Film Journal #209 - Kinji Fukasaku’s “Battle Royale” (2000)
In a list made of his favorite movies since the 1992, writer/director Quentin Tarantino marked “Battle Royale” as his number one. A high-concept action thriller taken to such an extreme level it feels like watching a Japanese anime come to life. It’s a high-energy, ultra violent and scathing satire that barely gives its audience a moment to breath before moving onto the next absurd setpiece.
