School Ghost Stories 3
School Ghost Stories 3 (学校の怪談３, Gakkō no Kaidan 3) is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko.[1] The film is about elementary school children who are taken to an alternate universe through a school mirror.[1]
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| Directed by | Shūsuke Kaneko |
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| Music by | Kow Otani[1] |
| Cinematography | Kozo Shibazaki[1] |
Production company | Toho Co., Ltd.
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| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥1.150 billion |
The film was one of the higher grossing Japanese films in 1997, grossing as much Rebirth of Mothra and Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth.[2] The film won Naomi Nishida the award for Best Newcomer at the 21st Japan Academy Prize.
Cast
- Naomi Nishida as Kaoru Yahashi
- Hitomi Kuroki as Machiko Kubota
- Hideki Noda as a school teacher
- Takuma Yoshizawa as Ryo Kubota
- Aki Maeda as Mayuko Fujii
- Takeru Higa as Taichi
- Kazuki Yamada as Makoto Ota
- Hironobu Nomura as Teacher Tameyama
- Masahiko Tsugawa as the school master
- Machiko Watanabe as Makoto's mother
- Kei Satō as Takuya
Release
School Ghost Stories 3 was released in Japan on July 19, 1997 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] The film grossed a total of 1.150 billion yen on its theatrical release in Japan.[2]
Reception
Naomi Nishida won the Award for Best Newcomer at the 21st Japan Academy Prize.[3]
References
- Galbraith IV 2008, p. 400.
- "1997年（1月～12月）" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- 第21回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
Bibliography
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 1461673747.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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