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Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル Batoru rouaiaru?) is a 2000 Japanese action-drama-thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Koushun Takami...The film tells the story of Shuya Nanahara, a high-school student struggling with the death of his father who is forced by the government to compete in a deadly game, where the students must kill each other in order to win. The film aroused international controversy and was either banned or excluded from distribution in many countries;[1][2] however, the film was a mainstream domestic blockbuster, and is one of the 10-highest grossing films in Japan.[3] It received worldwide audience and critical acclaim and is often regarded as one of Japan's most famous films, as well as one of Fukasaku's best films.