#20 - The Explosion

Our chapter by chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" comes to a close as  Kawada, Noriko and Shuya have a final confrontation to Kitano aswell as  being subjected to some questionable art work.

The Chapter by Chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" now sees our group  narrowed down to it's final three members but could Kawada just have  been waiting for a chance to betray them?

The Chapter by Chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" returns as we pick  up the action right were we left off as the Third Man's plan to disrupt  the game reaches an explosive climax while Kiriyama and Kawada finally  meet in a decisive showdown.

Certainly  to unpack in this latest episode of our Chapter by Chapter breakdown of  "Battle Royale" as Shuya is finally reunited with Noriko while we bid  farewell to Hiroki and Mitsuko but not before we get a chance to explore  her "Broken Doll" persona. All  this plus more intresting acting choices from Beat Takashi Kitano,  questionable fan wiki's and the heroes journey of Shuya plus more!

With the numbers quickly dwindling down to just seven remaining  students, the time has finally come for our resident hacker to finally  unveil his masterplan.

Our Chapter by Chapter breakdown of "Battle Royale" comes to one of it's more surreal sequences....literarly! Taking a break from the ongoing deathmatch Noriko has a dream about going for an ice lolly with Takashi. But what does this all mean?? We also look at the extensive career of "Beat" Takashi Kitano and the legacy of Takashi's Castle, more British TV nostalgia and more!!

Emily (Why This Film / Through Dangers Untold ) joins us to breakdown another chapter with a plot to poison Shuya is hatched while we also take a closer look at one of the more unique  groups to form during the game.

Continuing our chapter by chapter breakdown of the cult classic "Battle Royale" we pick up the story with Shuya having escaped from Kiriyama at the end of the last episode he now finds himself at the Lighthouse were several of the girls have found thier own sanctuary, but will his arrival disrupt their harmony? We also rundown the latest list of the fallen and explore their backstories not shown in the film.

Picking up from the cliffhanger ending of our previous chapter our trio find thier clinic hideaway under attack from the ever resourceful Kiriyama, we bid farewell to Froggy while we also look at the background of Shinji a.k.a. The Third Man.

Continuing our chapter by chapter breakdown of Battle Royale on this episode we discover the history of Kawada (but bizarely not what causes his scar), reveal the scene that Stephen wishes was included in the film aswell as profile two of the supporting cast with suprising back stories.