School in the Crosshairs

Name: School in the Crosshairs
Genre: Sci-Fi
Cast: Hiroko Yakushimaru, Ryôichi Takayanagi, Miyoko Akaza, Toru Minegishi, Koichi Miura

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1981

1h 30m

Sci-Fi

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Yuka is a shy middle-schooler with psychic powers. When a new student with similar abilities begins to show off his skills by stealing a class election, Yuka and her friends vow to stop him.

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Matt Brunson

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Nov 16, 2025

2.5/4

Those who’ve seen Hausu have a general sense of what to expect, although this one’s not as consistently entertaining.

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

Psychocinematography

Oct 19, 2022

School In The Crosshairs is a heart-warming sci-fi flick that dazzles the spectator with its expressive and colourful effects.

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Nobuhiko Ôbayashi

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Hiroko Yakushimaru

Yuka Mitamura

Ryôichi Takayanagi

Koji Seki

Miyoko Akaza

Keiko Mitamura

Toru Minegishi

Kyogoku

Koichi Miura

Yamagata-sensei

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Yuka is a shy middle-schooler with psychic powers. When a new student with similar abilities begins to show off his skills by stealing a class election, Yuka and her friends vow to stop him.

Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Producer: Haruki Kadokawa, Minoru Hemmi, Seiji Inaba
Screenwriter: Shoko Hamura
Production Co: Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 30m

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