Battle Royale
Midnight screenings happen at midnight the day listed. For example, if it says Saturday At Midnight, please arrive by 11:45pm Saturday night.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku Run Time: 122 min. Rating: R Release Year: 2000 Language: Japanese w/ English Subtitles
Starring: Aki Maeda, Chiaki Kuriyama, Sosuke Takaoka, Taro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Fujiwara
Before there was the Hunger Games… there was Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale. High schoolers stranded on a remote island and forced to murder each other to survive. Hailed by critics as “a vicious take-off on reality TV,” this Y2K masterpiece performs an expert balancing act between a dark satire and a wildly entertaining thriller.
“Stylistically it’s a beauty, with khaki-uniformed waifs fighting for their lives to a crashing classical score.”
-New York Post
Battle Royale w. an Intro
6:35 pm – March 20 – $13.50
Before there was the Hunger Games… there was Battle Royale. Come watch this amazing movie with an intro from Peter Divito, who made a lo-fi mix tape on cassette inspired by the JFF lineup, which will be for sale.
Showtimes:
Friday, March 20 – 6:35 pm
Saturday, March 21 – 2:15 and 9:30 pm
Sunday, March 22 – Noon
Monday, March 23 – 12:15 and 7 pm
Tuesday, March 24 – 2:10, 4:30, and 9:10 pm
Wednesday, March 25 – 12:15 pm
Thursday, March 26 – 12:30 pm