Arrow Films releases DVD and Blu-Ray of BATTLE ROYALE

Arrow Films is one of the leading genre DVD distributors in the UK.  They have recently released Bava’s Bay of Blood (Twitch of the Death Nerve) on Region free DVD & Blu-Ray.  Now, the blow the minds off of fans the 2000 film Battle Royale.  Read beyond the break to get the skinny on a limited edition, 3 DVD & Blu-Ray set.

Battle Royale is in my top 50 films of all time, so I will be importing the Blu-Ray of this (I still don’t have a Blu-Ray, but I believe I will have one by Christmas *wink*).  You can pre-order at Amazon.co.uk.

From the Cult Labs Forums:

3 DISC LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SET FEATURES:
– BRAND NEW RESTORED TRANSFER IN GLORIOUS HIGH DEFINITION 1080P OF BOTH FILMS
– BRAND NEW SUBTITLE TRANSLATION ON BOTH FEATURES
– LIMITED EDITION PACKAGING NUMBERED #/5000 WITH CERTIFICATE
– LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC 1 – THEATRICAL CUT: SPECIAL FEATURES
– ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER
– THE MAKING OF BATTLE ROYALE: THE EXPERIENCE OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
– CONDUCTING BATTLE ROYALE WITH THE WARSAW NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

DISC 2 – SPECIAL EDITION [DIRECTOR’S CUT]: SPECIAL FEATURES
– SPECIAL EDITION TRAILER
– TV SPOT: TARANTINO VERSION
– SHOOTING THE SPECIAL EDITION
– TAKESHI KITANO INTERVIEW
– THE CORRECT WAY TO MAKE BATTLE ROYALE [BIRTHDAY VERSION]
– TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTATION

DISC 3 – SPECIAL FEATURES
– OPENING DAY AT MARU NO UCHI TOEI MOVIE THEATRE
– THE SLAUGHTER OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
– PREMIERE PRESS CONFERENCE
– THE CORRECT WAY TO FIGHT IN BATTLE ROYALE
– ROYALE REHEARSALS
– MASAMICHI AMANO CONDUCTS BATTLE ROYALE

SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPARISON
– BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTE
– FILMING ON SET
– TV SPOTS, PROMOS AND COMMERCIALS
– KINJI FUKASAKU TRAILER REEL

36 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING:
– ‘A BATTLE WITHOUT AN END’ BY TOM MES, AUTHOR OF ‘THE MIDNIGHT EYE GUIDE TO NEW JAPANESE FILM’
– PRINTED INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR KINJI FUKASAKU
– ‘TODAY’S LESSON IS… YOU KILL EACH OTHER’ BY JAY MCROY, AUTHOR OF ‘JAPANESE HORROR CINEMA’ [LE EXCLUSIVE]
– EXTRACT FROM KOUSHUN TAKAMI’S ORIGINAL NOVEL [LE EXCLUSIVE]
– ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL INCLUDING DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT, CAST AND CREW BIOGS [LE EXCLUSIVE]

16 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING:
– CONCEPT ARTWORK AND DRAWINGS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION SET [LE EXCLUSIVE]
-5X7” POSTCARDS OF STILLS FROM THE FILM [LE EXCLUSIVE]
-FOLD-OUT REVERSIBLE POSTER OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK

And now for the DVD:

DVD 3 DISC LIMITED EDITION SET FEATURES:

– BRAND NEW RESTORED HIGH DEFINITION TRANSFER OF BOTH FILMS

– BRAND NEW SUBTITLE TRANSLATION ON BOTH FEATURES

– LIMITED EDITION PACKAGING NUMBERED #/5000 WITH CERTIFICATE

– LIMITED EDITION EXCLUSIVE SPECIAL FEATURES

DISC 1 – THEATRICAL CUT: SPECIAL FEATURES

– ORIGINAL THEATRICAL TRAILER

– THE MAKING OF BATTLE ROYALE: THE EXPERIENCE OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

– CONDUCTING BATTLE ROYALE WITH THE WARSAW NATIONAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

DISC 2 – SPECIAL EDITION [DIRECTOR’S CUT]: SPECIAL FEATURES

– SPECIAL EDITION TRAILER

– TV SPOT: TARANTINO VERSION

– SHOOTING THE SPECIAL EDITION

– TAKESHI KITANO INTERVIEW

– THE CORRECT WAY TO MAKE BATTLE ROYALE [BIRTHDAY VERION]

– TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTATION

DISC 3 – SPECIAL FEATURES

– OPENING DAY AT MARU NO UCHI TOEI MOVIE THEATRE

– THE SLAUGHTER OF 42 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

– PREMIERE PRESS CONFERENCE

– THE CORRECT WAY TO FIGHT IN BATTLE ROYALE

– ROYALE REHEARSALS

– MASAMICHI AMANO CONDUCTS BATTLE ROYALE

SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPARISON

– BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTE

– FILMING ON SET

– TV SPOTS, PROMOS AND COMMERCIALS

– KINJI FUKASAKU TRAILER REEL

36 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING:

– ‘A BATTLE WITHOUT AN END’ BY TOM MES, AUTHOR OF ‘THE MIDNIGHT EYE GUIDE TO NEW JAPANESE FILM’

– PRINTED INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR KINJI FUKASAKU

– ‘TODAY’S LESSON IS… YOU KILL EACH OTHER’ BY JAY MCROY, AUTHOR OF ‘JAPANESE HORROR CINEMA’ [LE EXCLUSIVE]

– EXTRACT FROM KOUSHUN TAKAMI’S ORIGINAL NOVEL [LE EXCLUSIVE]

– ORIGINAL PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL INCLUDING DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT, CAST AND CREW BIOGS [LE EXCLUSIVE]

16 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING:

– CONCEPT ARTWORK AND DRAWINGS FOR THE LIMITED EDITION SET [LE EXCLUSIVE]

5X7” POSTCARDS OF STILLS FROM THE FILM [LE EXCLUSIVE]

FOLD-OUT REVERSIBLE POSTER OF ORIGINAL ARTWORK

So in essence the specs and extras are EXACTLY the same but only the Blu-ray has the HD materials.

This release has been a long time coming – an incredible amount of work has gone into this at Arrow and I know that Fran and Alex have poured their souls into this effort.

Oh and just to test how far down you’ve all read – the DVD will be region free and the BD – All Regions

Plus – one more thing – there’s one more treat yet to be announced. We want to do this as far and wide as we can so if you’re running a forum or site and want to get the tip off PM me with the details of your site and your contact e-mail and we’ll go global with it!

Arrow Video’s Limited Edition release of Battle Royale is released on both Blu Ray and DVD – both out 29th November 2010.

Direct From Arrow:

Blu-ray – http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.ph…=476&art_id=44

DVD – http://www.arrowfilms.co.uk/index.ph…=477&art_id=44

Amazon:

Blu-ray – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Royal…7588308&sr=8-2

DVD – http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battle-Royal…7588308&sr=8-1

Play:

Blu-ray – http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1…n/Product.html

DVD – http://www.play.com/DVD/DVD/4-/16150…n/Product.html

HMV:

Blu-ray – http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct…1;-1&sku=96466

DVD – http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProduct…1;-1&sku=96441

DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN!  Must have.