Toei plugs New Year hole with Battle Royal

By 2000-08-23T16:56:00

Japanese studio Toei has lined up Battle Royal, the latest film by veteran action director Kinji Fukasaku, for release in the New Year, after it realised that its big movie for the key New Year's season, Firefly (Hotaru), would not be ready in time.

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