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Gakkō no Kaidan 3 (1997)

Gakkō no Kaidan 3 poster
Original title
学校の怪談3
Directed by
Shūsuke Kaneko
Genre
horror film, ghost film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Elementary school students get pulled into an alternate world through a mirror at their school. They must find a way to escape this strange and haunted place.

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What happens

School Ghost Stories 3 (Japanese: 学校の怪談3, Hepburn: Gakkō no Kaidan 3), also known as Haunted School 3, 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 as Rebirth of Mothra and Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth. The film won Naomi Nishida the award for Best Newcomer at the 21st Japan Academy Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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