Asian school movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant asian school movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, suspense, psychological, suspenseful, tense and serious films and TV shows about / with asian school, japanese school, school, schoolgirl, japanese schoolgirl, girl wearing a miniskirt, mini skirt, high school, murder and death plots mostly in Drama, Horror and Thriller genres shot in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and other countries.
asian school movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as asian school: Sundome (2007), L.DK (2014), The Dangers in My Heart (2023), Say 'I Love You' (2014), From Me To You (2010), Real Girl (2018), No Life King (1989), Home: The House Imp (2012), Liverleaf (2018), My Little Monster (2018).

List of asian school movies

 4.9
 100
Sundome (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Hideo Aiba (Atsuji Ninomiya) is a reserved and obedient high school student, who has never had any girlfriend. He spends all his energy on masturbating, his true reason for living. His life and his solitary activities will take a radical change when ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, erotic, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot: erotica, seduction, high school romance, asian school, flaunting, sexy woman, schoolgirl, sexuality, teenage life, fall in love, erotic fantasy, male virgin ...
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 6.1
 2K
L.DK (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Aoi Nishimori's parents moved to another city for work, but Aoi didn't want to transfer to a new high school. She stays behind and lives in an apartment by herself. Shusei Kugayama moves in next to Aoi's apartment. Shusei is a very ...
Style: romantic, exciting, humorous, sentimental, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: japanese girl, japanese school, love story, high school crush, japanese teenager, high school, asian school, student, jealousy, betrayal, japanese schoolgirl, teacher ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, japan, east asia
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The Dangers in My Heart (2023)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school's social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up ways to disrupt his classmates' peaceful ...
Style: anime, entertaining, funny, light, humorous ...
Plot: schoolgirl, classmate, teenage boy, adolescence, love, middle school, teenager, slice of life, school, japanese school, asian school, japanese teenager ...
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Say 'I Love You' (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Mei Tachibana is a high school student. Due to a traumatic incident when she was a kid, Mei has been unable to make friends or have boyfriends. By mistake, Mei then injures the most popular male student named Yamato Kurosawa. Somehow, Yamato ...
Style: sexy, anime, romantic drama, shoujo, sincere ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: high school crush, nubile girl, teenager, school, classmate, jealousy, family relations, couples, friendship, society, rivalry, sexy girl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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From Me To You (2010)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Sawako Kuronuma, called Sadako by her classmates for her resemblance to the character from Ring, has always been feared and misunderstood because of her appearance. There are rumors that Sawako can see ghosts and curse people. However, despite her ...
Style: shoujo, romantic drama, sentimental, captivating, sweet ...
Plot: high school crush, feminine wiles, japanese school, high school life, japanese teenager, love, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, school, fall in love, social misfits, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, east asia
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 6.1
 378
Real Girl (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Hikaru Tsutsui is a high school student. He enjoys animation and video games in the virtual world, but he doesn't enjoy his real life. People at his school don't even know he exists. One day, he cleans up the pool at his school with ...
Style: sexy, touching, sincere, manga, romantic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: asian school, japanese schoolgirl, bride and groom, halloween, love, teenage girl, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenager, friendship, dating, friend, virgin ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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 6.3
 50
No Life King (1989)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Via the New York Times: "The solemn, intent faces of the Japanese schoolboys playing video games in Jun Ichikawa's "No Life King" bespeak a new type of modern horror. Addicted to their favorite new game (from which the film ...
Style: social
Plot: asian school, video game, generation gap, mother, teenager, elementary school, father, rumor, computer, family relations, boy, school ...
Time: 80s
Place: japan, tokyo
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Home: The House Imp (2012)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story: When Koichi Takahasi (Miutani) is transferred from Tokyo to a small village in Iwate Prefecture, they set up hoe in a two-hundred year-old farmhouse. The family is split between those who hate the move and those who are happy. Fumiko (Yasuda), the ...
Style: psychotronic, contemplative, captivating, crying
Plot: supernatural, japanese schoolgirl, supernatural power, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, brother sister relationship, middle school, employer employee relationship, schoolgirl, husband wife relationship, sister sister relationship, teacher ...
Place: tokyo, east asia
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 6.2
 2K
Liverleaf (2018)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: The story follows Nozaki Haruka, a middle school student who transfers to a new school in a small town because of her father's work. Unfortunately, she becomes a victim of horrific bullying, but since the school will be closing in 2 months ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, psychological, psychological thriller, crying ...
Plot: revenge, murder, violence, brutality, bullying, teenage girl, school, arson, vengeance, psycho, japanese girl, teenager ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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My Little Monster (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Problem student Haru Yoshida sits next to the cold and studious Shizuku Mizutani in class. Without any other friends to turn to, both of them start to get to know each other and grow closer. Haru eventually develop feelings for Shizuku and confesses ...
Style: romantic, touching, sweet, feel good, uplifting ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: high school, youth, love, love affair, fall in love, friendship, destiny, couple relations, couples, love and romance, asian school, schoolgirl ...
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Here is Greenwood (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Set at the all-boys school Rokuto Academy, the story revolves around Hasukawa Kazuya a late arrival to the unusual Greenwood Dormitory, a former insane asylum.
Style: humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, funny ...
Audience: teens
Plot: boys' school, high school life, japanese high school, campus, friendship, guy, japanese school, asian school, private school, dormitory, high school friend, school ...
Place: japan
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A Bad Boy Drinks Tea! (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Masaya Funabashi was called the "Devil Makun" due to his intimidating appearance and was known to always get into fights. When he entered high school, he wanted to stop getting involved with violence and spend his days peacefully. However, ...
Style: feel good, humorous, light, exciting, captivating ...
Plot: school, asian school, japanese school, asian girl, japanese man, japanese schoolgirl, middle school, japanese girl, schoolgirl, japanese teenager, schoolboy, japanese high school ...
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 6.7
 1K
BITCH X RICH (2023)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Baek Je-na is a third-generation conglomerate and a gold spoon of the highest class at Cheongdam International High School. Kim Hye-in grew up in poverty and is offered a chance to study at the Cheongdam International High School in exchange for her ...
Style: psychological, suspense, captivating, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: high school, rivalry, investigation, bullying, murder mystery, secrets, asian school, teenage girl, asian woman, school, schoolgirl, female rivalry ...
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The Landlord is in Puberty (2016)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 2 min.
TV show
Story: Maeda-san is living alone in rented accommodations for the first time after finding employment. In his tiny, no-bath apartment he is visited by Chie Satonaka, who looks like the little sister he never had, but turns out to be the landlord of this ...
Style: anime, lighthearted, entertaining, funny, captivating ...
Plot: slice of life, cooking, middle school, high school life, student, apartment building, light comedy, everyday life, girl next door, school, neighbor, apprentice ...
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Investor-Z (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Takashi learns there’s more to this exclusive high school than meets the eye when he’s recruited into its ultra-secret, mega-capital investment club.
Style: clever, dramatic, entertaining, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot: school, investments, money, high school, finance, investor, youth, apprentice, studying, middle school, japanese school, asian school ...
Place: japan
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Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 129 min.
Story: A popular high school teacher concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.
Style: disturbing, slasher, serious, tense, rough ...
Plot: high school, psychopath, teacher, massacre, serial killer, breaking point, under the surface, power relations, mental disorder, high school teacher, school shooting, sexual blackmail ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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Everyone Is Psychic! (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 29 min.
TV show
Story: It happens that many inhabitants of Oita Prefecture in southern Japan have extrasensory powers. One student can read others' minds. he is not alone, however, and soon bands with others, who are both from the area and one who has moved there ...
Style: light, captivating, entertaining, feel good, seinen ...
Plot: psychic, high school, dream girl, teenager, lust, high school student, supernatural, rivalry, society, friendship, japanese schoolgirl, asian school ...
Place: japan
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The Dark Maidens (2017)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: One day, Itsumi Shiraishi dies at Seibo Maria Girls High School. She falls off from the rooftop of a school building. Itsumi is the daughter of the administrator at the school and she was envied by all the other students there. Did Itsumi kill ...
Style: disturbing, serious, captivating, stylized
Plot: catholic schoolgirl, friendship, teenage girl, secret, older man younger woman relationship, writers, feminine beauty, asian school, skinny dipping, japanese girl, forbidden love, older man young girl relationship ...
Place: japan, bulgaria
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 6.1
 9K
Tag (2015)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Female highs school students, including Mitsuko, Keiko and Izumi, become the targets of ghosts with various appearances including a groom with a pig's face and female teacher with a machine gun.
Style: enigmatic, surreal, suspense, captivating, tense ...
Plot: japanese schoolgirl, massacre, wedding, mass murder, japanese girl, alternate reality, blood, murder, surrealism, school shooting, death, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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 5.5
 129
Blood Ties (2009)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Singapore
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Many people believe when a person dies, his soul returns on the 7th night. After Shun was brutally murdered, his spirit returned to possess his 13 year old sister to exact his revenge. On the 7th night, blood will flow and just desserts will be ...
Style: tense, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, mystical ...
Plot: murder, vengeance, supernatural, possession, ghost, revenge, paranormal, obsession, possessed human, murderer, police officer killed, avenge ...
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 6.8
 19K
Noroi (2005)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A documentary filmmaker explores seemingly unrelated paranormal incidents connected by the legend of an ancient demon called the "kagutaba."
Style: scary, tense, serious, satanic, frightening ...
Audience: date night
Plot: found footage, curse, occult, demon, investigation, slow burn, folklore, fear, supernatural horror, paranormal phenomena, journalist, danger ...
Time: 70s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: japan, asia, tokyo, kyoto japan
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 5.1
 2K
Sick Nurses (2007)
Genre: Crime, Horror
Country: Thailand
Duration: 82 min.
Story: At a Thai hospital, a doctor and his seven nubile nurses engage in the sale of dead bodies. Jealousy causes one of the nurses to threaten to blow the whistle on the practice, so the others murder her. Soon the spirit of the slain nurse seeks ...
Style: disturbing, sexy, tense, serious, rough ...
Plot: ghost, brother sister relationship, hospital, supernatural, mental illness, medical, danger, vengeance, doctors and patients, siblings relations, cons and scams, revenge ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, thailand
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Ju-on: Black Ghost (2009)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story: A Nurse named Yuko (Ai Kago) has a strange experience while taking care of a girl named Fukie. Test results show a cyst inside Fukie’s body, but that cyst is actually the leftover grudge from a baby who was unable to be born. The cyst’s grudge ...
Style: creepy, disturbing, dark, psychological horror, tense ...
Plot: ghost, grudge, curse, female ghost, ghost story, twins, supernatural, haunting, cursed, death, childbirth, revenge ...
Time: 2000s
Place: japan
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Ju-on: White Ghost (2009)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 61 min.
Story: Akane begins seeing visions of a female ghost wearing the same yellow hat and red satchel she wore as a school child.
Style: spooky, suspense
Plot: curse, haunted house, cat, post apocalypse, extreme, asian school, new year's eve, schoolgirl, vengeful ghost, murder of a family, decapitation, grudge ...
Place: japan
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 5.5
 3K
Death Bell (2008)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 88 min.
Story: On the eve of the dreaded university entrance examinations, the lives of 24 of the smartest and brightest students at one high school, are on the line. Locked inside a classroom and nowhere to escape, a television monitor broadcasts a terrified ...
Style: scary, serious, suspenseful, tense, slasher ...
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, deathtrap, riddles and clues, race against time, youth, danger, rivalry, confined, teachers and students, gory, murder, survival ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, korea, seoul, south korea
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 7.8
 163K
I Saw the Devil (2010)
Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, ...
Style: disturbing, bloody, dark, twist ending, psychological ...
Audience: date night, manly, adult
Plot: revenge, serial killer, vengeance, murder, violence, psychopath, violent, extreme violence, gory, mercilessness, murderer, brutality ...
Time: year 2010, year 2000, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: south korea, asia, korea, east asia
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 7.7
 45K
Confessions (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Style: unusual plot structure, visually appealing, mind twisting, twisted, thought provoking ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: vengeance, revenge, teachers and students, japanese schoolgirl, twists and turns, dead daughter, character study, child murders a child, child murder, bullying, grief, teacher ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: japan, east asia, tokyo
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 4.6
 687
Yoga (2009)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Once taken her job because of her appearance, a confident and enthusiastic woman, Hyo-jung visits a mysterious yoga institute run by an ex-actress where her radically changed friend told her to go. At the intensive training course, a young yoga ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, tense, psychological, tension ...
Plot: evil spirit, yoga, mysticism, curse, dark secret, ritual, ghost, mystery woman, supernatural power, demonic possession, snake, meditation ...
Time: year 1978
Place: south korea
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 5.7
 2K
The Cat (2011)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story: An unlikely protagonist slinks around in “The Cat,” which follows So-yeon, a pet groomer who suffers from claustrophobia stemming from a childhood experience. One day, one of So-yeon’s customers dies on the elevator, leaving her cat Bi-dan ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, rough, suspense, sentimental ...
Plot: ghost, eye, haunted by the past, danger, pets, gory, missing child, uncover truth, killer animal, adoption, little girl, darkness ...
Time: 21st century
Place: iran
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White: The Melody of the Curse (2011)
Genre: Horror, Music, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Pop band Pink Dolls emerges to stardom after releasing a remake of “White,” written by an anonymous composer. The more popular the members become, however, the more they become torn by jealousy and rivalries. But as the girls each take turns to ...
Style: scary, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending, suspense ...
Plot: curses spells and rituals, curse, mysterious death, showbiz, music band, music, celebrity culture, rising to stardom, ambition, danger, woman in danger, supernatural power ...
Time: 21st century
Place: asia, korea
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