Battle Royale

IMDb writes, "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."

My favorite character was Kawada (played by Taro Yamamoto - super handsome - couldn't find a picture, but internet says he was born in 74 so he's my age)- he won the BR the year before and wanted back in because he wanted revenge. He has discovered some tricks to help in the current game, but can he be trusted? Kind of like Hunger Games, but it was released in 2000 and the book was written before that. The teacher that now runs the BR does have a favorite. See if you can guess who wins. All in all, I say: SEE IT - there is a part 2, but it doesn't seem to be available in the US yet.