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'' and '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth''. 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 *

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as Mayuko Fujii * Takeru Higa as Taichi * Kazuki Yamada as Makoto Ota *

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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.

Reception

Naomi Nishida won the Award for Best Newcomer at the 21st Japan Academy Prize.

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