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The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono

The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono

20203.01h 52m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hitomi Kuroki
Written by Kumi Tawada, Makiko Uchidate
Produced by Yumiko Takebe, Wakana Kanno
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Top Cast

Kentaro Ito

Kentaro Ito

Rai

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

LaSalle Ishii

LaSalle Ishii

Yūsuke Iseya

Yūsuke Iseya

Emperor Kiritsubo

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booktime travelhistory of japan

About The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono

The Devil Wears Ju-Ni Hitoe Kimono is a fantasy, history film released in 2020 exploring themes of based on novel or book, time travel, history of japan. Directed by Hitomi Kuroki, it stars Kentaro Ito, Ayaka Miyoshi, Sairi Ito. 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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