Arrow Films, also known as Arrow Video, is an independent UK distributor for Asian Cinema, Spaghetti Westerns, Italian Cinema, Horror, Cult Classics and Action. Every player is fitted with an explosive collar around their neck, imposing a strict three-day time limit on the deadly games in which there can only be one survivor. But for most of the 42 students on the island, it boils down to a simple question, “Could you kill your best friend? When you know a story and its characters that well, you start seeking the screen for trivialities and background curiosities.

Silver Salt was responsible for mastering and grading the film from the original 35 mm camera negative of the Theatrical version in 4K.

The real highlight, however, is the gorgeous rendering of composer Masamichi Amano’s orchestral score.

Terrible storytelling, overly political to the point of distraction, Olympic medal-winning overacting, and overlong, with a broken premise, Battle Royale: Requiem is best avoided.For those of you who may already own previous editions of these films on disc, the good news is that everything from the 2012 Starz/Anchor Bay Blu-ray has carried over here, as well as all of the extras from the 2010 Arrow Video UK Blu-ray release, and the 2002 Tartan DVD too. These are particularly interesting for the way that Kenta offers insights on his father’s personal history, his reaction to the original novel, and his thoughts on the overall subject of violence.