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School in the Crosshairs (1981)

Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi · Cinematography by Yoshitaka Sakamoto

90 min63 frames

FantasyScience FictionComedy

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School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: medium — A dark, dimly lit room contains a person hovering in mid-air above a bed. A neon blue and…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: wide — A school entrance with concrete pillars and a flowering cherry tree in the background. Students…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: closeup — An urban outdoor setting at night features blurred building lights in the dark background. A…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: establishing — A dark house with a tiled roof stands beneath a night sky filled with stars. Warm light…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: wide — A paved road winds between two stone retaining walls beneath a red footbridge. A person rides a…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: establishing — A dark city skyline with tall office buildings rises above a silhouette of trees at…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: medium — Two individuals sit in the front seats of a dark car at night. Neon blue and purple light…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: medium — A plain interior corridor features beige walls and a sign indicating a third floor. Two men…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: medium — An attic space featuring a wooden sloped ceiling and an ornate table lamp. A young girl stands…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: wide — A large indoor sports facility with a polished wooden floor and high vaulted ceilings. Several…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room features a wooden vanity with a three-paneled mirror. A young woman in a…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: medium — A dark interior room features a young girl standing next to a paneled window. Outside the…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: fullbody — A wooden gymnasium with a vaulted arched ceiling and large arched side windows. Two people…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: fullbody — A high school gymnasium interior is crowded with students holding banners and watching a…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: medium — An outdoor train station platform features an overhead metal structure during sunset. A male…School in the Crosshairs (1981) movie still: closeup — A teenage girl stands outdoors in front of other students under a clear blue sky. She wears a…
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School in the Crosshairs — official trailer

What is School in the Crosshairs about?

Mitamura Yuka is a normal, shy high school student. Except for the fact that she has psychic powers. When a new student with similar powers begins to show her skills, creating a force of psychic Nazi student enforcers, Yuka and her friends vow to stop her. But behind it all is a mysterious force that will put Yuka's powers to the ultimate test!

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What does the cinematography of School in the Crosshairs look like?

Across 63 sampled frames, School in the Crosshairs builds its coverage from medium shots (46% of the sample), with wide compositions (22%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Yoshitaka Sakamoto keeps 44% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 56% of the frames. The production design places the film in the 1980s.

What is the color palette of School in the Crosshairs?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of School in the Crosshairs (1981) are #2d2d2b, #f6f6f5, #53524f, #0f0c0d, #d1d0ce, #acaba7 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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