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Battle Royale (2000)

Where Battle Royale says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A class is dropped on a deserted island to fight to the death: the island is real, the school is a ruin in Gunma, and the base is a studio in Tokyo.

Scenes and places

Class B is chosen for the game (2000)

A Japanese law sends one junior high class a year into a deadly game. Shuya Nanahara, still struggling with his father's suicide, is about to be swept in with his classmates.

Set in Shiroiwa Junior High School, Class B (Kagawa) — The class of 9th-graders picked for this year's Battle Royale; the school is a story setting, not a real building.

A fictional school in Kagawa Prefecture; the film names the school but no filming place for these scenes is recorded.

The class wakes on a deserted island (2000)

The class falls asleep on a school bus and wakes up on a remote island. Nobody knows yet why they are there.

Set in The deserted island (about 10 km across, film's own figure) — A remote island emptied of residents; the students wake there after being gassed on their school bus.

In the story the island is a nameless, evacuated stretch of coast and hills; the film does not place it on a map.

Filmed at Hachijo-kojima, Izu Islands, Tokyo — The main location for the island scenes; the point is the island's centre, not one scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: The island has been uninhabited for decades and has no regular boat service; Japanese Wikipedia says cast and crew were flown in from Hachijo-jima by helicopter.

Kitano explains the rules in the island school (2000)

Kitano tells the class they have three days to fight to the death, hands out a bag with a random weapon, and shows that the explosive collars are real. Shuya watches his classmates realise this is not a joke.

Set in The island's school building (the game's headquarters) — A disused school building on the island where Kitano briefs the class and the game is run.

In the story a former school now serves as the game's headquarters.

Filmed at Onishi, Fujioka (former Onishi town), Gunma — Japanese Wikipedia lists the former town of Onishi (Gunma) as the location for the island's school building; the point is the old town centre, not the school. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Toei Tokyo Studio, Nerima, Tokyo — School interior scenes are listed as shot at Toei Tokyo Studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The hills where the game turns deadly (2000)

Within six hours twelve students are dead, four by suicide. Mitsuko Souma and Kazuo Kiriyama stand out as the most ruthless players.

Set in The island's mountain slopes — Wooded hills of the island where students hide, flee and meet on the first day.

The film keeps the island's geography vague; these slopes are only 'the mountain'.

Filmed at Gotemba, Shizuoka — Japanese Wikipedia lists Gotemba city as the location for the mountain scenes in which Oki and Motobuchi die and for the scenes of Chigusa, Mitsuko and Niida; the point is the city centre. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The ruin where Mitsuko is cornered (2000)

Classmates accuse Mitsuko of earlier killings, and the argument turns violent. It shows why she is one of the game's most ruthless players.

Set in A ruined building on the island — An abandoned building where Mitsuko is accused of earlier killings.

A ruined building on the island, away from the main paths.

Filmed at Onishi, Fujioka (former Onishi town), Gunma — Japanese Wikipedia lists the former town of Onishi as the location of the ruin where Mitsuko kills Megumi and Shimizu; same area as the school building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Mimura's hideout in the ruins (2000)

Mimura recruits classmates to hack the game's computer system. It is the one plan that tries to end the game rather than win it.

Set in A ruin where Mimura's group hides — An abandoned site where Mimura's group plans to hack the game's computer system.

A hideout of crumbling buildings away from the danger zones.

The lighthouse where Shuya wakes (2000)

Shuya wakes bandaged in a lighthouse where Yukie Utsumi and five other girls have sworn not to take part in the game. He learns Sugimura carried him there.

Set in The island's lighthouse — A lighthouse where a group of girls shelter and where Shuya recovers.

A working lighthouse on a Miura peninsula cape stands in for the island's lighthouse.

Filmed at Tsurugisaki Lighthouse, Miura, Kanagawa — Japanese Wikipedia lists this lighthouse as the location for the island's lighthouse scenes; interiors are listed as a Toei studio set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Toei Tokyo Studio, Nerima, Tokyo — Lighthouse interior scenes are listed as shot at Toei Tokyo Studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The ruin where three paths end (2000)

Sugimura, Kayoko Kotohiki and Mitsuko meet in a ruined building. Mitsuko's traumatic childhood is shown in flashback.

Set in A ruined building on the island — A ruined building where Sugimura, Kotohiki and Mitsuko meet.

A set built for the film; the story treats it as a real ruin on the island.

Filmed at Toei Tokyo Studio, Nerima, Tokyo — The ruin where Sugimura, Kotohiki and Mitsuko die is listed as a Toei Tokyo Studio set. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The base and the hacking attempt (2000)

Mimura and two others break into the game's computer system, but Kitano resets it by hand. The plan to stop the game is on a clock.

Set in The game's base — The headquarters where the computer system and Kitano's team operate.

A set; the base is filmed on a studio stage, not a real military site.

Filmed at Toei Tokyo Studio, Nerima, Tokyo — Base interiors, clinic and control scenes are listed as shot at Toei Tokyo Studio, the film's main studio. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Shibuya Station (2000)

Set in Shibuya Station area, Tokyo — Shibuya Station in Tokyo, named in the plot as the film's last location. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The famous Tokyo transport hub and crossing; no scene in the film is recorded as filmed here.

Characters

• Shuya Nanahara — A junior high student still coming to terms with his father's suicide, who promises to protect Noriko.
• Noriko Nakagawa — Shuya's classmate, who secretly keeps the knife that Kuninobu used on their teacher.
• Kitano — The teacher who is back as the game's presenter, and runs it from the island's base.

Questions answered on the map

• Where is the deserted island of Battle Royale, really?
• Which real lighthouse is the island's lighthouse in Battle Royale?