

The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono
2020-11-06 · 112 min · ★ 3.0
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.
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- Directors
- Hitomi Kuroki
- Production companies
- Kinoshita Group, Kino Films
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kentaro ItoRai
Ayaka MiyoshiLady Kokiden
Sairi ItoRinko
Taketo TanakaHarumiya
Kanata HosodaMizu Ito
LiLiCoMotoko Yamashita
Ryouta MuraiKimura
Naho TodaAkiko Ito
LaSalle Ishii
Yusuke IseyaEmperor Kiritsubo
Momiji Yamamura
Takashi Sasano
Mayuna SaburiYukinaTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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