Nobuhiko Obayashi's SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS (1981)

Go back to school with one of the HOUSE filmmaker's wildest outings, 1981's SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS! This early "idol" movie by genre master Nobuhiko Obayashi (HOUSE) stars Hiroko Yakushimaru, then the heart-throb of millions of Japanese fans. Yuko (Yakushimaru) is a high school girl with telekinetic powers who must defend her school from an extraterrestrial attack. A new student is using her own psychic abilities to transform the school into a fascistic staging area for an alien takeover of the Earth. Offering powerful political commentary with plenty of sci-fi thrills, SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS is a stylish crowd-pleaser from one of Japan’s most electric auteurs.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNhk_4jVci8