is a 2003 Japanese

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film directed by

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, starring Mansai Nomura as '' onmyōji''

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. Both it and its predecessor, '' Onmyōji'', are based on the ''Onmyōji'' series of novels by author

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. ''The Yin Yang Master 2'' was released on

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and VCD in the

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in early 2005.

Cast

* Mansai Nomura as

* Hideaki Itō as

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as Mitsumushi *

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as Himiko * Kiichi Nakai as Genkaku * Hayato Ichihara as Susa

References

External links

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陰陽師II (''Onmyōji II'')
on Toho'
official website
2003 films Films directed by Yōjirō Takita Films scored by Shigeru Umebayashi Films set in the 10th century Jidaigeki films 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub