Onmyōji (2001)
2001 film by Yōjirō Takita
- Released
- 6 October 2001
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- Jidaigeki (period dramas)
- Director
- Yōjirō Takita
- Screenplay
- Yasushi Fukuda
- Music
- Shigeru Umebayashi
- Starring
- Mansai Nomura II, Hideaki Itō, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yui Natsukawa, Sachiko Kokubu, Akira Emoto, Masato Hagiwara, Ittoku Kishibe
- Running time
- 112 minutes
- Distributor
- Toho, Netflix
- Based on
- Onmyōji
- Set in
- Kyoto
Onmyoji (Japanese: 陰陽師, Hepburn: Onmyōji) is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Yōjirō Takita. It tells of the exploits of famed onmyōji Abe no Seimei, who meets and befriends bungling court noble Minamoto no Hiromasa. Together they protect the capital of Heian-kyō against an opposing onmyōji, Dōson, who is secretly plotting the downfall of the emperor.
A sequel, Onmyoji II, appeared in 2003. Both movies are based on the Onmyōji series of short stories by author Baku Yumemakura, which also inspired a manga series by Reiko Okano.
Cast
- Mansai Nomura II
- Hideaki Itō
- Hiroyuki Sanada
- Yui Natsukawa
- Sachiko Kokubu
- Akira Emoto
- Masato Hagiwara
- Ittoku Kishibe
- Kyōko Koizumi
- Kenjirō Ishimaru
- Kyoko Fukada
More films directed by Yōjirō Takita
- Onmyoji 2 2003
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q4184393 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.