Onmyoji

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Onmyoji

R

Released Apr 18, 2003

1h 56m

Fantasy

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A Japanese emperor recruits masters of astronomy, exorcism and magic to battle evil spirits.

C.W. Nevius

San Francisco Chronicle

Certainly there are dueling wizards, torchlight swordfights and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon effects. But the moments of action are interspersed with lengthy plot developments that are hard to follow.

Rated: 1/4

May 2, 2003

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Patrick Z. McGavin

Chicago Tribune

Rarely solemn or dull, and Takita holds its disparate parts together fairly well.

Rated: 2.5/4

May 1, 2003

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John Anderson

Newsday

Crazier than a rat in a can, but certainly fun.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 25, 2003

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Jae-Ha Kim

Jae-Ha Kim

Once you get past the Kabuki-inspired makeup, you realize that the subtitled Japanese film really is a dark, supernatural fairy tale not unlike "The Lord of the Rings."

Rated: 2/4

Jul 28, 2023

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies

The worst foreign film I have ever seen in the theater.

Rated: 1.5/5

May 4, 2003

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Wade Major

Boxoffice Magazine

Should strike a strong chord among fans of Japanese period films, particularly those with a mythical, mystical bent like Ugetsu and Kwaidan.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 2, 2003

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Audience Member

for whom likes onmyoji studies it is interesting and the only movie Ive found in the area...The main actor is very carismatic too, an excelent actor

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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(***): [img]http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/user/icons/icon14.gif[/img] Strange but very entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

poor effects, although Sanada and Ito gave a convincing performance.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Audience Member

This movies is made of Magic and Awesome. Full stop,

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Something is missing beyond the variable quality of the CGI-effects. What's missing is conviction, a sense that these are real people instead of actors in ornate costumes stepping gingerly through antique sets.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

A semi decent period piece. The costumes and sets were wonderful. The acting was mediocre and the pace dragged, but the story itself was very interesting. It just needed to move a little bit faster for my taste.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Yojiro Takita

Director

Mansai Nomura

Abe no Seimei

Hideaki Ito

Minamoto no Hiromasa

Hiroyuki Sanada

Douson

Kyôko Koizumi

Aone

Eriko Imai

Mitsumushi

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Synopsis

A Japanese emperor recruits masters of astronomy, exorcism and magic to battle evil spirits.

Director: Yojiro Takita
Screenwriter: Yasushi Fukuda, Baki Yumemakura, Itaru Era
Production Co: Buena Vista (Walt Disney), TBS On Demand
Rating: R
Genre: Fantasy
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 18, 2003, Limited
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Surround