Lesson of the Evil(2012)
Everyone in class, slaughtered.
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.
Movie: Lesson of the Evil
Top 10 Billed Cast
Seiji Hasumi
Reika Katagiri
Keisuke Hayami
Masahiko Maejima
Yuichiro Nagoshi
Miya Yasuhara
Tetsuro Shibahara
Masanobu Tsurii
Takeki Kume
Video Trailer Lesson of the Evil
Video: 'Lesson of Evil' - English subtitled trailer (悪の教典 - Takashi Miike, Japan)
'Lesson of Evil' - English subtitled trailer (悪の教典 - Takashi Miike, Japan)
Lesson of Evil - Official Teaser
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