Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master

Name: Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Released: April 18, 2003
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Hideaki Ito, Mansai Nomura

2003

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Pioneer Entertainment (USA) L.P. | Release Date: April 18, 2003 | R

Starring: Hideaki Ito, Mansai Nomura

Summary: Ancient Japan meets CGI in thismythological drama.

Director: Yôjirô Takita

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 112 min

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Hazel-Dawn Dumpert

Film is a ghostly and gorgeous tale of a court magician, the legendary Abe no Seimei. Read full review

J.R. Jones

Superior summer entertainment. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

Emerges as an epic tale of love, sacrifice and redemption that attains a Shakespearean aura of grandeur and nobility of spirit. Read full review

Dave Kehr

Has the sense of gritty, practical politics of a Japanese samurai epic combined with the high-flying stunt work and magical special effects of a Hong Kong romp. Ultimately this film by Yojiro Takita is satisfying on neither level, but not for lack of trying. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

The quality of the CGI-heavy special effects is variable and Nomura's fey performance as Seimei gives his relationship with Hiromasa a distinctly homoerotic cast that may or may not be intentional, but the demon zombies and Doson's cackling familiar are crowd pleasers. Read full review

Keith Phipps

The film de-emphasizes plot and action in favor of lyricism and outbursts of magic-doing, but the results are more dull than enchanting, no matter how many people fly across the room. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

The moments of action are interspersed with lengthy plot developments that are hard to follow. Read full review

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Dubeau

Mar 29, 2021

YYM is an ok movie. The story is fun and full of mythical stuff. Is is very entertaining but some parts are cliché. The FX are well done, especially concerning the amount of details, but some CGI are difficult to accept, a bit too cartoonist. The acting is very average, some not very good.YYM is an ok movie. The story is fun and full of mythical stuff. Is is very entertaining but some parts are cliché. The FX are well done, especially concerning the amount of details, but some CGI are difficult to accept, a bit too cartoonist. The acting is very average, some not very good. It doesn't help that one of the main villain at the end looks completely stupid, like a mix of androgyne/demon/my little pony. It's so bad that it ruins the ending. There was some good emotional moments. I give this movie 70%.… Expand

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