The presented article analyzes and compares the depictions of the mechanisms of creating bad memories during the school days in Swedish and Japanese cinematographies. The authors represent two film research areas what allows to present a wide variety of film examples, search for the common narrative patterns visible in the chosen pictures from two cultures, and emphasize the differences between both countries. The analyzis starts from the brief presentation of the cultural implications connected with the strictly stated role of a child in Japan and Sweden, what has its reflection in both cinematographies. Furthermore, the authors underline the changes in the societies that are visible in the films, follow the most common patterns, and discuss the reasons and results of the school days trauma.