Lesson of the Evil

"Everyone in class, slaughtered."

2012 2h 9m JA

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 241

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Synopsis

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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.

“Everyone in class, slaughtered.”

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Cast

Hideaki Ito
Seiji Hasumi
Fumi Nikaido
Reika Katagiri
Shota Sometani
Keisuke Hayami
Kento Hayashi
Masahiko Maejima
Kodai Asaka
Yuichiro Nagoshi
Erina Mizuno
Miya Yasuhara
KENTA
Masahiro Tadenuma
Takayuki Yamada
Tetsuro Shibahara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Takashi Miike
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Lesson of the Evil Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kenji Yamashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Hideaki Ito and Fumi Nikaido and Shota Sometani carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everyone in class, slaughtered.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2294473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Takashi Miike directs. Nobuyasu Kita behind the camera. Koji Endo scores. Kenji Yamashita cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Part of the "Lesson of the Evil Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Takashi Miike, shot by Nobuyasu Kita. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kenji Yamashita shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Hideaki Ito and Fumi Nikaido and Shota Sometani carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Everyone in class, slaughtered.".
8IMDB entry: tt2294473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 11 themes, including "high school", "japan", "based on novel or book", "serial killer".