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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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-[[Image:Battleroyale poster JP.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Battle Royale (2000)]]
+{{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}}
-‘Battle Royale’ was a controversial '''1999 Japanese novel''' by Koushun Takami. It was later adapted into a '''live action film''' - Battle Royale (2000). Takami later published a 3,000 page '''illustrated manga''' version of the story.
+|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 one survivor. Each student is given a duffle bag containing a randomly selected weapon. Their 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]]''.
-[[Image:988.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The class from Battle Royale]]
+{{Film Title}}
-==Smith & Wesson Model 19 .357==
+__TOC__<br clear=all>
-Boy #20 Kyouichi Motobuchi 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  Boy #5 Shougo Kawada and he give it to Boy #15 Shuya Nanahara
+{{spoilers}}
-[[Image:Smith_and_wesson_m19_combat_magnum_02.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
+=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.]]
-==Smith & Wesson Revolver==
+==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]]).
-Girl #2 Yukie Utsumi weapon is a Smith & Wesson Revolver . After her death the gun is used by  Boy #15 Shuya Nanahara
+[[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:blackrevolver9.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
+[[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:629.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
+[[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.]]
-==Colt .357 Revolver==
+[[Image:BRfinale.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Shuya with the Micro-Uzi and Noriko with the Model 19 Snub Nose.]]
-Boy #17 Mitsuru Numai weapon is a  Colt .357 Revolver . After his death the gun is used by Boy #6
-[[Image:Colt-Python.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
-==Colt .45 M1911A1==
-Girl #10 Hirono Shimizu’s weapon is a Colt .45 M1911A1 in the novel. After she is strangled by Girl #11 Mitsuko Soma .
-[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 acp]]
+==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.]]
+=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.]]
-Girl #8  weapon is a two toned Glock19.
+==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]]
-==Walther 9mm==
+[[Image:Mimura2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mimura fires his 92FS at Kiriyama.]]
-In the novel Girl #19  Chisato Matsui weapon is a Walther PPK 9mm. This becomes Kazuo’s backup weapon he keeps tucked in his belt.
-[[Image:Walther_PP.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
-==Browning Hi-Power 9mm==
-In the film the Hi-Power is used by Girl #12 Haruka Tanizawa.
-Originally with Girl #12 in movie; originally with Girl #2 Yukie Utsumi in the manga at the Lighthouse
-[[Image:Browning_HP_West_German_Police.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
-==Beretta 92FS 9mm==
-In the film boy #19 Mimura’s Beretta appears to be either a nickel plated 92FS or an Inox.
-[[Image:Beretta-Inox.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
-[[Image:Mimura2.jpg]]
-==Franchi SPAS Shotgun==
-In the film Shogo's shotgun is a [[SPAS 12]].
-[[Image:Franchi-SPAS12.jpg|thumb|none|400px]]
-== M870 Shotgun ==
-Girl #17 Satomi Noda used . but i never see it .
-== Uzi ==
-Boy #10 Ryuhei asagawa weapon is a Uzi. After he kill by Boy #6 Kazuo Kiriyama , then Boy #6 Kazuo Kiriyama used.
-[[Image:uzi.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
-[[Image:battle-royale-09.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
-[[Image:promo05.jpg|thumb|none|500px]]
-==Micro Uzi ==
-Girl #16 Yuka Nakagawa weapon is a Micro Uzi . After she death the gun is used by Boy #15 Shuya Nanahara
+==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.]]
-In the film Satomi’s weapon is a with a barrel extension.
+==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.]]
-[[Image:MicroUziPistolStock.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
+==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.]]
-==AR15==
+==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.]]
+== 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.]]
-===XM177E2===
+=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.]]
+==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.]]
-===M16A1===
+=Submachine Guns=
-[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
+== 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:Shuya6.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.]]
-I dont know if it is just me or the angle, but the front of the carrying handle looks very odd -Mythekal
+=Rifles=
+==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.]]
-===M4A1===
+==M16A1==
-In the film they are Colt M4 Carbines and M16A2s.
+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.]]
-[[Image:ColtM4_FirstVersion.jpg|thumb|none|300px]]
+==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.]]
+==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.]]
+==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.]]
+=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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+[[Category:Japanese Produced/Filmed]]
+[[Category:Kinji Fukasaku]]

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Revolvers

Smith & Wesson Model 19

Smith & Wesson Model 19 Snub Nose

Colt Python

Pistols

Glock 19

Beretta 92FS

Browning Hi-Power

Walther PPK

Colt M1911A1

Colt Combat Commander

M1911A1 (water gun)

Shotguns

Franchi SPAS-12

Remington 870

Submachine Guns

IMI Uzi

IMI Micro-Uzi

Rifles

XM177E2

M16A1

M16A1 (M16A2 Mockup)

M4A1

M1 Garand

Other

Mk 2 hand grenade

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