Lesson of the Evil (2012)

Original title

悪の教典

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Genre

slasher film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

18

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 235 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A popular high school teacher hides his psychopathic nature from students and colleagues. He carries out a calculated plan of violence to maintain his perfect reputation.

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What happens

Aku no Kyōten (Japanese: 悪の教典; lit. 'Lesson of Evil'), also known in English as Lesson of the Evil or Lesson of Evil, is a 2012 Japanese thriller film directed by Takashi Miike starring Hideaki Itō. It is an adaptation of Yusuke Kishi's 2010 novel of the same name. A seinen manga under the same name, illustrated by Eiji Karasuyama, was also released in 2012 by Kodansha in Good! Afternoon magazine. The story contains many references to German culture, such as mention of Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther and a vinyl record playing "Mack the Knife" by Bertolt Brecht. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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