Battle Royale 2 Revenge: The Last Testament of Kinji Fukasaku

<jats:p>Following the notorious success of Battle Royale (2000) in Japan, a sequel appeared inevitable. Unfortunately, Kinji Fukasaku (1930_2003) did not live to complete the next episode in a film based upon a well-known 1999 novel by Koushun Takami, depicting a life-threatening situation devised by the authorities affecting Japanese students living within an allegorical parallel world set in the new millennium. Kinji Fukasaku did begin pre-production work on the film and contributed to the screenplay written by his son Kenta, Norio Kida, and Koushon Takami. However, he died from prostate cancer on Jan. 12, 2003 and may have directed only one scene.</jats:p>