School Wars: Hero
7.5
Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most disruptive students among its members.
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Cast
27 people
Shôei
Shuji Yamagami
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Satomi Hakkenden
Emi Wakui
Etsuko Yamagami
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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Ikuo Sekimoto
Yoshiyuki Okuhara
Kazunari Hashiguchi
Yoshiharu Yamaguchi
Asahi Uchida
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Temple
Toshimichi Saeki
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HATU: Vampire Syndrome
Masami Inomoto
Hiroshi Hayakawa
Sayaka Kanda
Michiyo
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Real Girl
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Hideshi Miyajima
Ikuo Sekimoto Director · Toshimichi Saeki Screenplay Ritsu Yamada Screenplay
First release September 18, 2004 · Produced in Japan · Production TV Asahi, Shochiku
Production
Yoshimoto Kogyo
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TV Asahi
Production
Shochiku
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dentsu
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Horipro
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Japan
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Original title
スクール・ウォーズ ＨＥＲＯ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 18, 2004
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No release date listed for United States.
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