Advertisement'Battle,' 'Games': Cold Brutality A Common ThemeMarch 21, 2012Neda UlabyfacebookEmailShuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara) and Noriko Nakagawa (Aki Maeda) are two Japanese high school students among 42 left on a deserted island, each with a bag of supplies and weapons, and forced to fight to the death in Battle Royale. (Toei / The Kobal Collection)