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Japanese (Thai & English Subtitles) Sometimes, the “truth” can give birth to starkly opposing “alternative truths.” For the first time, unparalleled hit maker Takashi Miike takes on a shocking work of nonfiction!  Based on an outrageous Shincho Document Prize-winning book! by Masumi Fukuda There once was a man who was described as “the most diabolical teacher in Japanese history.” He targeted one of his students, inflicting racial discrimination and physical punishment, and even tried to make him commit suicide, telling him: “Want to know how you should die?” The public and the national media exposed the teacher, revealing his name and face via photos, and engaged in a relentless campaign of condemnation. The board of education that employed him became the first in the country to recognize a case of bullying by a teacher, and consequently meted out severe disciplinary action. Is this teacher a fiendish villain, or could he be... a media-made monster?!