Directed by:
Takashi MiikeScreenplay:
Takashi MiikeCinematography:
北信康Composer:
Kōji EndōCast:
Hideaki Itō, Takayuki Yamada, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Shōta Sometani, Fumi Nikaidou, Rio Kanno, Yukito Nishii, 高岡早紀, Noriko Nakagoshi, Tatsuya Kishida, 林遣都 (more)Plots(1)
Directed by Takashi Miike, Lesson of the Evil is a twisted psycho thriller based on the bestselling novel by Yusuke Kishi. Hasumi is a popular teacher among students at Shinko Academy, a private high school, and well respected by the faculty and the PTA. However, one of the students Reika feels something menacing lurking beneath his shining reputation. While Hasumi brilliantly solves one problem after another, from a teacher-student sexual harassment to group cheating to bulling, he starts to take control of the school. As the problems go away, Reika is uneasy about the way they are solved. Tsurii, an unpopular teacher at the school, despises the popular Hasumi and starts investigating Hasumi's past and discovers that Hasumi is a real psycho. (Third Window Films)
(more)Cast
![Hideaki Itō](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274876_de40f0.jpg)
Hideaki Itō
Japan
Best movies:
A Heartful of Love (2005)
Secret (1999)
Wood Job! (2014)
![Takayuki Yamada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/298/168298100_f3tr8e.jpg)
Takayuki Yamada
Japan
Best movies:
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (2008)
Crows-Zero (2007)
Isle of Dogs (2018)
![Mitsuru Fukikoshi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507467_060941.jpg)
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Japan
Best movies:
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Our Mother (2008)
Love Exposure (2008)
![Shōta Sometani](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/003/169003223_5toukv.jpg)
Shōta Sometani
Japan
Best movies:
Wolf Children (2012)
Suzume (2022)
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
![Fumi Nikaidou](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/830/166830951_309b58.jpg)
Fumi Nikaidou
Japan
Best movies:
Threads - Our Tapestry of Love (2020)
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
Himizu (2011)
![Rio Kanno](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/063/138/63138086_dc8427.jpg)
Rio Kanno
Japan
Best movies:
Crying Out Love, In the Center of the World (2004)
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Yukito Nishii
Japan
Best movies:
Wolf Children (2012)
Confessions (2010)
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
![高岡早紀](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/158/164158049_05f356.jpg)
高岡早紀
Japan
Best movies:
Mijamoto Musaši (2014) (series)
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Love for Beginners (2012)
Noriko Nakagoshi
Japan
Best movies:
Drop (2009)
Strawberry Shortcakes (2006)
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Tatsuya Kishida
Japan
Best movies:
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
![林遣都](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/435/168435040_wwkr1u.jpg)
林遣都
Japan
Best movies:
Parade (2009)
Miracles of the Namiya General Store (2017)
Café Funiculi Funicula (2018)
Nanami Fujimoto
Japan
Best movies:
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Kung Fu Kid (2007)
![Tôko Miura](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/419/159419390_096c6f.jpg)
Tôko Miura
Japan
Best movies:
Drive My Car (2021)
The Girl in the Sun (2013)
Mountain Woman (2022)
![Mayu Matsuoka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/450/159450762_fa02a8.jpg)
Mayu Matsuoka
Japan
Best movies:
A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)
Love Exposure (2008)
Shoplifters (2018)
![Yukino Kishii](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/380/167380716_20c69a.jpg)
Yukino Kishii
Japan
Best movies:
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Small, Slow but Steady (2022)
Homunculus (2021)
![Hirona Yamazaki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/486/159486225_f24138.jpg)
Hirona Yamazaki
Japan
Best movies:
We Were Here: Part 2 (2012)
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Love for Beginners (2012)
![Fujiko Kojima](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/195/166195039_8f65aa.jpg)
Fujiko Kojima
Japan
Best movies:
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
![Erina Mizuno](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/552/159552361_a55e5b.jpg)
Erina Mizuno
Japan
Best movies:
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
![Asuka Kudo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/764/166764140_399005.jpg)
Asuka Kudo
Japan
Best movies:
To Each His Own (2017)
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Golden Kamuy (2024)
![永瀬匡](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/988/163988754_f7da23.jpg)
永瀬匡
Japan
Best movies:
Lesson of the Evil (2012)
Say 'I Love You' (2014)