Battle Royale (2000)

Directed by Kinji Fukasaku · Cinematography by Katsumi Yanagijima

114 min38 frames

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What is Battle Royale about?

In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.

Where can you watch Battle Royale?

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What does the cinematography of Battle Royale look like?

Across 38 sampled frames, Battle Royale builds its coverage from medium shots, with wide compositions carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Katsumi Yanagijima keeps much of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in most of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 2000s.

What is the color palette of Battle Royale?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Battle Royale (2000) are #2f302b, #4e514c, #16120f, #4a4f3a, #73746d, #f3f3ef — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #16120f
  • #4a4f3a
  • #73746d
  • #f3f3ef

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