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School in the Crosshairs (1981)
Directed by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi
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Mitamura Yuka is a normal, shy high school student. Except for the fact that she has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills, creating a force of psychic Nazi student enforcers, Yuka and her friends vow to stop her. But behind it all is a mysterious force that will put Yuka’s powers to the ultimate test!
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Hiroko Yakushimaru | Ryôichi Takayanagi | Masami Hasegawa | Makoto Tezuka | Kôichi Yamamoto | Miyoko Akaza | Hajime Hana | Tôru Minegishi | Fumi Dan | Chiharu Kuri | Kôichi Miura | Kaori Mizushima | Yusuke Okada | Noriko Sengoku | Hiromitsu Suzuki | Goro Oishi | Yuji Yasuda | Nobuyo Oyama | Shingo Yanagisawa
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/06/2020 | TV | Broadcast | Other | 5 stars |
| (Average) 5 stars |
Viewing Notes
This was the second film scheduled by DKUTV in their student themed double feature (the first was The Drifting Classroom). But it’s also a Nobuhiko Ōbayashi double feature which I didn’t realize. Compared to Drifting Classroom and Hausu, this is more straightforward in its delivery of a psychic college student who encounters another psychic.
I like the premise and the actors (Hiroko Yakushimaru was also the star of Sailor Suit and Machine Gun from the same year; she’s great!). However, I was a bit bored by execution. Seems like it could’ve gotten a lot weirder but generally just plays it safe throughout. I’d give it a revisit some day.
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