The Drifting Classroom
1987, Japanese. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.
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 their surroundings, and dealing with psychological breakdown and dangerous exterior forces.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 11 July 1987
- Original title
- 漂流教室
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Izo Hashimoto
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The Drifting Classroom runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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The Drifting Classroom isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 July 1987. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Drifting Classroom?
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Who directed The Drifting Classroom?
The Drifting Classroom (1987) was directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi and stars Yasufumi Hayashi, Kiwako Harada, Yuki Kitazume.