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The membrane between the natural and supernatural worlds grows thin in the Japanese phantasm Onmyoji II. A solar eclipse bodes ill, and sure enough a demon stalks the streets, eating different body parts from its victims. It falls to Seimei (Mansai Nomura), a powerful and gender-ambiguous onmyoji (a magician or sorcerer), to exorcise the demon. Drawn into the plot are a tomboy princess who sleepwalks, a handsome young lord in love with her, a possessed musician with a strange mark on his arm, a talking skull, and much more. Watching Onmyoji II isn't so much like watching a sequel, it's like being dropped into the middle
The membrane between the natural and supernatural worlds grows thin in the Japanese phantasm Onmyoji II. A solar eclipse bodes ill, and sure enough a demon stalks the streets, eating different body parts from its victims. It falls to Seimei (Mansai Nomura), a powerful and gender-ambiguous onmyoji (a magician or sorcerer), to exorcise the demon. Drawn into the plot are a tomboy princess who sleepwalks, a handsome young lord in love with her, a possessed musician with a strange mark on his arm, a talking skull, and much more. Watching Onmyoji II isn't so much like watching a sequel, it's like being dropped into the middle of Twin Peaks-like series, full of past relationships that gradually unfold amidst malevolent magic and bloody doings. Visually lush (the special effects are cheap but evocative), just a little campy, and all-around entertaining. --Bret Fetzer
When the Curse Breaks the Seal of a Rampaging Ancient God, the Mightiest Onmyoji Returns! Mysterious and bloody incidents ensue after a solar eclipse in the capital of Heian (794-1185 AD). Devils rampage through the capital at night and attack members of the nobility, each of whom has a body part is bitten off. Abe no Seimei (Mansai Nomura), the mightiest onmyoji, suspects that something will happen when the eighth victim is killed and the seal breaks off of a legendary sword. However secrets behind the incident reveal the bottomless darkness which even Seimei cannot foresee! When he faces an astonishing fact relating to the Imperial Court and the Izumo tribe, he has to risk his own life to save the capital and fight a man who had sold his soul to a rampaging god to avenge his people. Following the success of the original release, Onmyoji II enchants viewers with its dark yet spellbinding and mystical visual story! 'DVD BONUS: Apprx. 50 minutes of Extras including "Making of Onmyoji II", Trailers & TV spots, filmographies
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Manufacturer: Geneon Entertainment
Release date: 2 November 2004
Number of discs: 1
UPC: 013023237599
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