°¿²Ô³¾²â¨Âá¾± were practitioners of divination, sorcery, exorcism and other mystic arts who reached the height of their power and influence in the imperial court of the Heian Period (794-1185). As concisely explained in the opening of Shimako Sato¡¯s mind-expanding and eye-popping ¡°The Yin Yang Master Zero,¡± they had their own school for apprentices, who were taught by specialists in various subject areas, including spells and curses, and presided over by a mysterious grandmaster (Kaoru Kobayashi). Think of a Japanese Hogwarts with adults as students.
Based on Sato¡¯s script, which was inspired by Baku Yumemakura¡¯s novel series, the film is not the first on its esoteric subject. In the early 2000s, Yojiro Takita directed two films derived from Yumemakura¡¯s work, starring Mansei Nomura as Abe no Seimei, a real-life onmy¨ji who was known in his lifetime for his divination skills. After his death in 1005, Seimei became a figure of folklore, much like Merlin in the Arthurian legends.
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