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Lesson of the Evil (2012) · CriticCrunch

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Lesson of the Evil

Movie2012·129 min

Lesson of the Evil

Directed by Takashi Miike

Thriller Horror

A thriller horror film directed by Takashi Miike.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 27%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

6.7/10

235 ratings

About Lesson of the Evil

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.

Pacing: Gripping (8 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Intimate (1 of 9)
Spirit: Bleak (1 of 9)
Texture: Unsettling, Stylized
Story Tags: corruption power, obsession, social injustice, action combat, high school campus, japan, mentor student, villain protagonist, hidden identity, rise and fall, serial killer, slasher

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Details

Director: Takashi Miike
Language: Japanese

Cast

Hideaki Ito, Fumi Nikaido, Shota Sometani

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How Lesson of the Evil Ranks

All movies

Top 27%

2010s movies

Top 22%

Thriller movies

Top 30%

2010s Thriller movies

Top 22%

Takashi Miike filmsTop 40%

Top 27% All movies.

the vibe

Lesson of the Evil Vibe

What it feels like

grippingdarkharrowingapproachablelight-touchintimatebleakunsettling

stylized

What it's about

hidden identityrise & fallcorruption powerobsessionsocial injusticevillain protagonistmentor studentaction combatserial killerslasherhigh schooljapan

pacing

gripping 8/9gripping 8/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

intimate 1/9intimate 1/9

spirit

bleak 1/9bleak 1/9

texture

unsettlinguneasy