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Lesson of the Evil

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Mr. Hasumi is a popular, young and good looking teacher at an elite high school. He hides his dark past and homicidal urges until he witnesses bad behavior and bullying among the student body.

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Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills 08/21/2018
You will never hear the song "Mack the Knife" the same way ever again after watching Lesson of the Evil. Go to Full Review Ethan Vestby The Film Stage 07/01/2016
B+
Lesson of the Evil at least operates under a guise of exploitation - all of which is welcomingly daft. Go to Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 04/12/2014
A hard drink to swallow, but it's a vicious horror film with Miike's resonant visual punch. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Erick Figueiredo M Nov 21 It's a brutal type of horror that you'll never forget. It could have started with the story of the teacher at the old school. I highly recommend it. See more 03/06/2017 shocking and disturbing but powerful film where a teacher turns the tables on his unruly class. seriously not for the feint of heart. See more 02/19/2016 Sick, perverse, and had a whole lot of promise until crazy teacher started the rampage, then it quickly went downhill. How could a movie that cd be so good gone so wrong?? Gives Tarentino a serious run for his money tho ! See more 02/14/2016 A sociopathic teacher uses extreme method to stop the "corruption" in the high school, when his plan went wrong, a night of massacre would be his only solution. The acting was simply dreadful, the story was ridiculous, even the standard of Japanese gore flicks was lost. It was really just violent for the sake of being violent. See more 01/24/2016 crazy violent silly, still manages to be funny too - Miike on good form here. See more 11/29/2015 Something that you have to expect from Miike - violence, lots of it! See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Takashi Miike

Director

Takayuki Yamada

Tetsuro Shibahara

Hideaki Ito

Seiji Hasumi

Shôta Sometani

Keisuke Hayamizu

Fumi Nikaidô

Reika Katagiri

Rio Kanno

Takahashi
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Lesson of the Evil

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Movie Info

Synopsis Mr. Hasumi is a popular, young and good looking teacher at an elite high school. He hides his dark past and homicidal urges until he witnesses bad behavior and bullying among the student body.
Director
Takashi Miike
Producer
Kôji Azuma, Tôru Mori, Misako Saka
Screenwriter
Takashi Miike
Production Co
Dentsu, Oriental Light and Magic, Toho Company Ltd.
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 9m