48 Japanese high school films

All Esper Dayo! SP is a 2015 Japanese comedy-drama science fiction mystery television special directed by Sion Sono. It continues the story from the 2013 TV series adaptation of the seinen manga series Minna! Esper Dayo! written and illustrated by Kiminori Wakasugi. Sion Sono later directed a theatrical adaptation of the source material, released as The Virgin Psychics (2015).

Andromedia (アンドロメディア) is a 1998 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike. featuring the Japanese musical groups Speed and Da Pump.

The Anthem of the Heart , abbreviated as Kokosake (ここさけ) and subtitled Beautiful Word Beautiful World, is a 2015 Japanese animated youth drama film produced by A-1 Pictures. The film is directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada, with Masayoshi Tanaka designing the characters and serving as chief animation director. The trio under the creative team Super Peace Busters had previously worked on the anime series Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day and its film adaptation, as well as Toradora!. It was released theatrically in Japan on September 19, 2015.

As the Gods Will is a 2014 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Miike. It is based on the first arc of the eponymous manga series by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Akeji Fujimura. The film was released in the United States by Funimation.

Assassination Classroom is a 2015 Japanese school science-fiction action comedy film directed by Eiichirō Hasumi and based on the manga series of the same name created by Yūsei Matsui. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2015. A sequel titled Assassination Classroom: Graduation was released in 2016.

Assassination Classroom: Graduation is a 2016 Japanese school science fiction action comedy film directed by Eiichirō Hasumi and written by Tatsuya Kanazawa. The film is a sequel to Assassination Classroom (2015), with both films based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Yūsei Matsui. It was released in Japan by Toho on March 25, 2016.

Belle is a 2021 Japanese animated science fantasy film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda and produced by Studio Chizu. It is based on and inspired by the 1756 French fairy tale Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.

Chihayafuru: Kami no Ku (ちはやふる　上の句) is a 2016 Japanese sports romantic teen drama film written and directed by Norihiro Koizumi and starring Suzu Hirose, Shūhei Nomura, Mackenyu, Mone Kamishiraishi, Yūma Yamoto, Yūki Morinaga, Hiroya Shimizu, Miyuki Matsuda and Jun Kunimura. It is the first of three live action film adaptations of the manga series Chihayafuru, written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. The film was released in Japan by Toho on March 19, 2016. It was followed by Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku, released in Japan on April 29, 2016. Chihayafuru: Musubi, the third and final film in the series, was released in Japan on March 17, 2018.

Chihayafuru: Musubi is a Japanese 2018 youth sports drama film written and directed by Norihiro Koizumi and starring Suzu Hirose, Shūhei Nomura and Mackenyu Arata. It is the third and final installment of the live action film adaptations of the manga series Chihayafuru, written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. It was first announced at Sanuki Film Festival 2017.

Colorful (カラフル) is a 2010 Japanese animated feature film directed by Keiichi Hara. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Eto Mori, produced by Sunrise and animated by the animation studio Ascension. It also deals with some of the pressures on school children as they come up to graduation before entering college or university.

Crows Zero , also known as Crows: Episode 0, is a 2007 Japanese action film based on the manga Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi. The film was directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shōgo Mutō, and stars Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, and Takayuki Yamada. The plot serves as a prequel to the manga, and focuses on the power struggle between gangs of students at Suzuran All-Boys High School. The film was released in Japan on October 27, 2007. It has spawned two sequels, Crows Zero 2 and Crows Explode, as well as a manga adaptation released November 13, 2008.

Crows Zero 2 is a 2009 Japanese action film directed by Takashi Miike with a screenplay by Shogo Muto. It is the second film based on the manga Crows by Hiroshi Takahashi, and a direct sequel to 2007's Crows Zero. The film stars much of the cast from the first film, including Shun Oguri, Kyōsuke Yabe, Meisa Kuroki, and Takayuki Yamada reprising their roles. It was released in Japan on April 11, 2009.

Fly Me to the Saitama is a 2019 Japanese comedy film directed by Hideki Takeuchi, based on the 1980s manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Mineo Maya. It was released to critical acclaim and received 12 nominations at the 43rd Japan Academy Film Prize, taking home the Director of the Year, Screenplay of the Year, and Best Film Editing. It also won the Best Film at Blue Ribbon Awards. With a gross of $32.8 million it was the 13th highest-grossing film of 2019 in Japan.

For Love's Sake is a 2012 Japanese musical romance film directed by Takashi Miike based on the manga series Ai to Makoto by Ikki Kajiwara and Takumi Nagayasu. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2012, where it was presented out of competition. Previous adaptations of the manga series had been titled Love and Truth in English but this 2012 film version was alternatively titled For Love's Sake in English.

From Up on Poppy Hill is a 2011 Japanese animated drama film directed by Gorō Miyazaki, scripted by Hayao Miyazaki and Keiko Niwa, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Walt Disney Japan, Mitsubishi, and Toho, and distributed by the latter company. It is based on the 1980 serialized manga of the same name illustrated by Chizuru Takahashi and written by Tetsurō Sayama. The film stars the voices of Masami Nagasawa, Junichi Okada, Keiko Takeshita, Yuriko Ishida, Jun Fubuki, Takashi Naito, Shunsuke Kazama, Nao Ōmori and Teruyuki Kagawa.

Hello World , stylized as HELLO WORLD, is a 2019 Japanese animated science fiction romantic drama film directed by Tomohiko Itō from an original screenplay written by Mado Nozaki. Produced by Graphinica, the film is set in a futuristic Kyoto where a high school student named Naomi Katagaki encounters a person claiming to be himself, who time-traveled from 10 years in the future to save a classmate named Ruri Ichigyō.

Hentai Kamen is a 2013 Japanese superhero action comedy film written and directed by Yūichi Fukuda, starring Ryohei Suzuki in the title role and based on the manga series Kyūkyoku!! Hentai Kamen created by Keishū Ando. It was released in Japan by T-Joy on April 13, 2013. A sequel titled Hentai Kamen: Abnormal Crisis was released in Japan on May 14, 2016.

Her Blue Sky is a 2019 Japanese animated film produced by CloverWorks. The film is directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai and written by Mari Okada, with Masayoshi Tanaka designing the characters and serving as chief animation director. The trio under the creative team Super Peace Busters previously worked together on Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, The Anthem of the Heart, and Toradora!. It was released in Japan on October 11, 2019 in all Toho Cinemas.

I Are You, You Am Me , also known as Exchange Students, is a 1982 Japanese fantasy film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Obayashi himself directed and co-wrote a second film based on the same novel, premiered in 2007 and titled Switching: Goodbye Me .

K-On! is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Kakifly. It was serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine between the May 2007 and October 2010 issues. It was also serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine. The manga relaunched from April 2011 to June 2012 with two separate storylines published in Manga Time Kirara and Manga Time Kirara Carat. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press. A spin-off manga about a different band of high school girls, K-On! Shuffle, began serialization in July 2018.

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War is a 2019 Japanese film adaptation of a manga series of the same name by Aka Akasaka. It is directed by Hayato Kawai, distributed by Toho. On February 21, 2019, Shueisha announced that a live-action film adaptation for the series is in production. The film was premiered in Japan on September 6, 2019. Sho Hirano was announced for the role of Miyuki Shirogane, and Kanna Hashimoto was announced for the role of Kaguya Shinomiya. Hayato Kawai directed the film, Yūichi Tokunaga wrote the screenplay, and principal photography was conducted for March to April 2019. The teaser visual poster was unveiled on May 3, 2019.

Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler is a 2019 Japanese film adaptation of a manga series of the same name by Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura. It is directed by Hayato Kawai, distributed by GAGA Pictures, and stars Minami Hamabe and Mahiro Takasugi as Yumeko Jabami and Ryota Suzui, respectively. It was released in Japan on May 3, 2019.

Kids Return is a 1996 Japanese film written, edited and directed by Takeshi Kitano. The film was made directly after Kitano recovered from a motorcycle wreck that left one side of his body paralyzed. After undergoing extensive surgery and physical therapy, he quickly went about making Kids Return amidst speculation that he might never be able to work again. The movie is about two high school dropouts, Masaru and Shinji, who try to find a direction and meaning in their lives—one by becoming a yakuza lieutenant, the other by becoming a boxer.

The Kirishima Thing is a 2012 Japanese high school drama film directed by Daihachi Yoshida and based on a novel by Ryo Asai. It was released on August 11, 2012. The film won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, and also received several nominations.

Kotodama – Spiritual Curse is a 2014 Japanese school horror film written and directed by Masayuki Ochiai and based on Gakkō no Kaidan. The main cast includes the five members of the Japanese idol girl group Tokyo Girls' Style. The film was released on May 23, 2014.

Aku no Kyōten , known in English as Lesson of the Evil, is a 2012 Japanese horror film directed by Takashi Miike starring Hideaki Itō. It is an adaptation of Yusuke Kishi's 2010 novel of the same name. A seinen manga under the same name, illustrated by Eiji Karasuyama, was also released in 2012 by Kodansha in Good! Afternoon magazine. The story contains many references to German culture, such as mention of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther and a vinyl record playing "Mack the Knife" by Bertolt Brecht.

Linda Linda Linda is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita. It stars Bae Doona, Aki Maeda, Yu Kashii, and Shiori Sekine as teenagers who form a band to cover songs by the Japanese punk rock band the Blue Hearts; the film's title comes from the hit Blue Hearts song "Linda Linda". An English-subtitled DVD was released on May 8, 2007. The band, Paranmaum, released a CD single in Japan and Korea: We Are Paranmaum., containing three songs that they perform in the movie and three other songs.

Man, Next Natural Girl: 100 Nights in Yokohama is a 1999 Japanese television series directed by Takashi Miike.

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac is a 2010 Japanese teen drama film directed by Hans Canosa, based on the 2007 young adult novel of the same name by Gabrielle Zevin. The film stars Japanese actress Maki Horikita, Japanese actors Kenichi Matsuyama and Yuya Tegoshi, and American actor Anton Yelchin.

My Love Story!! is a 2015 Japanese high school romantic comedy film directed by Hayato Kawai and based on the manga series of the same name written by Kazune Kawahara and illustrated by Aruko. It was released on October 31, 2015. Southeast Asian anime distributor ODEX began to release the film in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines between January and February 2016.

My Teacher is a Japanese romantic drama film directed by Takahiro Miki and based on the manga series of the same name written by Kazune Kawahara.

Ocean Waves, known in Japan as I Can Hear the Sea , is a 1993 Japanese anime television film directed by Tomomi Mochizuki and written by Kaori Nakamura based on the 1990-1992 novel of the same name by Saeko Himuro. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten and the Nippon Television Network. Ocean Waves first aired on May 5, 1993 on Nippon TV. In 1995, the sequel, I Can Hear the Sea II: Because There Is Love, was published. In the same year, a TV drama was produced mainly based on this work starring Shinji Takeda and Hitomi Satō.

Love Me, Love Me Not is a Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka and serialized in Bessatsu Margaret starting in June 2015. A live-action film adaptation opened in Japan on August 14, 2020, while an anime film adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures premiered on September 18, 2020. Viz Media licensed the manga in English under their Shojo Beat imprint. The first volume was released in March 2020.

Paradise Kiss is a 2011 Japanese film based on the manga of the same name. The film is directed by Takehiko Shinjo, and it stars actors Keiko Kitagawa, Osamu Mukai, Yusuke Yamamoto.

Puzzle (パズル) is a 2014 Japanese high school horror film directed by Eisuke Naito and based on the novel by Yusuke Yamada. It was released on March 8, 2014.

Real Girl is a 2018 Japanese film adaptation of the manga series by Nanami Mao. A live-action film adaptation directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa and distributed by Warner Bros. was released in Japanese theaters on September 14, 2018. The theme song of the film, Bedtime Stories by Kana Nishino.

School-Live! is a 2019 Japanese horror film and adaptation of the manga series by Norimitsu Kaihō. A live-action film adaptation of School-Live! was announced in an issue of Manga Time Kirara Forward in November 2017, and it was released by Universal Pictures and Regents in Japan on January 25, 2019.

A Silent Voice is a 2016 Japanese animated drama film produced by Kyoto Animation, directed by Naoko Yamada and written by Reiko Yoshida, featuring character designs by Futoshi Nishiya and music by Kensuke Ushio. It is based on the manga of the same name written and illustrated by Yoshitoki Ōima. The film follows a former bully turned social outcast who decides to reconnect and befriend the deaf girl he had victimized years prior.

Swing Girls is a Japanese 2004 teen comedy film directed and co-written by Shinobu Yaguchi. The plot follows a group of inept high school girls who form a big band. The cast includes Juri Ueno, Yuta Hiraoka, Shihori Kanjiya, Yuika Motokariya and Yukari Toyashima. The film ranked 8th at the Japanese box office in 2004, and won seven prizes at 28th Japan Academy Prize, including "Most Popular Film" and "Newcomer of the Year" for Yuta Hiraoka and Juri Ueno.

Tag, known in Japan as Real Onigokko , is a 2015 Japanese action horror film directed by Sion Sono and inspired by the title of the novel Riaru Onigokko by Yusuke Yamada. It was released in Japan on July 11, 2015. The film's theme song, "Real Onigokko", was written and performed for the movie by the rock band Glim Spanky.

Tennen Shōjo Man is a Japanese television series directed by Takashi Miike. The show is an adaptation of a manga series by Tetsuya Koshiba about a schoolgirl with power fighting abilities.

The Torture Club is a Japanese 4-Koma comic strip written by Makoto Fukami and illustrated by Alpha AlfLayla. It was published by Kadokawa Shoten in 4-Koma Nano Ace from April 2011 until the final issue in October 2013, it was then transferred to Young Ace from December 2013 onwards.

The Virgin Psychics is a 2015 Japanese comedy-drama science fiction mystery film directed by Sion Sono. It is the third adaptation of the seinen manga series Minna! Esper Dayo! written and illustrated by Kiminori Wakasugi, following a 2013 TV series and a TV movie special earlier in 2015. It was released in Japan on September 4, 2015.

The Way to Fight is a 1996 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike. The film is based on Seijun Ninomiya's novel of the same name, a fictionalized account on the lives of Hidekazu Akai and Akira Maeda.

Your Lie in April is a 2016 Japanese youth music romance film directed by Takehiko Shinjō, written by Yukari Tatsui, starring Suzu Hirose and Kento Yamazaki and based on the manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. It was released in Japan by Toho on September 10, 2016.

Your Name is a 2016 Japanese animated romantic fantasy film produced by CoMix Wave Films and released by Toho. It depicts a high school boy in Tokyo and a high school girl in the Japanese countryside who suddenly and inexplicably begin to swap bodies.

Yowamushi Pedal is a manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. It began serialization in the 12th issue of Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shōnen Champion in 2008, and as of February 2020, the series has been compiled into 68 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation aired from October 2013 to July 2014, followed by a second season aired from October 2014 to March 2015, a third season aired from January to June 2017, a fourth season aired from January to June 2018, and a fifth season will premiere in October 2022. A live-action television drama adaptation aired in August 2016. A live-action film adaptation was released on August 14, 2020.