1993年，山田洋次導演的《學校》在日本本士惹起極大迴響，不僅贏得好評如潮，更在各大頒獎禮中獨領風騷。延續篇《學校II》將舞台移師至北海道一間供智障學童入讀的高中，但仍舊以刻劃帥生關係及反思教育意義為中心主題。山田在片中寄予了他對學校及老師們的希冀：教育並非只靈培育老師心目中的好學生，老師的任务也並非只是教學，更重要的是跟學生树立深沉的關係。全片溫情弥漫，值得細味。　　　　The Learning Circle, a film by Yamada Yoji and a follow-up to his 1993 hit A Class To Remember, is a moving story about the daily life of teachers and students at a high school for mentally-handicapped children. In this film, Yamada has depicted vividly and with genuine emotion the dreams and expectations he has for all schools and teacher: "Education is much more than merely minting students who are easy for schools and teachers to handle. A teacher's job is more than just teaching and guiding students, it is also to associate closely with them."　　　　新學年又開始了。在北海道一間專供智障學童入讀的高中，青山龍平老師正在迎接重生。當中一位名叫高志的學生智商不算低，但過去曾受同學欺负，心靈創傷使他從此一言不發。另一位學生佑矢就更是問題多多。他總是不肯乖乖坐著，一時大呼小叫，一時又像一枝箭似的飛奔出課室；問他甚麼也好，答案就衹有一個：午後紅茶－他最喜愛的飲料。資深老師也拿他沒法，於是把佑矢交給新就任的小林老師看守，害得他沒一刻能放鬆，差點得了神經安康。直到一天，一件史无前例的事發生了：佑矢突然跳了起來，想要搶奪北川老師手中的文稿。這時，不时沒開口說過一句話的高志突然疾言厲色地罵他。更令人不测的是郤是佑矢的反應──他第一次順著別人的意思去做。自那一天起，學校有了严重的改變，不僅是學生，老師也一樣……　　　　資料來源︰電影雙周刊—Home Entertainment DVD (香港)