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Lesson of the Evil

Lesson of the Evil

Everyone in class, slaughtered.

20126.72h 9m

Overview

Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.

Directed by Takashi Miike
Written by Yuusuke Kishi, Takashi Miike
Produced by Koji Azuma, Toru Mori, Misako Saka
Box Office0Revenue: $26.2M

Top Cast

Hideaki Ito

Hideaki Ito

Seiji Hasumi

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Reika Katagiri

Shota Sometani

Shota Sometani

Keisuke Hayami

Kento Hayashi

Kento Hayashi

Masahiko Maejima

Kodai Asaka

Kodai Asaka

Yuichiro Nagoshi

Erina Mizuno

Erina Mizuno

Miya Yasuhara

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Masahiro Tadenuma

Takayuki Yamada

Takayuki Yamada

Tetsuro Shibahara

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

Masanobu Tsurii

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Takeki Kume

Themes & Keywords

high schooljapanbased on novel or bookserial killerhigh school teacherpsycho killerschool shootingjapanese high schoolsuspenseatrocitiesschool horror

About Lesson of the Evil

Lesson of the Evil is a thriller, horror film released in 2012 exploring themes of high school, japan, based on novel or book, serial killer, high school teacher, psycho killer. Directed by Takashi Miike, it stars Hideaki Ito, Fumi Nikaido, Shota Sometani. Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.

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