School Ghost Stories 3

School Ghost Stories 3, also known as Haunted School 3, is a 1997 Japanese film directed by Shūsuke Kaneko. 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 as Rebirth of Mothra and Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth. The film won Naomi Nishida the award for Best Newcomer at the 21st Japan Academy Prize.

Cast

Naomi Nishida as Kaoru Yahashi
Hitomi Kuroki as Machiko Kubota
Hideki Noda as a school teacher
Takuma Yoshizawa as Ryo Kubota
Aki Maeda as Mayuko Fujii
Takeru Higa as Taichi
Kazuki Yamada as Makoto Ota
Hironobu Nomura as Teacher Tameyama
Masahiko Tsugawa as the school master
Machiko Watanabe as Makoto's mother
Kei Satō as Takuya

Release

School Ghost Stories 3 was released in Japan on July 19, 1997 where it was distributed by Toho. The film grossed a total of 1.150 billion yen on its theatrical release in Japan.

Reception

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