[PAR] [TLE] Battle Royale (film) [SEP] Battle Royale (バトル・ロワイアル , Batoru Rowaiaru ) is a 2000 Japanese dystopian film adapted from the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushun Takami.  It is the final film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, the screenplay written by his son Kenta, and stars Takeshi Kitano.  The film takes place in a dystopian Japan and it follows the story of Shuya Nanahara, a high-school student, and his classmates.  Their class has been chosen by the government to take part in an annual game where all the students of the class must fight to the death until only one remains alive.  The film aroused both domestic and international controversy and was either banned outright or deliberately excluded from distribution in several countries. [PAR] [TLE] Hold'em (film) [SEP] Hold'em is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Clay DuMaw.  The film's plot combines Texas hold 'em with elements from horror and thriller films such as "Battle Royale" and "Saw".
[PAR] [TLE] Battle Royale ( film ) [ SEP ] Battle Royale ( バトル・ロワイアル , Batoru Rowaiaru ) is a 2000 Japanese dystopian film adapted from the 1999 novel of the same name by Koushun Takami . It is the final film directed by Kinji Fukasaku , the screenplay written by his son Kenta , and stars Takeshi Kitano . The film takes place in a dystopian Japan and it follows the story of Shuya Nanahara , a high - school student , and his classmates . Their class has been chosen by the government to take part in an annual game where all the students of the class must fight to the death until only one remains alive . The film aroused both domestic and international controversy and was either banned outright or deliberately excluded from distribution in several countries . [PAR] [TLE] Hold'em ( film ) [ SEP ] Hold'em is a 2014 American thriller film directed by Clay DuMaw . The film 's plot combines Texas hold 'em with elements from horror and thriller films such as " Battle Royale " and " Saw " .
Hold'em, an American thriller film, pulls some elements from which other film adapted from a Japanese novel written in 1999?
Hold'em , an American thriller film , pulls some elements from which other film adapted from a Japanese novel written in 1999 ?
Battle Royale
Battle Royale