Is Lesson of the Evil scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Lesson of the Evil violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Lesson of the Evil easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Lesson of the Evil end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Lesson of the Evil sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Lesson of the Evil

Name: Lesson of the Evil
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: 2012
Duration: 129 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Hideaki Ito, Fumi Nikaido, Shota Sometani, Kento Hayashi, Kodai Asaka

Everyone in class, slaughtered.

Directed by Takashi Miike

Produced by TOHO, Bungeishunju

2012129 min6.7 / 10

A brutal, high-tension horror-thriller about a charismatic sociopathic teacher who uses extreme violence to impose his twisted vision of order on a high school.

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.

Clusters

Trapped Survival Thrillers East Asian History & Culture Serial Killers And Assassins Violent Revenge Movies Heist and Police Chase Movies

Genres

Thriller Horror

Keywords

High School Japan Based On Novel Or Book Serial Killer High School Teacher Psycho Killer School Shooting Japanese High School Suspense Atrocities School Horror

Questions people ask

Is Lesson of the Evil scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is Lesson of the Evil violent? Yes, very. More violent than 99% of films.
Is Lesson of the Evil easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Does Lesson of the Evil end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.
Is Lesson of the Evil sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.