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.: Previously Unreleased Footage (Behind the Scenes) :.
Running Time: 10min 7sec
4:3 Fullscreen

It's like a mini-BR:Gaiden! Another fantastic featurette made entirely of raw behind the scenes footage. There's some gems in here including more Fukasaku fooling about (He hits Sayaka Kamiya with the harisen for not getting her lines right; He practically tortures Shirou Gou who plays Sasagawa for not getting his line right; He makes faces behind Kou Shibasaki as she fixes her hair in a mirror). I've heard a lot of bad press about Fukasaku and how he treats the actors badly, but from this type of footage, it does seem like they get along fine. What else is here? Too much! Honestly, theres so much great moments packed into this 10 minutes. Gouki Nishimura (Ooki) plays the guitar and sings a song to the cast; everyone assembles to watch the first showing of the theatrical trailer; Hitomi Hyuga (Yuko) plays the parts of both Kusaka and Yukiko offscreen very badly...Ah! This just needs to be seen!

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

.: Video No Oneesan - Birthday Version :.
Running Time: 3min 2sec
4:3 Fullscreen

My favourite extra on the previous release was the complete Oneesan video so it's no wonder that I was literally giddy with joy when watching this. For Fukasakus brithday, a new version of Video No Oneesan was made. The video is hilarious as Yuko Miyamura plays her part with even more pep than ever. She takes the important items needed for making the movie out of a bag: water, screenplay, Fukasakus weapon of choice (harisen) and a megaphone. She also says that there is a time limit of 60 days for filming. The Oneesan tape runs 1min 18secs after which we see footage of the actors presenting Fukasaku with a cake and singing "Happy Birthday". It's another great extra and an absolute joy to watch ^_^.

 
 

 

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.: BR: SPECIAL VERSION :.
- Toei Video (Japan)
- Released: 21 May '02
- Region 2
- NTSC
- 122 mins
- ¥ 5,200

.: AUDIO :.
- Japanese Dolby 5.1
- Japanese Dolby 2.0

.: VIDEO :.
- Aspect: 1.85:1 (16x9 Enhanced)
- Dual Layer [change: 1:18:53]

.: SPECIAL FEATURES :.
- Battle Royale: Prologue
- Audition & Rehersal Footage
- Behind the Scenes Footage
- Basketball Behind the Scenes
- Video No Oneesan: Birthday Version
- Memorial Photo Album
- Composite Shots Featurette
- Recording the score at Warsaw ver.2
- 13th Annual Tokyo Film Festival Stage Greetings
- About the Battle with Politicians
- Art Gallery
- TV Spots
- WOWOW TV Spot (Tarantino Version)
- Spot for VHS/DVD Release
- Spot for Featurette VHS
- Easter Eggs!

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