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Batoru rowaiaru (2000) More at IMDbPro »

• The Special Version includes the following:
  • Redone opening titles
  • Redone sound effects
  • Added CGI blood to make the shootouts more graphic Also, many shots were added, deleted, reedited, and extended for pacing and clarity purposes, including the following:
  • A longer basketball sequence
  • Added reaction shots of the kids in the classroom to Kitano's "Do you know this law" question, and after Kuninobu's death.
  • A flashback shot of Mizuho and Inada and Kaori Minami to remind us of who they were when we see their bodies.
  • Closer shots of Takiguchi and Hatagami's corpses
  • An additional shot of Nanahara weeping at the top of the lighthouse
  • Additional shots of postcards from Mimura's uncle
  • Kitano shutting down power to the computers and ordering the soldiers to reboot after the Third Man attack
  • A scene with Mitsuko as a 9-year-old coming home to find a pedophile in her house.
  • An additional shot of Mimura triggering the explosives on the truck
  • Requiems that show the real flashbacks, and we hear the dialog during Noriko's dream.
  
  
  
• When the movie was first released in Japan, it was classified as R-15, meaning that no one under the age of 15 could see it. However, director Kinji Fukasaku went back and edited some of the more violent scenes along with filming some new ones to create a special version that people under the age of 15 were able to see.
  
  
• The German-language version was supposed to be released uncut with a JK/SPIO approval (that basically states that the film doesn't violate the law (#131, glorification of violence)). But due to various circumstances at the time (political climate, the shooting at Erfurt), the approval was denied. To release the film at all, the German distributor Kinowelt had to cut the film. Among the cut scenes were the following:
  • Kitano killing Fujiyoshi with his knife
  • Kitano killing Nobu by activating the collar
  • All notes telling the viewer who was killed and how many survivors were left were deleted
  • Mitsuko killing Megumi with a sickle
  • Much of Kitanos comments, such as "It's tough when friends die on you, but hang in there!"
  • Kiriyama killing the two girls with the MP was shortened
  • View of Kitano's picture was shortened
  • Nanahara saying, "She took the knife that Nobu use to stab Kitano from the desk."
  
  
  
• In 2004 the film was re-released in Germany by Marketing Film. This version is called Perfect Edition. It is in a big tin Box with 4 DVDs and the Soundtrack CD. Disc 1 includes the uncut version from a German master while Disc 2 contains the uncut version from a Japanese master. Disc 3 features the Director's Cut and Disc 4 holds the bonus material.
  
  

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