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Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master (2001)
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Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master (2001)
Original name: 陰陽師
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: During a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the Onmyoji to keep the supernatural forces in line. But as political events become highly charged, friction within the order leads to betrayal. Now, Seimei (Mansai Nomura), a talented member of the clan, must face down his master, Doson (Hiroyuki Sanada), in the hopes of restoring peace to the kingdom.
Style: exciting, atmospheric, suspenseful, epic, offbeat, serious, stylized, psychotronic
Plot: destiny, danger, supernatural, ghost, heroic mission, betrayal, battles, intrigue, escapades, dishonesty, medieval, martial arts, legends and myths, curses spells and rituals, magician, supernatural power, kaiju, heroes, rivalry, imaginary, righting the wronged, demon, butterfly, magic, spell ...
Place: japan

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, exciting, suspenseful and stylized films with plots about heroes, danger, escapades, rivalry, supernatural, martial arts and imaginary mostly in Fantasy, Action and Horror genres. Some movies like Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master: Dororo (2007), Hellhounds (2009), Kwaidan (1964), Wild Flowers (2000), Aragami (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Dororo (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
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Story: The hero, Hyakkimaru is a wandering "demon hunter" whose extra body parts -- 48 to be exact -- were grafted onto his head and trunk by a herb doctor who discovered him as an infant, in a process that echoes "Frankenstein" and ...
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Hellhounds (2009)
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Duration: 83 min.
Story: A Greek warrior must travel to the Underworld and battle killer hellhounds in order to rescue his murdered bride from the clutches of Hades.
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Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master II (2003)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A group of demons in the ancient Japanese capital of Heian is dismembering members of a family of Japanese nobles.
Style: serious, suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Plot: supernatural ability, martial arts, exorcism, medieval, legends and myths, curses spells and rituals, vengeance, rivalry, wizards and magicians, heroes, supernatural, kaiju ...
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Place: japan
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Kwaidan (1964)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 183 min.
Story: Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is saved by Yuki the Snow Maiden, but his ...
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Wild Flowers (2000)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
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Duration: 81 min.
Story: Seven seemingly unconnected fairy tales - glued together only by folklore, mood, color and light - make up this Czech collection of visual poetry. The original piece of literature, written by Karel Jaromír Erben in 1853, contained twelve tales.
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Aragami (2003)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Two seriously wounded samurai find refuge from a storm at an isolated temple, the home of a swordsman and a mysterious young woman. One samurai awakes to find that not only has his comrade died, but that his wounds have miraculously healed. He ...
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Duration: 95 min.
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Duration: 103 min.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
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A Chinese Ghost Story III (1991)
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