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Haunted School

Original title: Gakkô no kaidan
  • 19951995
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Haunted School (1995)
FamilyHorror
A young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted. When she doesn't come back, a group of her classmates go looking for... Read allA young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted. When she doesn't come back, a group of her classmates go looking for her, only to find that they, too, are trapped inside. They must somehow find their way to... Read allA young girl wanders into a wing of her elementary school that has been abandoned for years and is rumored to be haunted. When she doesn't come back, a group of her classmates go looking for her, only to find that they, too, are trapped inside. They must somehow find their way to safety, and quickly, because the rumors of ghosts are turning out to be true...
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
232
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  • Director
    • Hideyuki Hirayama
  • Stars
    • Hironobu Nomura
    • Kasumi Toyama
    • Shiori Yonezawa
  • Director
    • Hideyuki Hirayama
  • Stars
    • Hironobu Nomura
    • Kasumi Toyama
    • Shiori Yonezawa
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    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Hironobu Nomura
    • Shinichi Komukai
    Kasumi Toyama
    • Aki Shinoda
    Shiori Yonezawa
    • Mika Shinoda
    Hajime Atsuta
    • Kensuke Nakamura
    Junichiro Tsukada
    • Shota Segawa
    Shohei Machida
    • Kazuo Chiba
    Ayako Sugiyama
    • Yumiko Nakamura
    Aya Okamoto
    • Kaori Komuro
    Masahiro Satô
    • Kumahige-san
    Kohei Machida
    • Hitoshi Chiba
    Kaoru Mizuki
    • Mrs. Shinoda
    • Director
      • Hideyuki Hirayama
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    6/10
    Japanese family frightfest...
    When I sat down to watch the 1995 Japanese movie "Gakkô no kaidan" (aka "Haunted School") I wasn't familiar with this being a family horror movie. I believed it was an ordinary horror movie.

    So needless to say that my expectations for director Hideyuki Hirayama's movie wasn't exactly met. That being said, then I will say that "Haunted School" was actually a wholesome movie.

    Now, if you think a Japanese version of "The Goonies", then you are on the right track as to what director Hideyuki Hirayama managed to churn out here in 1995. So this was definitely a family movie.

    There is an adequate storyline told here in "Haunted School", though it is taking place in a rather restrained location; that being an old school. And it is a well-paced storyline as well, with lots of fun and excitement for the entire family.

    The acting in the movie was adequate, though I can't claim to really be familiar with anyone on the cast list. And the majority of actors and actresses here are child performers, but they definitely put on good performances. Again, with child performers, then you know you are in for something that is suitable for a younger audience as well.

    Visually then the effects are actually not all that bad. Sure, this wasn't over-the-top visual effects as you'd see in multi-million dollar Hollywood productions, and keep in mind that this is a family horror movie after all. But the effects are there, they serve their purpose and they are adequate.

    All in all, then "Haunted School" was actually a rather nice surprise of a movie for the family. I am rating it a six out of ten stars.
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    • Release date
      • July 8, 1995 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • School for Ghosts
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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