The Drifting Classroom
1987Movie1 h 44 min
Summary
An entire Japanese international grade school-and all within-are mysteriously transported to a foreboding desert wasteland. As the story unfolds, the diminishing student body weathers this apocalyptic crisis while searching for clues about their surroundings, and dealing with psychological breakdown and dangerous exterior forces.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You scare easily
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 54
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 44 min
A typical length for sci-fi movies, +5 min on the typical 99
typical 99104Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Released
1987
July 11, 1987
39 years ago
Genres
Science FictionFantasyHorrorLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesStrong
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more38 people
- Yasufumi HayashiSho Takamatsu
- Kiwako HaradaKazuko
- Yuki KitazumeTatsuya Fugiki
- Nenji KobayashiYoshio
- Kaho MinamiMidori
- Yoshiko MitaEmiko
- Toshie NegishiTV Reporter
- Toshinori OmiSekiya
Etsushi TakahashiDr. Jackie Yamatojima
Aiko AsanoAyumi- VBVajra BarzaghiBernard
- LDLeana D'AloisioDebbie
- MDMarcus DaubPiggy
Troy DonahueTaggart- DFDennis FaltRobin
- KFKwanchai FaulknerLisa
- EHElizabeth HofflerMiss Sue
- ALAura LaniJessica
- RMRobert McAfeeRob
- JOJason OrrJames
- GPGeorgio PaulinoSamner
- JPJini PiersonMrs. Mineva
- AJArthur JohnsonKenny
- RRRandy ReyesGary
Directing · 1
- Nobuhiko Obayashi Director, Adaptation, Editor
Writing · 4
- Izo Hashimoto Writer
- Kazuo Umezu Comic Book, Novel
- Mitsutoshi Ishigami Adaptation
- Yoji Ogura Adaptation
Production · 4
- Nobutsugu Tsubomi Producer
- Kenichi Nakamura Producer
- Hirohiko Suekichi Producer
- Kyōko Ōbayashi Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Yoshiyuki Shima Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Nobuo Ogawa Editor
Sound · 2
- Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer
- Shouhei Hayashi Sound Director
Art · 1
- Kazuo Satsuya Production Design
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