Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom – Discotek Media (Blu-ray)

Theatrical Release Date: Japan, 1973
Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Writer: Tatsuhiko Kamoi
Cast: Miki Sugimoto, Reiko Ike, Seiko Saburi, Misuzu Ôta, Rie Saotome, Yuuko Mizusawa, Yukiko Asano, Ryôko Ema

Release Date: July 29th, 2025
Approximate Running Time: 88 Minutes 33 Seconds
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Widescreen / 1080 Progressive / MPEG-4 AVC
Rating: NR
Sound: LPCM Mono Japanese
Subtitles: English
Region Coding: Region A
Retail Price: $24.95

"When whispers of a close ally’s death escape the chaotic Kibou Girls’ Academy, a delinquent gang leader (Miki Sugimoto) enters the infernal institution in search of answers. However, what she finds inside isn’t pretty—corrupt cops, twisted teachers, and trails of blood left by the devilish disciplinary committee. Determined to snuff out these creeps, this “Boss with the Cross” finds herself allying with righteous rivals and a crafty journalist in her quest for vengeance." - synopsis provided by the distributor

Video: 3.75/5

Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom comes on a 25 GB single layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 18.3 GB

Feature: 17.6 GB

No information is provided about the source used for this transfer. That said, the source is in good shape, and any source debris is minimal. Flesh tones and colors look correct, the image looks crisp, black levels are strong, and there are no issues with compression.

Audio: 4/5

This release comes with one audio option, a LPCM mono mix in Japanese, and included with this release are removable English subtitles. The audio sounds clean, clear, and balanced. Range-wise, things sound very good.

Extras:

Extras for this release include a theatrical trailer (2 minutes 51 seconds, Dolby Digital mono Japanese with removable English subtitles) and a slipcover.

Summary:

Norifumi Suzuki directed Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom. He’s known for Tokugawa Sex Ban, The Lustful Shogun and His 21 Concubines, School of the Holy Beast, The Killing Machine, Star of David: Hunting for Beautiful Girls, and Roaring Fire. He also directed several films in the Girl Boss and Terrifying Girls' High School film series.

A school is run by sexual deviants, and a group of girls who oversee punishment of those who are out of line is disrupted by three delinquent girls who refuse to bend to the rules.

Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom is the second film in a series of films. The other three films are Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom, Terrifying Girls' High School: Delinquent Convulsion Group, and Terrifying Girls’ High School Animal Classmates. Norifumi Suzuki directed the first two films in this series, and all four films starred Reiko Ike.

Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom opens with a pre-credits sequence that does a phenomenal job setting the tone. In this opening a group of girls known as the discipline squad punish a girl named Michiyo by retraining her and making her think that they are draining her blood. These girls are wearing surgical masks and gloves in the color blood red. This moment climaxes with Michiyo escaping; her punishers chase her to the rooftop, and with nowhere to go, she falls off of the roof.

Miki Sugimoto (Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs) and Reiko Ike (Girl Boss Guerilla) are the two actresses most identified with Toei’s Pinky Violence films. Miki Sugimoto has the larger role in Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom; she portrays Noriko, the leader of a girl gang, and Michiyo, the girl who died at the hands of the discipline squad, was her right-hand woman. Miki Sugimoto delivers another exemplary performance as the tough girl character, fearless and capable of standing her own against any man. Reiko Ike portrays Maki, a leader of a girl gang who has a grudge against Noriko. Her character does not appear until around the 47-minute mark and is only in a few scenes. That said, despite her limited screentime, her moments are some of the most memorable.

Norifumi Suzuki is widely regarded as one of the top filmmakers producing exploitation films in 1970s Japan. While Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom incorporates many elements typical of Pinky Violence, it is also filled with nudity, catfights, blackmail, and instances of extreme violence. Some of the means with which characters are tortured include electrocution, a lightbulb inside of the vagina, and forcing a girl to drink so much water that she has no choice but to piss herself. In the case of the latter, Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom was the first film to feature the omorashi fetish. That said, Norifumi Suzuki is a filmmaker known for creating arresting imagery, and with Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom, he delivers in spades.

What starts off as a story about a girl's death that is wrongly labeled a suicide shifts to revenge in the middle act and culminates with revenge being served. The expertly crafted narrative captivates your attention with a series of shocking moments that consistently surpass the previous ones, leading to an exceptional ending that serves as a perfect conclusion. Another strength is how effectively the score reinforces the mood; it is a mixture of 1970s funky and classical music. Ultimately, it is easy to see why Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom is one of the high water marks of Pinky Violence, making it a must-see for fans of this genre.

The biggest letdown about this release is its lack of contextual extras, unlike this film's previous release from Panik House. That said, Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom gets a strong audio/video presentation; it is recommended despite its lack of contextual extras.

Written by Michael Den Boer