Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom – Discotek Media (Blu-ray)

Theatrical Release Date: Japan, 1972
Director: Norifumi Suzuki
Writers: Masahiro Kakefuda, Ikuo Sekimoto, Norifumi Suzuki
Cast: Miki Sugimoto, Natsuko Miura, Masataka Naruse, Ryôko Ema, Miwako Onaya, Naomi Oka, Yôko Mihara, Akira Ôizumi, Nobuo Kaneko, Hiroshi Nawa, Reiko Ike

Release Date: October 28th, 2025
Approximate Running Time: 78 Minutes 43 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

"If you’re lucky enough to make it out of Seikou Girls’ Academy, they say it’ll make you a wise wife and a gentle mother. Yeah, right. In these harrowing halls, most students survive by keeping their heads down or having them smashed in! Out of all the academy’s gangs, there’s none more terrifying than O-Michi (Miki Sugimoto) and the Stormbreakers. But when a mysterious transfer student (Reiko Ike) steps on O-Michi’s turf, the ensuing gang war reveals a trail of blood that leads straight back to the school itself!" - synopsis provided by the distributor

Video: 3.75/5

Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom comes on a 25 GB single layer Blu-ray.

Disc Size: 16.3 GB

Feature: 15.6 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 (3 minutes 14 seconds, LPCM mono Japanese with removable English subtitles) and a slipcover.

Summary:

Norifumi Suzuki directed Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent 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 new student enrolls at the prestigious Seikou Girls’ Academy, determined not to yield to a gang of delinquent girls known as the Stormbreakers. She has hidden motives for attending the academy, and no one will hinder her quest for revenge.

By the time Toei called upon Norifumi Suzuki to direct Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom, he had already directed three sukeban films. Norifumi Suzuki is more synonymous with these types of films than any other filmmaker working in Toei's "pinky violence" subgenre. Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom also pairs Miki Sugimoto and Reiko Ike, the biggest stars of Toei’s “pinky violence.”

There are three things at play in Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom. The first is a storyline that revolves around a new idealistic teacher named Keiichi Yoshioka. He believes the best way to combat delinquents is by force, while those around him warn him to tone down his aggressive behavior. The other storyline revolves around a new student named Yuki Onozaki; she’s an orphan and her past trauma is linked to someone at Seikou Girls’ Academy. Outwardly she appears to be a model student in a school overrun by delinquents. These two storylines intersect with Michiko Nakata, the leader of a girl gang known as the Stormbreakers.

All around, the cast are excellent, especially Miki Sugimoto (Zero Woman: Red Handcuffs) in the role of Michiko and Reiko Ike (Girl Boss: Revenge) in the role of Yuki. The character of Michiko is much more than an adolescent with a brutal outlook; a traumatic event from her past changed her into what she's now become. Ultimately, it is the weight of past trauma that unites Michiko and Yuki for a final confrontation with their oppressors.

At just under 80 minutes, the narrative covers a lot of ground and always moves briskly. There is an ample amount of depravity and violence, two of Toei’s “pinky violence” staples. Norifumi Suzuki's direction is exemplary; he really excels when it comes to the type of subject matter covered in Toei’s “pinky violence” films. Another area where Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom shines is its use of music that perfectly contrasts the brutality. Ultimately, Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom is one of the best examples of Toei's "pinky violence" subgenre.

Although it is great that a film like Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom is getting an English-friendly release, the lack of extras is a disappointment since most boutique labels releasing Asian cinema come with extras that provide insight about these films. Terrifying Girls' High School: Women's Violent Classroom is another barebones release from Discotek Media that comes with a strong audio/video presentation.

 

Written by Michael Den Boer