Battle Royale Podcast Battle Royale Podcast
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Elwood and Stephen (Asian Cinema Film Club) look at Kinji Fukasaku's cult classic "Battle Royale" one DVD Chapter at a time while also comparing it to the Manga and source novel.
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#22 - True Friends / Looking Back
Our chapter by chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" comes to a close as Kawada, Noriko and Shuya have a final confrontation to Kitano aswell as being subjected to some questionable art work.
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#21 - Operation Complete
The Chapter by Chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" now sees our group narrowed down to it's final three members but could Kawada just have been waiting for a chance to betray them?
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#20 - The Explosion
The Chapter by Chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" returns as we pick up the action right were we left off as the Third Man's plan to disrupt the game reaches an explosive climax while Kiriyama and Kawada finally meet in a decisive showdown.
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#18 - Die
Certainly to unpack in this latest episode of our Chapter by Chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" as Shuya is finally reunited with Noriko while we bid farewell to Hiroki and Mitsuko but not before we get a chance to explore her "Broken Doll" persona.
All this plus more intresting acting choices from Beat Takashi Kitano, questionable fan wiki's and the heroes journey of Shuya plus more! -
#19 - The Third Man
With the numbers quickly dwindling down to just seven remaining students, the time has finally come for our resident hacker to finally unveil his masterplan.
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#17 - A Dream
Our Chapter by Chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" comes to one of it's more surreal sequences....literarly! Taking a break from the ongoing deathmatch Noriko has a dream about going for an ice lolly with Takashi. But what does this all mean??
We also look at the extensive career of "Beat" Takashi Kitano and the legacy of Takashi's Castle, more British TV nostalgia and more!!