com is an Introducer Appointed Representative of Pay4Later Limited, trading as Deko, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 728646). Every player is fitted with an explosive collar around their neck, imposing a strict three-day time limit on the deadly games in which there can only be one survivor. In line with the new law, a class of 42 students from the ninth grade are captured and sent to an island, where they must participate in ‘ Battle Royale’. The kids of Third Year Class-B Shiroiwa Junior High School are back, in a brand new UHD restoration of the classic cult shocker adapted from the controversial novel by Koushun Takami.

It’s difficult to imagine anyone other than Kenta Fukasaku thinking that Requiem was too short, but one supposes he can’t be faulted for trying to improve on the film. The kids of Third Year Class-B Shiroiwa Junior High School are back, in a brand new UHD restoration of the classic cult shocker.

While my adolescent appreciation of Battle Royale has faded with middle age, I was still driven to double dip; the original HD presentation of the film wasn’t the greatest.

Extras: The Theatrical and Director’s Cut versions
of Battle Royale are accompanied by archival extras carried across from Arrow’s original 2010 BD release. This new Blu-ray release is leaps and bounds ahead of the previous Blu-ray release, especially when it comes to its transfer, although given the differences between the physical extras, you might want to hold onto that first Limited Edition release anyway.Incidentally, this is the first time that the Battle Royale II sequel has had a UK Blu-ray release, and at the time of writing is only available in this collection. Death lurks around every corner for these hapless teens, as old allegiances are tested to breaking point and former friends are torn apart by long-standing jealousies and resentments, leading to outbreaks of hideous bloodshed.