![]() ![]() He and his team also challenged themselves in digital character by creating 702 digital characters and 63 full-CGI shots.Īctor Chen Kun was excited to see the finished result, having spent much of the shoot interacting with "blue men" in the motion capture studio: "I always use my imagination, and I believe everyone will be delighted to see these cute and vivid characters." A demon character from the movie created using CGI technology. A promotional poster for "The Yinyang Master" Īccording to Li Weiran, "The Yinyang Master" features 2,833 visual effects shots. "The Yinyang Master" is not the first film based on "Onmyoji." Late last year, Guo Jingming's "The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity," adapted from the original novel, was a hit in China and debuted on Netflix earlier this year. "Although, we didn't want to depart too far from the framework of the original story." So, we felt that we should adapt it into a pure and more complete Chinese story into the world of humans and demons - that was the top priority," he explained. "The movie will face Chinese audiences first. A team of international talents was also brought on board, including Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi and art director Yoshihito Akatsuka.ĭespite containing many Japanese elements, the director knew his film would need to first pass the examination of his fellow countrymen. Producer Chen Kuo-fu and screenwriter Chang Chia-lu reunited to executive produce the film after having collaborated on the Detective Dee franchise. Director Li Weiran on the set of "The Yinyang Master." Īt almost the same time, in December 2016, Huayi Brothers Media and CKF Pictures announced they would be working with NetEase to adapt the game into a TV series as well as a feature film directed by Li Weiran and starring Chen Kun and Zhou Xun. Set in the Japan's Heian period (794-1185), the game follows the onmyoji Abe no Seimei on a quest to retrieve his lost memories, during which he is joined by shikigami spirits - beings which the master can conjure to help him. The game became a hit after its release in September 2016, achieving more than 200 million downloads worldwide. Chinese game developer NetEase Games, a division under internet giant NetEase, decided in 2016 to adapt it into a 3D role-playing game (RPG). The Japanese novel won the hearts of readers in both countries. This profession is said to have been brought to Japan during the Tang Dynasty (618-906) when many Japanese went to China to study the culture. The novel "Onmyoji" was written by Japanese author Baku Yumemakura and centers around the Chinese legend of the yin-yang master, who specializes in divination, exorcising demons and performing rituals. In much the same way, the movie itself is an exotic mix of cultures - half Chinese and half Japanese. The main protagonist of "The Yinyang Master" is half-demon and half-human. ![]()
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