, also known as ''High School Big Panic'' and ''Panic in High School'', is a 1978 Japanese youth

suspense Suspense is a state of mental uncertainty, anxiety, being undecided, or being doubtful. In a dramatic work, suspense is the anticipation of the outcome of a plot or of the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it aff ...

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Gakuryū Ishii , formerly known as , is a Japanese filmmaker known for his stylistic punk films, which helped spark the cyberpunk movement in Japan. A number of contemporary filmmakers including Quentin Tarantino have cited Ishii's films as an influence. Earl ...

and . The film is a

remake A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". A remake tells the same ...

of a film of the same name released the year before and also directed by Ishii. It was released in Japan on August 19, 1978.

Plot

A student goes on a shooting rampage and takes hostages in his own school.

Cast

Atsuko Asano is a Japanese actress.
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* *

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*Shigeru Yamamoto

Reception

On ''Midnight Eye'', Nicholas Rucka calls it "a funky late 70s film with a knock-out soundtrack, AWOL snap zooms, and more shrieks than should rightly be in anything but a horror movie."

References

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''Panic High School''
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''Panic High School''
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