School Ghost Stories 3

School Ghost Stories 3 (学校の怪談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 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.