The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono
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The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono

3.0 / 10 2020 1h 52mNR Japanese
FantasyHistory

Storyline

Rai, a frustrated student and part-time labourer, is wandering home after setting up a museum exhibition on the classic novel "The Tale of Genji". There is a blinding flash of light and he finds himself mysteriously time-slipped into the Heian period, the setting for the famous novel. Armed with a pamphlet on the history of the period and a bottle of headache tablets he passes as an onmyoji (magical protector of the capital) and is hired by the emperor’s wife Nyogo Kokiden. Fearless and coldly analytical she plots to have her son take over the Emperor’s position. Rai is expected to help. This light-hearted historical fantasy is a treat for lovers of sumptuous kimono.

Cast & Crew

Kentaro Ito

Kentaro Ito

Rai

Lead
Ayaka Miyoshi

Ayaka Miyoshi

Lady Kokiden

Sairi Ito

Sairi Ito

Rinko

Taketo Tanaka

Taketo Tanaka

Harumiya

Kanata Hosoda

Kanata Hosoda

Mizu Ito

LiLiCo

LiLiCo

Motoko Yamashita

Ryouta Murai

Ryouta Murai

Kimura

Naho Toda

Naho Toda

Akiko Ito

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hitomi Kuroki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker