I did email Toei - they were the only contact I had. I just got an
email from them this morning say this:

Thank you for your e-mail on above subject which was duly transferred
to me as in charge.

With much regret we inform you that we are withholding distribution,
in any formats, of the above mentioned picture for Northwest America
due to the picture's contents and theme. We, therefore, are unable to
meet your requirement.

Thank you for your understanding, and with best wishes,

TOEI COMPANY, LTD.
Hideyuki Baba
Manager
International sales and purchasing
Phone: 81-3-3535-7621

--- In battleroyalefilm@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Jonas"
<themikejonas@y...> wrote:
> I believe you'd have to contact Toei, the film company behind the
BR movies.
> A couple of weeks ago would have been a great time, at the American
Film
> Market event held in Los Angeles; Toei had their representatives
there, and
> that was where several companies made offers on the distribution
rights for
> the sequel.
>
> I don't have any confirmation of this, but I've heard rumors that
the difficulty in
> getting North American rights to BR doesn't necessarily lie in the
perception
> that distributors are scared of the controversy the material will
stir up, but
> because Toei's driving a hard bargain: their asking price may be
higher than
> the $2 million price tag for the original BR that the other
countries paid, and
> supposedly they're demanding a minimum amount of distribution (a
wide
> release in theaters, so the rumor goes, though that sounds a little
ridiculous).
>
> If you do get the ball rolling on this endeavor, be sure to let us
in the group
> know; we'd love to know what your status is. And if there's any
way for some
> of us to be involved, well, I'm sure we'd love to get in on that as
well :)
>
> --- In battleroyalefilm@yahoogroups.com, "michaelwhatever" <
> michaelwhatever@y...> wrote:
> > so i'm starting a new dvd label for youth-oriented cult films,
and
> > want to inquire into the US distrbution rights for BR1. anyone
here
> > know who to contact re: the rights?
> >
> > thanks
> > michael