is a 1997 Japanese film directed by

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. 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 ''

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'' and '' Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth''. The film won

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the award for Best Newcomer at the 21st Japan Academy Prize.

Cast

as Kaoru Yahashi *

Hitomi Kuroki Hitomi Kuroki (Japanese: ; Katakana: ''Kuroki Hitomi''; born October 5, 1960, in Kurogi-Machi, Yame District, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress and film director. Her birth name is Shoko Ichiji ( ''Ichiji Shōko'') née Egami ( ''Egami Shōk ...

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 * Hironobu Nomura as Teacher Tameyama *

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as the school master * Machiko Watanabe as Makoto's mother *

Kei Satō was a Japanese character actor and narrator. He is known for his work with Japanese New Wave director Nagisa Oshima, and for several films with Kaneto Shindo, such as '' Onibaba'' and ''Kuroneko''. He won the best actor award from ''Kinema Junpo ...

as Takuya

Release

''School Ghost Stories 3'' was released in Japan on July 19, 1997 where it was distributed by

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. The film grossed a total of 1.150 billion yen on its theatrical release in Japan.

Reception

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

References

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Review
at Sarudama 1997 films Films based on Japanese novels Films directed by Shusuke Kaneko Gakkō no Kaidan 1990s ghost films Toho films Japanese ghost films 1990s Japanese films {{1990s-Japan-film-stub ja:学校の怪談 (映画)#『学校の怪談3』（1997年） zh:學校怪談 (電影)#1997年電影版