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Battle Royale (2000)
Matched Talent: Ando Masanobu
Kinji Fukasaku never disappoints when taking on interesting projects. YAGYU CONSPIRACY (1978), MESSAGE FROM SPACE (1978), DAY OF RESURRECTION (aka VIRUS 1980), and SAMURAI REINCARNATION (1981) are just some of his eclectic and curious body of work. Enter Fukasaku's BATTLE ROYALE, a bloody and violent story about a future Japan that sacrifices its youth in the name of stability and peace. The outrageous premise of the story involves a government sponsored lottery that randomly selects a class of Junior High School/High School students to enter a contest called BATTLE ROYALE. BATTLE ROYALE is basically a gladiatorial style event where students must kill each other to win their freedom. The catch however is that only one student can be allowed to live and if any others survive, then all the contestants will be eliminated via explosive collars around their necks. This makes for continual conflict as friends, rivals and lovers kill each other in order to survive. BATTLE ROYALE has received much criticism and interest due to its no-holds-barred portrayal of teens killing indiscriminately and its vicious tone but in retrospect this may have been overblown as the violence level isn't as graphic as others have claimed it to be.
Akakage (2001)
Matched Talent: Ando, Masanobu
The tale of three ninja sent by a daimyo to spy upon a neighboring fiefdom now being run by the widow of a former rival, who supposedly has a powerful secret weapon. What they actually discover is a plot to ensure safety and peace in the area, and a betrayal that threatens to kill them all. Hip, modern tale of ninja and samurai. Love of chambara not a pre-requisite.