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Panic in High School

Panic in High School

19786.71h 34m

Overview

A high school student rallies his classmates into rebelling violently when the administration refuses to take responsibility for the suicide of one of the students.

Directed by Gakuryu Ishii
Written by Gakuryu Ishii, Ryuji Ohya, Fumio Kōnami
Produced by Ryuji Ohya
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Top Cast

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Shigeru Yamamoto

Jono Yasuhiro

Miyoko Akaza

Miyoko Akaza

Jono Hiroko

Yoshirō Aoki

Yoshirō Aoki

Kurita

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Seiji Endō

Rifle Squad Leader

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Yoneshige

Yudai Ishiyama

Yudai Ishiyama

Kojima

Shigeru Izumiya

Shigeru Izumiya

Viewer

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Ogata

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Akio Kuwasaki

Baba

Junko Miyashita

Junko Miyashita

Murakami tomoyo

Themes & Keywords

high schooljapanhostageschool shootingteenager

About Panic in High School

Panic in High School is a crime, thriller film released in 1978 exploring themes of high school, japan, hostage, school shooting, teenager. Directed by Gakuryu Ishii, it stars Shigeru Yamamoto, Miyoko Akaza, Yoshirō Aoki. A high school student rallies his classmates into rebelling violently when the administration refuses to take responsibility for the suicide of one of the students.

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