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The Drifting Classroom

5.219871h 44mMovieScience FictionFantasyHorror

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…

DirectorNobuhiko Obayashi
WriterIzo Hashimoto
ProducersKenichi Nakamura·Hirohiko Suekichi

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Cast · Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi

YHYasufumi Hayashi
Yasufumi Hayashi
Sho Takamatsu
KHKiwako Harada
Kiwako Harada
Kazuko
YKYuki Kitazume
Yuki Kitazume
Tatsuya Fugiki
NKNenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Yoshio
KMKaho Minami
Kaho Minami
Midori
YMYoshiko Mita
Yoshiko Mita
Emiko
TNToshie Negishi
Toshie Negishi
TV Reporter
TOToshinori Omi
Toshinori Omi
Sekiya
ETEtsushi Takahashi
Etsushi Takahashi
Dr. Jackie Yamatojima
AAAiko Asano
Aiko Asano
Ayumi
VB
Vajra Barzaghi
Bernard
LD
Leana D'Aloisio
Debbie

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The Drifting Classroom — streaming FAQ

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The Drifting Classroom hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around August 29, 1987. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.