Saturday, June 9, 2012

Battle Royale II: Requiem

      In the sequel, survivors of previous Battle Royales, led by Shuya Nanahara (the hero of the first film), have formed a terrorist group called "Wild Seven". As in the first film, a class of teenagers from Shikanotoride Junior High Schoolo are kidnapped by the Japanese government. Instead of stereotypically studious Japanese students, these ninth graders are a ragtag collection of delinquents and losers from all over Japan, including tough-guy rugby players and punks with dyed hair. More importantly, many are orphans whose parents or family died in bombings by Wild Seven. After their school bus is diverted to an army base, the students are herded into a cage, surrounded by armed guards, and confronted by their schoolteacher, Riki Takeuchi, who lays down the ground rules of the new Battle Royale game. Wild Seven is hiding out on a deserted island (filmed on Hashima Island), and instead of being forced to kill each other, as in the old Battle Royale, the students are ordered to attack the terrorist groups hideout en masse and kill the leader, Shuya Nanahara, within 72 hours.






   

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