’Lesson of Evil’ - English subtitled trailer (悪の教典 - Takashi Miike, Japan)

Out on DVD & Blu-ray September 29th, 2014 from Third Window Films () From the director of AUDITION, 13 ASSASSINS and HARA-KIRI: DEATH OF A SAMURAI Hideaki ITO stars as the teacher from Hell, in Takashi MIIKE’s outrageous, blood-splattered, high school horror. Cool and charismatic English teacher Seiji Hasumi (ITO) is popular with students and teachers alike. He inspires trust and respect from his class, greeting many with an affectionate, if irritating, ruffle of the hair. But his actions soon take a turn, revealing something dark behind that charming smile. Students become suspicious when friends slowly start to disappear, but little do they know that absolute jaw-dropping carnage is just around the corner. Adapted from Yusuke KISHI’s horror novel, Aku no Kyōten, a commentary on tough high school life and dark student–teacher relationships, with plenty of black humour, absurd violence, and a splash of Cronenbergian fantasy added for good measure.