School in the Crosshairs

What if Scanners was a live action anime pitting two schoolgirls against each other under charged clouds of Japanese fascist tendencies. An inventive energetic pop allegory on freedom and responsability that knows how to explore its coming of age genre and school setting…

Filipe Furtado

The adult encroaching on the youth, physically and externally but also spiritually and internally: the student body is where kids can truly reign and create their own administration but eventually what's above starts to trickle down. Yuka's world must contend with the…

reibureibu

школа с фашистским режимом и школьницами-телепатками сцена,где физрук бьет по столу и фигурки скачут, - моя любимая 2026 Asian Cinema Challenge - Week 46 (Tokusatsu Films)

xanaxeon

ACTION! - THREE AUTEURS: OBAYASHI'S SURREAL HOUSE I think I am starting to build an unhealthy adoration for those red sky backgrounds in Obayashi movies. So harrowing yet sooooo beautiful! A comic book/superhero/something film by Obayashi. I mean, I don’t think there’s…

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine

Hormonal imbalance vs. cosmic imbalance; to have control over your body, to be strong, is to have the strength to keep the world safe. Don't doubt yourself, look out for your friends, and don't give up on kendo practice! Such is the path to defeating fascism. What a sweet…

Shea

I love how this film started out as a light-hearted Japanese high school rom-com & by the end of it; they are fighting an alien god with psychic power who wants to create a fascist society on earth. Even without the fantastical elements, it did a good job illustrating…

Movie Diary

Director Nobuhiko Ōbayashi goes wild like he always does in this story of a high school psychic who takes on invading Venusian aliens. There's a mountain of visual gimmickry, surprise musical interludes, and flashy special effects, but he keeps things grounded enough that…

Justin Decloux

Obayashi inverts Carrie and shows how within every nerd there’s a potential fascist.  Review for subscribers only at The Chinese Cinema.  Subscribe today for only $1/month or $10/year.

Sean Gilman

Obayashi channeling pure vibes, starting this with some fascist high school narrative with a telekinesis bent that’s like Japanese Heathers by way of Carrie before leaning wholeheartedly into psychedelia with characters floating in the cosmos and a villain that looks like a…

Justin LaLiberty