School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special

2001 1h 40m JA

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Synopsis

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"Kaibyo Densetsu" - Maki (Chizuru Ikewaki), who finds it strange that her best friend appears as a living spirit, goes to check on her. "Nanika ga Tsuite iru" - (Atsushi Itô) performs at a live concert under the direction of a female teacher who appears in front of him, and learns the truth behind the mysterious incident. "Hanako-san" - In order to escape from the curse of Sakurako, who committed suicide because of them, a former member of the newspaper club and his friends begin the Hanako-san ritual.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Naoto Takenaka
Ko Shibasaki
Eri Fukatsu
Ippei Shigeyama
Chizuru Ikewaki
Risa Sudou
Atsushi Ito
Kotomi Kyono

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Norio Tsuruta
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "School Ghost Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Naoto Takenaka and Ko Shibasaki and Eri Fukatsu carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt22086644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Norio Tsuruta directs. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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125 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "School Ghost Story Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Naoto Takenaka and Ko Shibasaki and Eri Fukatsu carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt22086644 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: School Ghost Story: Mononoke Special (2001)

Part of

School Ghost Story Collection

Specials derived from a kids' show called the Hankyu Drama Series, a long-running Japanese television drama block produced by Kansai TV and Takarazuka Eizo. The show went on to have several spin-off TV specials, two of which served as prequels to the Ju-On series: 4444444444 and Katasumi (both part of School Ghost Story G).