School Wars: Hero
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| Directed by | Ikuo Sekimoto |
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| Produced by | Kazunari Hashiguchi |
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| Cinematography | Masami Inomoto |
| Edited by | Yoshiyuki Okuhara |
| Music by | Yûsuke Honma |
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Running time | 118 min. |
| Language | Japanese |
School Wars: Hero (スクール・ウォーズ／ＨＥＲＯ, sukūru wōzu hero) is a 2004 film directed by Japanese film director Ikuo Sekimoto. It is based on the 1984 to 85 TBS TV drama School Wars which starred Shinji Yamashita.
Set in the mid-1970s, the film is based on the true story of Yoshiharu Yamaguchi, a teacher and former Japanese international rugby union player, who turned-around a failing high school in Kyoto, giving special attention to the rugby team, which included the most disruptive students among its members.