Lesson of the Evil

2012 [JAPANESE]

Action / Horror / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 59% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 59% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 7201 7.2K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Takashi Miike Photo
Takashi Miike

Top cast

Ryô Iwamatsu Photo
Ryô Iwamatsu as Masao Nadamori
Kôdai Asaka Photo
Kôdai Asaka as Yuichieo Nagoshi
Fujiko Kojima Photo
Fujiko Kojima as Misaki Abe
Kento Hayashi Photo
Kento Hayashi as Masahiko Maejima
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
1.16 GB
1280*534
Japanese 2.0
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
2 hr 9 min
Seeds ...
2.38 GB
1920*800
Japanese 5.1
NR
Subtitles jp  
23.976 fps
2 hr 9 min
Seeds 3

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by terrancegore 8 / 10

Bloody, creepy fun.

One of Takeshi Miike's best films; one that is far to complex to sum up briefly (and I don't do long reviews). But I will say this; if you enjoy seeing irritating teenagers get theirs in a variety of bloody ways, this is the film for you.Claret filled, violent, creepy and funny.
Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 8 / 10

Gobsmacking, demented...it's Miike time

Another high school-themed thriller from Japan, based around extreme violence and death, and directed by maestro Takashi Miike, no less. LESSON OF THE EVIL is no BATTLE ROYALE, however; it's nothing like an entertaining action movie, instead more of a suspense thriller along the line of CONFESSIONS. The story sees an idealistic teacher at a school who goes out of the way to see that things with his pupils are running smoothly. God forbid you get in his way, however....LESSON OF THE EVIL starts off deceptively slowly, although the plotting is never less than engaging. The first hour is a slow burn, building up realistic characters surrounded by some extremely dark sub-plots where bad taste seems to be the order of the day. It's typical Miike, in fact; difficult to define and fresh-feeling throughout. It's towards the climax where things go absolutely crazy with endless, jaw-dropping violence of the variety that would have been instantly banned by British censors back in the 1980s. These day it passes uncut with nary a word...how times have changed, eh? And thank God for Miike for his consistently high-quality direction and film-making skill.
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