Lesson of the Evil (Blu-ray) slipcased edition

A charismatic and seemingly exemplary high school teacher conceals a chilling secret in this audacious, razor-sharp horror-thriller from director Takashi Miike, adapted from Yusuke Kishi’s bestselling novel.Seiji Hasumi (Takayuki Yamada) is the model educator — popular with students, admired by colleagues, and effortlessly capable of handling any situation. But behind his picture-perfect facade lies the coldly rational mind of a sociopathic killer. As bullying, corruption among staff, and student misconduct spiral out of control, Hasumi decides to implement the only solution he considers logical: systematic, total elimination.LESSON OF THE EVIL escalates from a tense psychological thriller into an extraordinary spectacle of mass carnage, anchored by a mesmerising lead performance from Takayuki Yamada. Miike — ever the provocateur — uses the high school setting as a lens to dissect Japanese educational culture, conformity, and the dangerous myth of the ideal authority figure, before gleefully unleashing full-blown horror.This Nova Media slipcased Blu-ray edition presents the film in 1080p full HD with Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and English subtitles.