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Lesson of the Evil(Movie, 2012)

Original title: "悪の教典" (Japanese/JA)
2h 9min | Genres: Thriller, Horror
Lesson of the EvilRating: 3.3/5 (with 8383 votes)
Aku no Kyōten (悪の教典, literally "Lesson of Evil"), known in English as Lesson of the 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. ()
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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 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.

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Official Teaser (Teaser) | Ƙ?画『悪の教典』予告　出演：伊藤英明／二階堂ふみ (Trailer, JA) | Lesson of the Evil - Trailer (German | Deutsch) | HD (Trailer, DE)

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.akunokyouten.com
Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 10 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hungarian (HU), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/10/2012
Screenwriter: Takashi Miike, Yusuke Kishi
Film Editor: Kenji Yamashita
Director of Photography: Kita Nobuyasu
Composer: Kōji Endō
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"恶之教典"
"惡之教典"
"Aku no kyôten"

2 movies in the Collection

2012 Lesson of the Evil
2012 Lesson of the Evil: Prologue ("悪の教典 -序章-")

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