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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 You will never hear the song "Mack the Knife" the same way ever again after watching Lesson of the Evil. Aug 21, 2018 Full Review Ethan Vestby The Film Stage Lesson of the Evil at least operates under a guise of exploitation - all of which is welcomingly daft. Rated: B+ Jul 1, 2016 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed A hard drink to swallow, but it's a vicious horror film with Miike's resonant visual punch. Apr 12, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member shocking and disturbing but powerful film where a teacher turns the tables on his unruly class. seriously not for the feint of heart. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member 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 ! Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member 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. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member crazy violent silly, still manages to be funny too - Miike on good form here. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Something that you have to expect from Miike - violence, lots of it! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member ?????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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