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Panic High School , also known as High School Big Panic and Panic in High School, is a Japanese youth suspense action film directed by Gakuryū Ishii and Yukihiro Sawada. The film is a remake of a film of the same name released the year before and also directed by Ishii. The plot follows Jono, a high school student who steals a rifle and shoots at his school staff before holding multiple students hostage as revenge for the school's oppressive academic system. It was released in Japan on August 19, 1978.