{"product_id":"battle-royale-バトル-ロワイアル-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-2000-b2-size-51-x-73cm-s229","title":"“Battle Royale: Special Version” \/ 「バトル・ロワイアル 特別篇」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 2001, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) S229","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e produced for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2001 Japanese release of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattle Royale: Special Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the expanded edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKinji Fukasaku’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e controversial dystopian thriller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeaturing a grid of student portraits, stark red title lettering and a deliberately provocative graduation message, this design captures the unsettling contrast between ordinary school life and the film’s brutal premise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFilm background\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDirected by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKinji Fukasaku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with a screenplay by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKenta Fukasaku\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e adapted from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKoushun Takami’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattle Royale\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows a class of junior high-school students forced into a government-controlled survival contest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe principal cast includes \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Ko Shibasaki\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMasanobu Ando\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFollowing the original film’s success, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial Version\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reached Japanese cinemas on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7 April 2001\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, distributed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eToei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It incorporated previously unseen material and newly filmed scenes, expanding the characters’ backgrounds and relationships.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis poster belongs specifically to that expanded edition’s theatrical campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoster design\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe upper section is organised around \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e42 monochrome student portraits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, arranged in six rows of seven. The tightly ordered grid recalls a school yearbook, while the students’ serious expressions and visible collars introduce the threatening circumstances of the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the portraits, bold white lettering with dark outlines reads:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「神様。冗談だったら、やめてください」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“God, if this is a joke, please stop it.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA red blood-splatter motif interrupts the photographic grid, providing a sharp contrast to its otherwise formal arrangement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow the portraits, the Japanese title:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「バトル・ロワイアル」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eappears in enormous red characters outlined in black. The director credit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「深作欣二監督作品」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e identifies it as a film directed by Kinji Fukasaku.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImmediately beneath the title, the wording:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“SPECIAL 特別篇 VERSION”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclearly identifies the advertised edition. A tilted grey \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“BR \/ SURVIVAL PROGRAM”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e emblem reinforces the fictional programme’s institutional identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe lower section leaves a substantial area of pale background around the campaign’s most distinctive message:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「祝 中学卒業」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Congratulations on graduating from junior high school.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBelow this appears:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「中学3年生だったばかりに、この映画を見られなかった皆様へ。」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“For everyone who couldn’t see this film simply because they were in their final year of junior high school.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePositioned beneath the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eR-15\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e marking, this copy addresses students who had been unable to see the earlier release. Its apparently celebratory tone creates an uneasy connection between graduation, adolescence and the film’s subject matter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFestival and award references accompany the lower billing, while oversized pale-grey \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“BATTLE ROYALE”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e lettering sits behind the credits along the bottom edge.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of student portraits, forceful typography and unusually direct audience messaging makes this a distinctive piece of Japanese film advertising.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRelease and format note\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJapanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, measuring approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e51 × 73 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, issued for the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2001 Special Version campaign\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe prominently printed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e「特別篇」\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wording distinguishes it from advertising for the film’s original 2000 theatrical release.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExcellent+ condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poster retains strong red colour, clear photographic detail and crisp lettering. Light handling creases, gentle paper undulations and minor edge wear are visible. 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