Haunted School
1995 1h 44m movie Film Japan

Haunted School

学校の怪談

Synopsis

学校の怪談

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 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.

The 1994–1996 Japan Window

143 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Haunted School sits at position #72.

  1. Romeo and the Black Brothers
    #1

    Romeo and the Black Brothers

    ★ 8.9 · 1995

  2. Furuhata Ninzaburo
    #2

    Furuhata Ninzaburo

    ★ 8.8 · 1994

  3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
    #3

    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    ★ 8.6 · 1995

  4. Long Vacation
    #4

    Long Vacation

    ★ 8.6 · 1996

  5. Rurouni Kenshin
    #5

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.5 · 1996

  6. Magic Knight Rayearth
    #6

    Magic Knight Rayearth

    ★ 8.5 · 1994

  7. Hell Teacher Nube
    #7

    Hell Teacher Nube

    ★ 8.4 · 1996

  8. Martian Successor Nadesico
    #8

    Martian Successor Nadesico

    ★ 8.4 · 1996

Other Titles From TOHO

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Haunted School premiered. 447 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.9
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #2,466 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (46th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Family productions specifically: #130 of 229 (top 57%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies TOHO, Sundance Company
Runtime 1h 44m
Release Date July 8, 1995
IMDb tt0229403

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