Battle Royale_
"Could you kill your best friend?"
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Starring
Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano
Box Office
$30.6M
Updated Feb 16, 2026
WHERE TO WATCH
MUBI
4 countries
Prime Video
3 countries
Kanopy
FREE
1 country
BFI Player Amazon Channel
1 country
Fandango at Home Free
FREE
1 country
Tubi
FREE
1 country
DROPTHE_ GOSSIP
Box office
Battle Royale earned $30.6M worldwide on a $4.5M budget — a 580% return on investment.
Year context
Battle Royale was released 26 years ago in 2000.
Battle Royale is a Drama, Thriller, Action film with a runtime of 1h 53m.
CAST (20)
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Shuya Nanahara (Boy #15)
Aki Maeda
Noriko Nakagawa (Girl #15)
Takeshi Kitano
Kitano
Taro Yamamoto
Shogo Kawada (Boy #5)
Masanobu Ando
Kazuo Kiriyama (Boy #6)
Ko Shibasaki
Mitsuko Souma (Girl #11)
Chiaki Kuriyama
Takako Chigusa (Girl #13)
Takashi Tsukamoto
Shinji Mimura (Boy #19)
Sousuke Takaoka
Hiroki Sugimura (Boy #11)
YK
Yukihiro Kotani
Yôshitoki Kuninobu (Boy #7)
Eri Ishikawa
Yukie Utsumi (Girl #2)
Sayaka Kamiya
Satomi Noda (Girl #17)
Takayo Mimura
Kayoko Kotôhiki (Girl #8)
YS
Yutaka Shimada
Yûtaka Seto (Boy #12)
Ren Matsuzawa
Keita Îjima (Boy #2)
HH
Hirohito Honda
Kazushi Nîda (Boy #16)
Ryou Nitta
Kyôichi Motobuchi (Boy #20)
Sayaka Ikeda
Megumi Eto (Girl #3)
Anna Nagata
Hirono Shimizu (Girl #10)
Yukari Kanasawa
Yukiko Kitano (Girl #6)
CREW
Writer
BOX OFFICE
$4.5M
Budget
$30.6M
Revenue
+580%
ROI
MASSIVE HIT
Verdict
STUDIOS (1)
WOWOW
DETAILS
Release
Status
Released
Runtime
113 min (1h 53m)
Language
Japanese
Country
Rating
7.3/10 (3,715 votes)
Popularity
7
Budget
$4,500,000
Box Office
$30,600,000
Profit
+$26,100,000
IMDB
Trailer
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What is Battle Royale about?
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
How long is Battle Royale?
Battle Royale has a runtime of 113 minutes (1h 53m).
Who stars in Battle Royale?
The cast of Battle Royale includes Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando.
How much did Battle Royale make at the box office?
Battle Royale earned $30,600,000 worldwide at the box office. The production budget was $4,500,000.
What is the rating of Battle Royale?
Battle Royale has a rating of 7.3 out of 10 based on 3,715 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Drama
Thriller
Action
KEYWORDS (25)
high school
friendship
suicide
island
japan
based on novel or book
asia
dystopia
gore
survival
tragedy
murder
soldier
battle
death
death match
school class
japanese
extreme violence
psychological
science fiction
inspirational
students
suspense
death game
