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Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Directed by Takashi Miike
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Overview
Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer, who slowly takes control of the students and faculty through murder and manipulation. When he is caught in the act during preparations for the school cultural festival, he sees staging a massacre as the only way out.
Length 129 minutes
Actors
Hideaki Ito | Fumi Nikaidô | Shota Sometani | Kento Hayashi | Kodai Asaka | Erina Mizuno | KENTA | Takayuki Yamada | Mitsuru Fukikoshi | Takehiro Hira | Shun Miyazato | Uji Kiyotaka | Yosuke Isomura | Ryunosuke Suzuki | Fujiko Kojima | Honami Tsukada | Yukino Kishii | Hirona Yamazaki | Takemi Fujii | Kenichi Takito | Sairi Itoh | Mayu Matsuoka | Riku Ozeki | Raiki Nemoto | Airi Yamamoto | Michael Edward Murphy | Yuga Akiyama | Kazuma Takeda | Koki Horikoshi | Mika Ayano | Mizuho Kaneo | Jodi Lynn Smith | Sakura Hayashi | Asuka Kudo | Narumi Akizuki | Ryo Yokoyama | Hiroki Nakajima | Takashi Yamanaka | Rena Kanzaki | Nanami Fujimoto | Toshi Takeuchi | Noriko Nakagoshi | Tatsuya Kishida | Runa Natsui | Tasuku Nagase | Kaoru Fujiwara | Toko Miura | Ryo Iwamatsu | Ruth Tunney | Atsushi Arai | Kasumi Yamaya | Jab
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/25/2014 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Second film of Stanley Film Festival and perhaps a bit controversial to be shown in Colorado given the nature of the story. It’s always great to see Takashi Miike on the big screen. Definitely not my favorite Miike, and not even my favorite horror-themed Miike film, but still a good watch.
It definitely could have gone a different direction, and perhaps would have felt tighter as a story, and more compelling, but in typical Miike fashion, it goes off the rails for the last third and all hell breaks loose. It’s fun to watch movies like this that defy your expectations and go in different directions.
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