School Ghost Stories 3 Explained

School Ghost Stories 3
Director:	Shūsuke Kaneko
Producer:	Yoshinori Fujita Kazuhiko Seda Norio Kimura
Screenplay:	Shūsuke Kaneko Mitsuru Shimada
Starring:	Naomi Nishida Hitomi Kuroki Hideki Noda
Music:	Kow Otani
Cinematography:	Kozo Shibazaki
Studio:	Sundance Company
Distributor:	Toho
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese
Gross:	¥1.150 billion

is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko. The film is about elementary school children who are taken to an alternate universe through a school mirror.

The film was one of the higher grossing Japanese films in 1997, grossing as much Rebirth of Mothra and . 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. The film grossed a total of 1.150 billion yen on its theatrical release in Japan.^[1]

Reception

Naomi Nishida won the Award for Best Newcomer at the 21st Japan Academy Prize.^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Book: Galbraith IV, Stuart . Stuart Galbraith IV

. The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography . Scarecrow Press . 2008 . 978-1461673743 . Stuart Galbraith IV.

External links

• • Review at Sarudama

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1997年（1月～12月）. October 13, 2015. Japanese. Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan, Inc..
2. Web site: http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=21 . ja:第21回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品 . October 13, 2015. Japan Academy Prize. Japanese.