Based on the 1999 global best-seller by Koushun Takami, the futuristic tale first came to the screen in 2000, directed by the legendary Kinju Fukasaku. Authors, filmmakers and film fans the world over consider the film and its 2003 sequel Battle Royale II: Requiem sacred cinematic classics.
But for those who wish to witness this quintessential cult masterpiece on the big screen, Anchor Bay Entertainment announces the following theatrical engagements for Battle Royale…
- 2/24: Madison University of Wisconsin Madison (Wisconsin Union Directorate Film Committee) (free to campus)
- 2/24 2/25: Tulsa, OK Circle Cinema http://nwfilmforum.org/
- 3/11 3/11: Cambridge – Brattle Theater / Seattle – Northwest Film Forum (late Fridays in March)
- 3/2 3/3: Portland, OR Hollywood Theater
- 3/2: Spokane Magic Lantern
- 3/8-3/9: Winchester, VA Alamo Drafthouse
- 3/9-3/10: Minneapolis Landmark Lagoon 5
- 3/9 3/15: Tucson AZ Loft Cinema 2 (10pm)/
- 3/10: Providence RI – Arkham Film Fest (no fee) / Huntington NY Cinema Arts Center
- 3/16-3/17: Denver Denver Film Center
- 3/18: Houston Alamo Drafthouse
- 3/16-3/18 & 3/20: Austin Alamo Drafthouse
- 3/19: Philadelphia The Philadelphia Film Society/ The Trocadero
- 3/23-3/24: Seattle The Egyptian Theater
- 3/30-3/31: Washington DC E Street
- 4/6-4/7: Dallas Inwood Theater
- 4/13: San Francisco The Castro Theater
- 4/20-4/26: Seattle – SIFF Cinema
- 4/21: Columbus OH 28th Annual Ohio Science Fiction Marathon
- 4/22 TBD: Columbis OH Drexel Theater / New York IFC Center
- 5/24: Chicago University of Chicago
