School Ghost Story: Curse Special

2000 1h 32m JA

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8.8

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★8.8TMDB · 3

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Synopsis

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Japanese horror film with four segments.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Naoto Takenaka
Teacher Sasaki
Masanobu Ando
Satô
Takashi Fujii
Iguchi
Kirina Mano
Mariko
Daishi Matsunaga
Norio Tsuruta
Houka Kinoshita
Rina Uchiyama

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Toshio Lee
Writers: Shinobu Yaguchi, Kundo Koyama, Atsuko Sagara
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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26 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 Masanobu Ando and Takashi Fujii carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1441857 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Toshio Lee directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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126 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 Masanobu Ando and Takashi Fujii carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1441857 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: School Ghost Story: Curse Special (2000)

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).