-10]] is not featured.
=Pistols=
==Glock 19==
Girl #8 - Kayoko Kotohiki's ([[Takayo Mimura]])  weapon is a 2nd Generation [[Glock 19]] with a stainless steel slide.
[[Image:Glock19 2ndGen.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:BRG19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kayoko hides with her Glock.]]


[[Image:IngramMAC10.jpg]]
==Beretta 92FS==
Boy #19 - Shinji Mimura’s ([[Takashi Tsukamoto]]) weapon is a [[Beretta 92FS Inox]].
[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta 92FS Inox - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:Mimura2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mimura fires his 92FS at Kiriyama.]]


==Browning Hi-Power==
Girl #12 - Haruka Tanizawa ([[Satomi Ishii]]) is assigned a [[Browning Hi-Power]] pistol. In a continuity error, Girl #10 - Hirono Shimizu's ([[Anna Nagata]]) M1911 switches to a Browning Hi-Power during her initial appearance.
[[Image:BrowningHP-BevHillsCop.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning Hi-Power - 9x19mm.]]
[[Image:BRHP.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hirono takes Mitsuko's scythe at gunpoint.]]
[[Image:BRHP1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hirono threatens Mitsuko ([[Ko Shibasaki]]) with her Hi-Power. Note the later-model spur hammer.]]
[[Image:BRlighthousetable.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato makes a dash for the Model 19 Snub Nose. Note the Browning Hi-Power set on the far end of the table.]]
[[Image:Battle Royale pistol 1 1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Haruka fires her Hi-Power during the shootout in the lighthouse.]]
[[Image:BRHPM19.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Haruka aims the Hi-Power during the shootout in the lighthouse.]]


[[Image:macinbr4.jpg]]
==Walther PPK==
Girl #19 - Chisato Matsui ([[Asami Kanai]]) is given a [[Walther PPK]] at the beginning of the game, but never uses it, opting instead to retrieve a S&W Model 19 Snub Nose during the shootout at the lighthouse.
[[Image:Waltherppk32acp.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Walther PPK - 7.65 mm Browning aka .32 ACP]]
[[Image:BRlighthousetable.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato makes a dash for the Model 19 Snub Nose. Note the PPK near the center of the table.]]


==Walther 9mm==
==Colt M1911A1==
Girl #10 - Hirono Shimizu’s ([[Anna Nagata]]) weapon is a [[Colt M1911A1]] pistol (though it is initially replaced with a Browning Hi-Power due to a continuity error).
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:BRM1911A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hirono confronts Mitsuko ([[Kô Shibasaki]]) in the shack.]]
[[Image:BRM1911A12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitsuko strikes Hirono's hand with a stun gun, causing her to drop her M1911A1.]]
[[Image:BRM1911A13.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Hirono's dropped M1911A1. Note the angled mainspring housing, indicating that it is an A1 model.]]
[[Image:BRM1911A16.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kitano shoots his phone with an M1911A1 during the final scene.]]


In the novel Mitsuru Numai’s weapon is a [[Walther PPK]] 9mm. This becomes Kazuo’s backup weapon he keeps tucked in his belt.
==Colt Combat Commander==
After Hirono drops her and it is picked up by Mitsuko ([[Kô Shibasaki]]) M1911A1, it suffers from another continuity error and changes ''again'', this time into a [[Colt Combat Commander]].
[[Image:ColtCombatCommander.jpg‎ |thumb|none|300px|Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP]]
[[Image:BRM1911A11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitsuko threatens Hirono with her own weapon. Not the (now) ring hammer.]]
[[Image:BRM1911A15.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mitsuko with Hirono's Colt Commander.]]


In the manga the gun is changed to a [[Walther P99]] 9mm. Both guns were known for being used by James Bond.
== M1911A1 (water gun)==
Kitano ([[Takeshi Kitano]]) uses a water gun made to look like an M1911A1 during the final scene.
[[Image:M1911Colt.jpg|thumb|300px|none|World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.]]
[[Image:BRM1911A14.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Kitano fires his water gun.]]
[[Image:BRM1911A17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A closeup of Kitano's water gun.]]


In the film neither pistol is featured.
=Shotguns=
==Franchi SPAS-12==
Boy #5 - Shôgo Kawada ([[Tarô Yamamoto]])'s assigned weapon is a stockless [[Franchi SPAS-12]] shotgun. He normally uses it in pump-action mode, but in a continuity error it briefly switches to semi-auto during the final fight with Kiriyama ([[Masanobu Ando]]).
[[Image:FSpas12orign.jpg‎|thumb|none|450px|Franchi SPAS-12 combat shotgun with stock removed – 12 Gauge]]
[[File:Brspas121.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shogo fires his SPAS-12 in the air.]]
[[Image:Spasinbr.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shogo readies his SPAS-12.]]


[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg]]
==Remington 870==
A short-barreled [[Remington 870]] with a pistol grip and vertical foregrip is seen in the weapons stash in the lighthouse, but is never used.
[[Image:870 shorty.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 with a Express tactical pistol grip and  vertical foregrip - 12 gauge]]
[[Image:BRlighthousetable.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Chisato makes a dash for the Model 19 Snub Nose. Note the shor-barreled 870 on the far right.]]


[[Image:Walther_P99-1-.jpg]]
=Submachine Guns=
== IMI Uzi ==
Boy #10 - Ryuhei Asagawa's ([[Shirô Gô]]) weapon is an [[IMI Uzi]] submachine gun. After he is killed by Boy #6 -  Kazuo Kiriyama ([[Masanobu Andô]]), the weapon is used by him.
[[Image:uzi.jpg|thumb|none|400px|IMI Uzi - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:battle-royale-09.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Boy #10 threatens Kiriyama with his Uzi.]]
[[Image:promo05.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Asagawa mows down a pair of unarmed students from behind.]]


[[Image:waltherinbr1.jpg]]
==IMI Micro-Uzi==
Girl #16 - Yuka Nakagawa's ([[Satomi Hanamura]]) weapon is an [[Micro Uzi|IMI Micro-Uzi]] fitted with a large flash suppressor. It is taken and used by Girl #17 - Satomi Noda ([[Sayaka Kamiya]]) after Yuka is accidentally poisoned. After Satomi dies, it is used by Boy #15 - Shuya Nanahara ([[Tatsuya Fujiwara]]).
[[Image:MicroUzi-2.jpg|thumb|none|350px|IMI Micro-Uzi - 9x19mm]]
[[Image:BR_MUZI01.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Satomi opens fire with Yuka's Micro-Uzi.]]
[[Image:BRfinale.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shuya with the Micro-Uzi and Noriko with the Model 19 Snub Nose.]]


==Remington M31 Pump Shotgun==
=Rifles=
In both the novel and manga hero Shogo Kawada’s weapon is a Remington M31 12 gauge pump shotgun.
==XM177E2==
One of the soldiers is seen with a [[M16 rifle series#Colt XM177/CAR-15/Commando Series |Colt XM177E2]] carbine.
[[Image:ColtM177E2.jpg|thumb|450px|none|'''XM177E2 Carbine''' aka Colt Model 629 - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:BRM16A1XM177.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Armed soldiers stand guard at the main classroom building. Note the XM177E2 in the foreground.]]


[[Image:ACF9BFC.jpg]]
==M16A1==
Various solders are seen armed with [[M16A1]] rifles throughout the film.
[[Image:M16A1w30rdMag.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:BRM16A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers armed with M16A1 rifles hold back a reporter during the opening scene.]]
[[Image:BRM16A1M4A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers armed with M16A1s escort the Program's overseers, Kitano and Kinpatsu Sakamochi, into the classroom to meet their new inductees.]]
[[Image:BRM16A11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers watch on unfazed as Boy #1 (Yoshio Akamatsu) hastily exits the classroom.]]
[[Image:BRM16A1XM177.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Armed soldiers stand guard at the main classroom building.]]
[[Image:BRM16A12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shinji Mimura shows his friends a photo of his grandfather with an M16A1.]]


In the film it is a [[SPAS 12]] pump shotgun.
==M16A1 (M16A2 Mockup)==
Some of the soldiers seen during 3-B's introduction to the BR Program are seen with M16A1s (denoted by their full-auto capability displayed in the scene) outfitted with [[M16A2]] handguards.
[[Image:M16A1wA2Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:BRM16A1A2H.jpg|thumb|none|600px|As a student's bomb collar is set off for a demonstration, the soldier shields himself from the spray with his rifle.]]


[[Image:Franchi-SPAS12.jpg]]
==M4A1==
A sparse few of the soldiers in the film are armed with [[Colt M4A1]] rifles in lieu of their regular M16s.
[[Image:ColtM4 FirstVersion.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm]]
[[Image:BRM16A1M4A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers armed with M16A1s escort the Program's overseers, Kitano and Kinpatsu Sakamochi, into the classroom to meet their new inductees. A single M4 rifle can be seen on the far right.]]
[[Image:BRM4A1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers fire at the ceiling as class 3-B begins to panic.]]
[[Image:BRM4A11.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The students push agianst the wall of soldiers, initially too panicked to heed the gunfire.]]
[[Image:BRM4A12.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The soldiers fire at the floor, herding the students towards the center of the classroom.]]


[[Image:spasinbr.jpg]]
==M1 Garand==
One of the photos of Shinji Mimura's grandfather shows him holding an [[M1 Garand]] battle rifle.
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|450px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]]
[[Image:Brm1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The photo of Mimura's grandfather armed with a Garand.]]


[[Image:remingtoninbr1.jpg]]
=Other=
==Mk 2 hand grenade==
Girl #5 - Izumi Kanai ([[Tamaki Mihara]]) is given several [[Mk 2 hand grenade|Mk. 2 hand grenades]], but is killed before she can use them. Kiriyama later uses two them to destroy the clinic.
[[Image:MK2 grenade DoD.jpg|thumb|none|200px|Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade]]
[[Image:BRG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The now-ownerless Mk. 2 grenades.]]


 
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== Uzi ==
[[Category:Kinji Fukasaku]]
 
In the novel and manga girl #17 Satomi Noda’s weapon is an [[Uzi]] 9mm. After her death at the lighthouse it is recovered by Shuya and is later used by Shogo Kawada during the climatic car chase until it runs out of ammunition.
 
[[Image:uzi.jpg]]
 
In the film Boy #10 Ryuhei Sasagawa’s weapon is an [[Uzi]]. It has been substituted for the [[MAC-10]] featured in the novel and manga.
 
[[Image:battle-royale-09.jpg]]
 
[[Image:promo05.jpg]]
 
In the film Satomi’s weapon is a Micro Uzi with a barrel extension.
 
[[Image:MicroUziPistolStock.jpg]]
 
[[Image:uzi2inbr.jpg]]
 
[[Image:uziinbr.jpg]]
 
== Luger 9mm ==
 
A [[Luger]] 9mm is featured in the manga only as Girl #16 Yuka Nakagawa’s weapon at the Lighthouse. It is also used by Shuya during the climatic car chase with Kazuo.
 
In the novel Yuka’s weapon is a Czech CZ75 9mm. After it is recovered by Shuya it is not used. Its 9mm shell are used for the [[Uzi]]
 
[[Image:DWM_4_inch_Navy_Luger_859.jpg]]
 
 
[[Image:lugerinbr.jpg]]
 
==Browning Hi-Power 9mm==
 
One of the few consistent weapons is Girl #2 Yukie Utsumi’s Browning Hi-Power 9mm is the novel, manga, and film.
 
In the manga the Hi-Power is later used by Shuya.
 
In the film the Hi-Power is used by Girl #12 Haruka Tanizawa.
 
Originally with Girl #12 in the novel and movie; originally with Girl #2 Yukie Utsumi in the manga at the Lighthouse
 
[[Image:Browning_HP_West_German_Police.jpg]]
 
[[Image:browninginbr.jpg]]
 
==Beretta 92FS 9mm==
 
In the novel and manga Boy #19 Shinji Mimura’s weapon is a [[Beretta 92F]]S 9mm. After Mimura’s death the Beretta is not mentioned again.
 
The Beretta is later used by Shuya in the manga after the car chase to kill Kazuo. It is unclear why it was not recovered by Kazuo and not used by Shuya earlier.
 
[[Image:Beretta-92.gif]]
 
In the film Mimura’s Beretta appears to be either a nickel plated 92FS or an Inox.
 
[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Mimura2.jpg]]
 
[[Image:berettainbr.jpg]]
 
==Sig P230 9mm==
 
In the novel girl #20 Kaori Minami’s weapon is a [[Sig Sauer P230]] 9mm. After she is shot by Hirono Shimizu it is recovered by Shogo and used by Shuya to fend off Kazuo in the crop fields. It is left in the fields until it recovered by Shuya in the climax.
 
[[Image:Sig_Sauer_P230_SL_Right2.jpg]]
 
==Sig P226 9mm==
 
In the manga girl #20 Karoi Minami’s weapon is a [[Sig Sauer]] P226 9mm. The chronology of the Sig is the same as that of the novel except that Kaori is killed by Shogo and not Hirono.
 
The gun used by Sakamochi against Shogo in the final boat scene also appears to be a Sig P226.
 
[[Image:SigP226Nickel.jpg]]
 
[[Image:siginbr.jpg]]
 
==Colt Government 1911 .45==
 
One of the few weapons to remain consistent throughout all three genres is Girl #21 Yoshimi Yahagi’s Colt Government [[M1911]] .45.
 
This gun ends up changing hands more than any other. Yoshimi ends up giving it to her boyfriend Boy #8 Yoji Kuramoto. After they are both killed by Girl #11 Mitsuko Souma she looses it to the heroic martial arts expert Boy #11 Hiroki Sugimura. Like most of the weapons it inevitably falls into the hands of Boy #6 Kiriyama Kazuo who only uses it briefly during the climactic car chase.
 
The [[M1911]] style pistol is also seen in the manga being used by Shogo Kawada during his flashbacks to his first Program.
 
In the novel the guards’ pistols are described only as “automatics.” In the manga they too are the [[M1911]] style .45s.
 
[[Image:1911_1.jpg]]
 
[[Image:1911inbr.jpg]]
 
[[Image:colt45inbr.jpg]]
 
==AK-47==
 
In the novel the gaurds’ rifles are described only as “assult rifles.”
 
In the manga these assult rifles are depicted as [[AK-47]]s.
 
[[Image:AKMS.jpg]]
 
In the film they are Colt M4 Carbines and M16A2s.
 
[[Image:ColtM4_FirstVersion.jpg]]
 
[[Image:M16-a2-1-.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Shuya6.jpg]]
 
[[Image:ak47inbr.jpg]]
 
==Smith & Wesson Model 19 .357==
 
In the novel boy #18 Tadakatsu Hatagami’s weapon is a [[Smith & Wesson Model 19]] .357. Since there are many variants of this popular model ranging greatly in barrel length and color it is unclear what exactly the revolver looked like.  After his death the gun is used by the villainous Mitsuko Souma until she is killed by Kazuo.
 
[[Image:Smith_and_wesson_m19_combat_magnum_02.jpg]]
 
==Smith and Wesson .44 Preformance Center==
 
In the manga Tadakastu’s weapon is a wooden baseball bat. He trades weapons with a his best friend boy #13 Yuichiro Takiguchi. However the revolver has changed to a Smith & Wesson .44 Preformance Center. After it is recovered by Kazuo he uses it very briefly during the climactic car chase.
 
[[Image:preformancecenter.jpg]]
 
[[Image:taurus44inbr.jpg]]
 
==.44 AutoMag==
 
The [[.44 AutoMag]] is the weapon of Girl #1 Mizuho Inada in the manga only. Mizuho is completely deranged and fires it at Shuya. In her delusional state she is easy prey for Kazuo whom spends only one 9mm bullet from his [[Walther P99]] on her. Kazuo later uses the AutoMag to kill Mitsuko. This scene is slightly unrealistic as the AutoMag would certainly have caused more damage to Mitsuko’s limbs. The AutoMag is seen again briefly during the climatic car chase.
 
In the novel Mizuho’s weapon is a six inch knife.
 
The AutoMag is also not featured in the film.
 
[[Image:automag.jpg]]
 
[[Image:automaginbr.jpg]]
 
==Derringer .22==
 
In both the novel and manga Boy #14 Sho Tsukioka’s weapon is a double shot Derringer .22. Sho is killed in a forbidden zone and so the Derringer is never used or recovered.
 
A misprint in the English translation of the manga refers to the gun as a “22mm” not a .22. This is one of the many pitfalls of lettering comics on computer rather than by hand.
 
The Derringer does not appear in the film.
 
[[Image:derringer.jpg]]
 
[[Image:derringerinbr.jpg]]
 
==Smith & Wesson Revolver==
 
In the novel Boy #20 Kyochi Motobuchi’s weapon is a Smith & Wesson Chief’s Special .38. This is a relatively small revolver and holds only five rounds.
 
[[Image:chiefs.jpg]]
 
In the manga the revolver is a much larger .357 six shot Smith & Wesson, possibly a 629.
 
In the film the revolver appears to be an older style Smith & Wesson six shot .38.
 
[[Image:blackrevolver9.jpg]]
 
Kyochi is killed early in the saga and the revolver is used mainly by Shuya and Shogo.
 
[[Image:629.jpg]]
 
[[Image:629inbr.jpg]]
 
==Colt .357==
 
Boy #21 Kazuhiko Yamamoto’s is described only as a, “Colt .357 magnum.” In the manga the specific model appears to be a [[Colt Python]]. This is true in the film as well.
 
The Colt only appears briefly as Kazuhiko throws it over a sea cliff vowing never to play the Program.
 
[[Image:Colt-Python.jpg]]
 
[[Image:coltinbr.jpg]]
 
==Smith & Wesson Police and Military Model .38==
 
Girl #10 Hirono Shimizu’s weapon is a Smith & Wesson Police and Military Model .38 in the novel. After she is strangled by “Frogboy” Toshinori Oda, he uses the gun to graze Hiroki Sugimura in the leg. Oda in turn is killed by Kazuo whom never uses it.
 
Since this handgun has been in production for over one hundred years there are many variants and it may never be know exactly what the revolver looked like.
 
In the manga Hirono’s gun is a [[Ruger Redhawk]] .44.
 
[[Image:M26Prevolver.jpg]]
 
[[Image:Model20139.jpg]]
 
==Ruger Redhawk .44==
 
In the manga Hirono Shimizu’s revolver is a black [[Ruger Redhawk]] .44. This makes “Frogboy” Oda’s survival via a Kevlar vest unrealistic as being shot by a .44 point blank would certainly penetrate the vest.
Like most weapons it comes into the possession Kazuo who never uses it. It is last seen
falling out of Kazuo’s bag as he is shot at by Mitsuko.
 
The revolver used by Sakamochi is also a Redhawk.
 
In the novel and film Sakamochi does not shoot anyone. Yoshi and Noriko are both shot in the classroom by the guards.
 
[[Image:redhawk.jpg]]
 
[[Image:44inbr.jpg]]
 
[[Image:sakamochiinbr.jpg]]
 
==Smith & Wesson M59==
 
Girl #9 Kayoko Kotohiki’s weapon is a Smith & Wesson M59 in the novel.
 
In the manga her weapon is a revolver.
 
In the film her weapon is a two toned Glock.
 
[[Image:Glockinbr.jpg]]
 
In the novel and film Kayoko uses her gun to shoot her friend Hiroki Sugimura mistakenly believing he will kill her. In the manga her revolver is not used at all.
 
[[Image:m594.jpg]]
 
[[Image:kayokoinbr.jpg]]

Latest revision as of 13:36, 8 September 2023


Battle Royale
バトル・ロワイアル
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Movie poster
Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japan
Directed by Kinji Fukasaku
Release Date 2000
Language Japanese
Distributor Anchor Bay Films
Main Cast
Character Actor
Shuya Nanahara Tatsuya Fujiwara
Noriko Nakagawa Aki Maeda
Shôgo Kawada Tarô Yamamoto
Kazuo Kiriyama Masanobu Ando
Mitsuko Sôma Kô Shibasaki
Shinji Mimura Takashi Tsukamoto
Hirono Shimizu Anna Nagata
Takako Chigusa Chiaki Kuriyama
Yukie Utsumi Eri Ishikawa
Kitano Takeshi Kitano


Battle Royale (Original title: バトル・ロワイアル - read as: Batoru rowaiaru) is the 2000 Japanese feature film adaptation of the controversial 1999 Japanese novel of the same name by Koushun Takami, who later published a 3,000 page illustrated manga version of the story. The premise of the film revolves around "The Program", a government-sponsored event which forces randomly selected junior high school students who are armed with various weapons to eliminate each other until there is one remaining survivor. The film would spawn a 2003 sequel: Battle Royale II: Requiem.


The following weapons were used in the film Battle Royale:


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Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 19

Boy #20 - Kyoichi Motobuchi (Ryou Nitta) is given a Smith & Wesson Model 19 revolver. Upon his demise, it is claimed and used by Boy #5 - Kawada (Tarô Yamamoto). He later gives it to Boy #15 - Shuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara) as a gesture of good faith.

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Smith & Wesson Model 19 - .357 Magnum
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Motobuchi fires his Model 19 at Shuya in a panic.
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Shogo threatens Shuya with his newly-aquired Model 19.
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Shuya with the Model 19 inside the abandoned clinic.

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose

During the lighthouse shootout Girl #19 - Chisato Matsui (Asami Kanai) grabs a Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose revolver with rubber grips off of a table holding several of the student's weapons. The weapon is likely intended to be Girl #2 - Yukie Utsumi (Eri Ishikawa)'s weapon. After the shootout, Shuya retrieves the Model 19 and gives it to Kawada (Tarô Yamamoto).

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Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose with Pachmayr grips - .357 Magnum.
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Chisato makes a dash for the Model 19 Snub Nose.
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Chisato with the Model 19 Snub Nose after being shot up with a Micro-Uzi.
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Yukie fires her Model 19 Snub Nose after retrieving it from the now-deceased Chisato.
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Yukie aims the Model 19 Snub Nose...
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...and fires it.
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Kawada with the Model 19 Snub Nose.
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Shuya with the Micro-Uzi and Noriko with the Model 19 Snub Nose.

Colt Python

Boy #17 - Mitsuru Numai's (Yousuke Shibata) weapon is a Colt Python revolver. After his death the gun is used by Boy #6 - Kazuo Kiriyama (Masanobu Andô). Shogo Kawada and his girlfriend Keiko are also seen with Colt Pythons during a flashback to one of the previous "games".

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Colt Python with 4 inch barrel - .357 Magnum
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Boy #17's Python next to its now-deceased owner.
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Shogo with his Colt Python during the flashback sequence.

Pistols

Glock 19

Girl #8 - Kayoko Kotohiki's (Takayo Mimura) weapon is a 2nd Generation Glock 19 with a stainless steel slide.

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Glock 19 (2nd Generation) - 9x19mm
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Kayoko hides with her Glock.

Beretta 92FS

Boy #19 - Shinji Mimura’s (Takashi Tsukamoto) weapon is a Beretta 92FS Inox.

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Beretta 92FS Inox - 9x19mm
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Mimura fires his 92FS at Kiriyama.

Browning Hi-Power

Girl #12 - Haruka Tanizawa (Satomi Ishii) is assigned a Browning Hi-Power pistol. In a continuity error, Girl #10 - Hirono Shimizu's (Anna Nagata) M1911 switches to a Browning Hi-Power during her initial appearance.

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Browning Hi-Power - 9x19mm.
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Hirono takes Mitsuko's scythe at gunpoint.
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Hirono threatens Mitsuko (Ko Shibasaki) with her Hi-Power. Note the later-model spur hammer.
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Chisato makes a dash for the Model 19 Snub Nose. Note the Browning Hi-Power set on the far end of the table.
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Haruka fires her Hi-Power during the shootout in the lighthouse.
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Haruka aims the Hi-Power during the shootout in the lighthouse.

Walther PPK

Girl #19 - Chisato Matsui (Asami Kanai) is given a Walther PPK at the beginning of the game, but never uses it, opting instead to retrieve a S&W Model 19 Snub Nose during the shootout at the lighthouse.

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Walther PPK - 7.65 mm Browning aka .32 ACP
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Chisato makes a dash for the Model 19 Snub Nose. Note the PPK near the center of the table.

Colt M1911A1

Girl #10 - Hirono Shimizu’s (Anna Nagata) weapon is a Colt M1911A1 pistol (though it is initially replaced with a Browning Hi-Power due to a continuity error).

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World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
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Hirono confronts Mitsuko (Kô Shibasaki) in the shack.
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Mitsuko strikes Hirono's hand with a stun gun, causing her to drop her M1911A1.
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Hirono's dropped M1911A1. Note the angled mainspring housing, indicating that it is an A1 model.
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Kitano shoots his phone with an M1911A1 during the final scene.

Colt Combat Commander

After Hirono drops her and it is picked up by Mitsuko (Kô Shibasaki) M1911A1, it suffers from another continuity error and changes again, this time into a Colt Combat Commander.

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Colt Combat Commander - .45 ACP
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Mitsuko threatens Hirono with her own weapon. Not the (now) ring hammer.
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Mitsuko with Hirono's Colt Commander.

M1911A1 (water gun)

Kitano (Takeshi Kitano) uses a water gun made to look like an M1911A1 during the final scene.

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World War II Colt M1911A1 Pistol - .45 ACP.
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Kitano fires his water gun.
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A closeup of Kitano's water gun.

Shotguns

Franchi SPAS-12

Boy #5 - Shôgo Kawada (Tarô Yamamoto)'s assigned weapon is a stockless Franchi SPAS-12 shotgun. He normally uses it in pump-action mode, but in a continuity error it briefly switches to semi-auto during the final fight with Kiriyama (Masanobu Ando).

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Franchi SPAS-12 combat shotgun with stock removed – 12 Gauge
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Shogo fires his SPAS-12 in the air.
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Shogo readies his SPAS-12.

Remington 870

A short-barreled Remington 870 with a pistol grip and vertical foregrip is seen in the weapons stash in the lighthouse, but is never used.

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Remington 870 with a Express tactical pistol grip and vertical foregrip - 12 gauge
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Chisato makes a dash for the Model 19 Snub Nose. Note the shor-barreled 870 on the far right.

Submachine Guns

IMI Uzi

Boy #10 - Ryuhei Asagawa's (Shirô Gô) weapon is an IMI Uzi submachine gun. After he is killed by Boy #6 - Kazuo Kiriyama (Masanobu Andô), the weapon is used by him.

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IMI Uzi - 9x19mm
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Boy #10 threatens Kiriyama with his Uzi.
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Asagawa mows down a pair of unarmed students from behind.

IMI Micro-Uzi

Girl #16 - Yuka Nakagawa's (Satomi Hanamura) weapon is an IMI Micro-Uzi fitted with a large flash suppressor. It is taken and used by Girl #17 - Satomi Noda (Sayaka Kamiya) after Yuka is accidentally poisoned. After Satomi dies, it is used by Boy #15 - Shuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara).

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IMI Micro-Uzi - 9x19mm
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Satomi opens fire with Yuka's Micro-Uzi.
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Shuya with the Micro-Uzi and Noriko with the Model 19 Snub Nose.

Rifles

XM177E2

One of the soldiers is seen with a Colt XM177E2 carbine.

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XM177E2 Carbine aka Colt Model 629 - 5.56x45mm
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Armed soldiers stand guard at the main classroom building. Note the XM177E2 in the foreground.

M16A1

Various solders are seen armed with M16A1 rifles throughout the film.

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M16A1 with 30 Round magazine - 5.56x45mm
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Soldiers armed with M16A1 rifles hold back a reporter during the opening scene.
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Soldiers armed with M16A1s escort the Program's overseers, Kitano and Kinpatsu Sakamochi, into the classroom to meet their new inductees.
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The soldiers watch on unfazed as Boy #1 (Yoshio Akamatsu) hastily exits the classroom.
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Armed soldiers stand guard at the main classroom building.
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Shinji Mimura shows his friends a photo of his grandfather with an M16A1.

M16A1 (M16A2 Mockup)

Some of the soldiers seen during 3-B's introduction to the BR Program are seen with M16A1s (denoted by their full-auto capability displayed in the scene) outfitted with M16A2 handguards.

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M16A1 with A2 style handguards - 5.56x45mm
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As a student's bomb collar is set off for a demonstration, the soldier shields himself from the spray with his rifle.

M4A1

A sparse few of the soldiers in the film are armed with Colt M4A1 rifles in lieu of their regular M16s.

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Colt M4A1 Carbine - 5.56x45mm
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Soldiers armed with M16A1s escort the Program's overseers, Kitano and Kinpatsu Sakamochi, into the classroom to meet their new inductees. A single M4 rifle can be seen on the far right.
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The soldiers fire at the ceiling as class 3-B begins to panic.
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The students push agianst the wall of soldiers, initially too panicked to heed the gunfire.
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The soldiers fire at the floor, herding the students towards the center of the classroom.

M1 Garand

One of the photos of Shinji Mimura's grandfather shows him holding an M1 Garand battle rifle.

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M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06
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The photo of Mimura's grandfather armed with a Garand.

Other

Mk 2 hand grenade

Girl #5 - Izumi Kanai (Tamaki Mihara) is given several Mk. 2 hand grenades, but is killed before she can use them. Kiriyama later uses two them to destroy the clinic.

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Mk 2 "Pineapple" High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade
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The now-ownerless Mk. 2 grenades.
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