Japan Synopsis
バトル・ロワイアルII 鎮魂歌
“This time it's war.”
It's three years after the events of the original Battle Royale, and Shuya Nanahara is now an internationally-known terrorist determined to bring down the government. His terrorist group, Wild Seven, stages an attack that levels several buildings in Tokyo on Christmas Day, killing 8000 people. In order for the government to study the benefits of "teamwork", the new students work in pairs, with their collars electronically linked so that if one of them is killed, the other dies as well. They must kill Nanahara in three days – or die.
Audience Engagement
424 audience reviews — more than 92% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (92th percentile) outruns trending popularity (70th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Battle Royale II: Requiem. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Thriller in Japan
123 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Thriller genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Battle Royale II: Requiem itself).
The 2002–2004 Japan Window
In the crowded 2002-2004 Japan release window, Battle Royale II: Requiem sits at #251 of 263. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Battle Royale II: Requiem premiered alongside 84 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 35m runtime, production spent $59K per minute on screen and earned $96K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 84 other Japan films in 2003.
The 1522nd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Battle Royale II: Requiem, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- death game · 17
- sequel · 143
- terrorism · 47
- island · 41
- loss of loved one · 32
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,439 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (3rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -2.0 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,676 of 1,714 (top 98%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Fukasaku-gumi, Toei Company, TV Asahi, WOWOW, SEGA |
| Runtime | 2h 35m |
| Release Date | July 5, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0338763 |