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.plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Okinari Yoshioka</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michiyo_Kogure" title="Michiyo Kogure">Michiyo Kogure</a></li> <li>Katsuyuki Nomura</li> <li>Takeshi Ando</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />company</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;">Nihon University College of Art</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Daiei_Film" title="Daiei Film">Daiei Film</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release date</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>18 April 1956<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1956-04-18</span>)</span> (Japan)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">44 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017301_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017301-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">Japan</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Night School</b></i><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">夜間中学</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Yakan chūgaku</i></span>)</span> is a 1956 Japanese film directed by <a href="/wiki/Ishir%C5%8D_Honda" title="Ishirō Honda">Ishirō Honda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Night_School_(1956_film)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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href="/w/index.php?title=Yutaka_Nakayama&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yutaka Nakayama (page does not exist)">Yutaka Nakayama</a> as a train passenger</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Night_School_(1956_film)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Night School</i> was director <a href="/wiki/Ishir%C5%8D_Honda" title="Ishirō Honda">Ishirō Honda</a>'s only film ever directed outside of <a href="/wiki/Toho" title="Toho">Toho</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was among the first about the topic of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Night_schools&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Night schools (page does not exist)">night schools</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original idea for developing a film around night schools was from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kanesaku_Toda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kanesaku Toda (page does not exist)">Kanesaku Toda</a>, a Toho staff member who approached Honda and other ex-Nichidai men.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team got the rights to the short story by Teiji Seta titled "Mail Desk" (<i>Yubin zukue</i>) which appeared in the children's magazine <i>Boys and Girls</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among the crew was <a href="/wiki/Yoko_Mizuki" title="Yoko Mizuki">Yoko Mizuki</a> as the screenwriter, and other Nichidai grads including <a href="/wiki/Keiju_Kobayashi" title="Keiju Kobayashi">Keiju Kobayashi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jukichi_Uno" title="Jukichi Uno">Jukichi Uno</a> who starred as a teacher and a student's father.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film was produced by Nihon University College of Art with a low budget.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most actors on set worked without pay.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Honda and the film's producers submitted <i>Night School</i> to the Japanese government's education department, hoping to secure a seal of approval to get the film approved for families and students.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The government advised Honda to change the title due to a stigma surrounding night schools, which Honda declined leading the funding being denied.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Night_School_(1956_film)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Night School</i> was acquired by <a href="/wiki/Daiei_Film" title="Daiei Film">Daiei Film</a> and distributed as a second feature on April 18, 1956.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017301_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017301-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The film was not screened for decades.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017122_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017122-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was revived at the 2009 <a href="/wiki/Yamagata_International_Documentary_Film_Festival" title="Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival">Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival</a> retrospective titled "The Man Who Shot Godzilla".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the screening, a panel discussion was held with <a href="/wiki/Shusuke_Kaneko" title="Shusuke Kaneko">Shusuke Kaneko</a> and Honda's son Ryuji.<sup 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 November</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%E5%A4%9C%E9%96%93%E4%B8%AD%E5%AD%A6&rft.pub=Agency+for+Cultural+Affairs+%E6%98%A0%E7%94%BB%E6%83%85%E5%A0%B1%E3%82%B7%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%A0&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.japanese-cinema-db.jp%2FDetails%3Fid%3D6112&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ANight+School+%281956+film%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017121_4-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFRyfleGodziszewski2017">Ryfle & Godziszewski 2017</a>, p. 121.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017122-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTERyfleGodziszewski2017122_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a 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These Two Lovers">Be Happy, These Two Lovers</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Teapicker%27s_Song_of_Goodbye" title="A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye">A Teapicker's Song of Goodbye</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Rainbow_Plays_in_My_Heart" title="A Rainbow Plays in My Heart">A Rainbow Plays in My Heart</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Farewell_to_the_Woman_Called_My_Sister" title="A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister">A Farewell to the Woman Called My Sister</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mysterians" title="The Mysterians">The Mysterians</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Song_for_a_Bride" title="Song for a Bride">Song for a Bride</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_H-Man" title="The H-Man">The H-Man</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Varan_the_Unbelievable" title="Varan the Unbelievable">Varan the Unbelievable</a></i> (1958)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Battle_in_Outer_Space" title="Battle in Outer Space">Battle in Outer Space</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Human_Vapor" title="The Human Vapor">The Human Vapor</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mothra_(film)" title="Mothra (film)">Mothra</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gorath" title="Gorath">Gorath</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_Kong_vs._Godzilla" title="King Kong vs. Godzilla">King Kong vs. Godzilla</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Matango" title="Matango">Matango</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Atragon" title="Atragon">Atragon</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mothra_vs._Godzilla" title="Mothra vs. Godzilla">Mothra vs. Godzilla</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dogora" title="Dogora">Dogora</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ghidorah,_the_Three-Headed_Monster" title="Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster">Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Frankenstein_vs._Baragon" title="Frankenstein vs. Baragon">Frankenstein vs. Baragon</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Invasion_of_Astro-Monster" title="Invasion of Astro-Monster">Invasion of Astro-Monster</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_War_of_the_Gargantuas" title="The War of the Gargantuas">The War of the Gargantuas</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Come_Marry_Me" title="Come Marry Me">Come Marry Me</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/King_Kong_Escapes" title="King Kong Escapes">King Kong Escapes</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Destroy_All_Monsters" title="Destroy All Monsters">Destroy All Monsters</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Latitude_Zero_(film)" title="Latitude Zero (film)">Latitude Zero</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_Monsters_Attack" title="All Monsters Attack">All Monsters Attack</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Space_Amoeba" title="Space Amoeba">Space Amoeba</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Terror_of_Mechagodzilla" title="Terror of Mechagodzilla">Terror of Mechagodzilla</a></i> (1975)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Assistant director</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Three_Sisters_with_Maiden_Hearts" title="Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts">Three Sisters with Maiden Hearts</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Humanity_and_Paper_Balloons" title="Humanity and Paper Balloons">Humanity and Paper Balloons</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chocolate_and_Soldiers" title="Chocolate and Soldiers">Chocolate and Soldiers</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Horse_(1941_film)" title="Horse (1941 film)">Uma</a></i> (1941)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kato_hayabusa_sento-tai" title="Kato hayabusa sento-tai">Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stray_Dog_(film)" title="Stray Dog (film)">Stray Dog</a></i> (1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Akatsuki_no_Dass%C5%8D" title="Akatsuki no Dassō">Escape at Dawn</a></i> (1950)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Godzilla,_King_of_the_Monsters!" title="Godzilla, King of the Monsters!">Godzilla, King of the Monsters!</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kagemusha" title="Kagemusha">Kagemusha</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ran_(film)" title="Ran (film)">Ran</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Discarnates" title="The Discarnates">The Discarnates</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dreams_(1990_film)" title="Dreams (1990 film)">Dreams</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rhapsody_in_August" title="Rhapsody in August">Rhapsody in August</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Madadayo" title="Madadayo">Madadayo</a></i> 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