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KUBRICKS (***): These are action figure toys made by Medicom (a Japanese toy company), and they resemble LEGO people, only a bit larger. Medicom makes all sorts of movie/TV tie-in Kubrick action figures (the original Planet of the Apes, Spider-Man, even The Blair Witch Project). The Kubricks are often found as a three-pack containing figures of Kitano, a male student (no-one in particular, but kinda looks like Sugimura to me), a female student, a pair of little weapons, a commemorative pen (with light-up LED's so you can see what you're writing in the dark), and a replica of the map, all in a pouch that looks almost exactly like the ones the students carried their maps in for the film. Some sets also come with removable battle damage stickers: bloody wounds, bullet holes, scars and bandages you can apply to the action figure! The three Kubricks are also sold in single packs containing a smaller map and the damage stickers. The Battle Royale Kubricks are rare enough to have people fighting bidding wars over them on eBay, yet common enough for these wars to happen on a weekly basis.

PHONE CARDS (*): There were at least two phone cards sold to promote the movie: One with Aki Maeda, and one of the now famous class picture.

CLEAR FILE (*): Japanese students like putting their schoolwork into clear plastic folders, the equivalent of school binders in the U.S. So it's not surprising that a BR Clear File was part of the merchandising.

BLOODY STRAP (*): A cell phone strap with an embroidered design. The "Bloody Strap" was sold in both original and Special Edition versions.

BUCKLE KEYHOLDER (*): Somewhat akin to the Bloody Strap (like the strap, it's got the words "Battle Royale" and silhouettes of some weapons), this is made of a plastic buckle, some embroidered cloth, and loops (for your belt and for your keys).

BLOODY MOUSEPAD (*): Apparently a round, black-and-white mousepad featuring the BR logo. The cool part: red gel inside the mouse pad that oozes over the logo.

GUN LIGHTER (*): Here's one you wouldn't want to bring to school. It looks like a miniature pistol; pull the trigger and the gun's mechanism pulls back, and a flame erupts from where the cartridge would eject. Snazzy BR logo on the gun handle.

POSTERS/HANDBILLS(*): There's no doubt a variety of posters that were made in the countries where the movie was released. Whether they were commercially available to consumers (or merely distributed to theaters) is another matter, which may explain why large domestic posters for Battle Royale and its Special Version are hard to find and/or ridiculously expensive. Extremely rare is the "Hombo" poster (shown above right), which was only given away in promotions.

CARD GAME (**): http://www.tenky.co.jp/br/ looks fun..