
Lesson of the Evil(2012)
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.



Hideaki Ito
Seiji Hasumi

Noriko Nakagoshi

Ryo Iwamatsu

Koh Takasugi

Saki Takaoka

Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue is a horror, thriller film released in 2012. Directed by Fumio Nomoto, it stars Hideaki Ito, Noriko Nakagoshi, Ryo Iwamatsu. Follows high school teacher Seiji Hasumi's background history and in the process depicts the horror inherent in daily life.
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