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Perfect Dark: Rated M (Mature 17+)
2000
United States
Perfect Dark was released in North America on 22 May 2000 for the Nintendo 64 console. It was the first game on a Nintendo console to receive an M (Mature 17+) rating under the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) system.
Read more Banned Video Games in Brazil
2001
Brazil
Despite protections for freedom of expression, Brazil has banned numerous video games, typically through judicial decisions.
Read more Suicide Club
2001
Japan
Suicide Club (Jisatsu Sākuru, 2001) begins with 54 teenage schoolgirls collectively counting down from three before jumping to their deaths from a Shinjuku station platform in front of a rush hour train.
Read more Dil Chahta Hai
2001
India
A story about romantic and homosocial relationships for upper-middle-class young men at the end of college, it is notable for being set in both Mumbai and Sydney.
Read more Rating Role-Playing Games
2002
Brazil
Brazil is the only country examined in this project that requires compulsory age rating for role-playing games (RPGs).
Read more Honey Room and Obscenity
2002
Japan
Honey Room (Misshitsu) is an “eromanga” publication that was the subject of the first obscenity trial in Japan in the new millennium, and the first ever to feature a manga publication.
Read more Vijay Anand Resigns From the CBFC
2002
India
The Hindi filmmaker Vijay Anand resigned as the Chairman of the Central Board of Film Classification on 13 July 2002 after less than one year of a three-year term.
Read more Wang Xingdong and Dahong Rice Shop
2003
China
In 2001, screenwriter and member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), Wang Xingdong, drafted a proposal to establish a film rating system in China. In February 2003 in Beijing, 64 Chinese filmmakers and critics signed a joint proposal titled “China must have its movie rating system”.
Read more L’amant
2004
Japan
Based on a popular manga series, L’amant (2004) follows Chikako (played by Ando Nozomi), a 17-year-old schoolgirl, who establishes a contract with three middle-aged men.
Read more Final Solution: Interview with Rakesh Sharma
2004
India
I vacate the Mumbai headquarters of the Indian Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to phone filmmaker Rakesh Sharma, one of its most resolute critics. “Have you seen the news today?” Sharma asks.
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