[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] Battle Royale II: Requiem [SEP] Battle Royale II: Requiem (バトル・ロワイアルＩＩ　【鎮魂歌】 , "Batoru rowaiaru tsū: "Rekuiemu"" ) , abbreviated as BRII ("Bii āru tsū"), is a 2003 Japanese dystopian action film.  It is a sequel to the 2000 film, "Battle Royale", which in turn was based upon a controversial 1999 novel of the same title by Koushun Takami.  An extended version of the film is titled Battle Royale II: Revenge.
[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] Battle Royale II : Requiem [ SEP ] Battle Royale II : Requiem ( バトル・ロワイアルＩＩ 【 鎮魂歌 】 , " Batoru rowaiaru tsū : " Rekuiemu " " ) , abbreviated as BRII ( " Bii āru tsū " ) , is a 2003 Japanese dystopian action film . It is a sequel to the 2000 film , " Battle Royale " , which in turn was based upon a controversial 1999 novel of the same title by Koushun Takami . An extended version of the film is titled Battle Royale II : Revenge .
Battle Royale II: Requiem was a sequel to the 2000 Japanese film directed by whom?
Battle Royale II : Requiem was a sequel to the 2000 Japanese film directed by whom ?
Kinji Fukasaku
Kinji Fukasaku