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Gakkô II

Gakkô II

1996Movie⏱️ 2h 2m
Drama
6.7
IMDB Rating
145 votes

Two teachers at a special high school must deal with the fact that two of their learning impaired students have just disappeared. After searching for both students everywhere, the teachers are amazed to see them flying over in the...

Director
Yôji Yamada
Writers
N/A
Stars
Toshiyuki Nishida, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Ayumi Hamasaki
Release Date
October 19, 1996
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🏆 3
Wins
🎯 12
Nominations
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Toshiyuki Nishida
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Hidetaka Yoshioka
👤
Ayumi Hamasaki
👤
Hiroshi Kanbe
👤
Tomijuro Nakamura
Masayuki Yui
Masayuki Yui
Pinko Izumi
Pinko Izumi
👤
Hideko Hara
👤
Ayumi Ishida
Masatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
Production
Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, Shochiku

🏷️ Keywords

sequelsecond partsnowhandicappedelection

🎯 Categories

JapaneseDrama

⭐ Featured Review

A bitter-sweet look at the stigma of mental handicaps.
by Mashu-32000-03-15
9/10

"A well acted and touching portrayal of the problems faced by both handicapped high school students and their teachers. Although there are touches of comedy in the film, the over-riding impression is one of sadness tinged with a sense of achievement for what little the kids manage to achieve with the odds against them...."

💡 Did You Know?

Official submission of Japan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 69th Academy Awards in 1997.

📖 Synopsis

Two teachers at a special high school must deal with the fact that two of their learning impaired students have just disappeared. After searching for both students everywhere, the teachers are amazed to see them flying over in the...