Suffering of Ninko
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- Runtime
- 70 mins
Ninko is a virtuous Buddhist monk who’s embarrassed to discover that he’s irresistible to many women (and some men). After a particularly troubling encounter with a masked woman, he undertakes a journey to "purify" himself, hoping that this will equip him to rebuff sexual advances. He meets the samurai Kanzo and hears of a village decimated by the rapacious mountain goddess Yama-onna, who kills men to absorb their energy. Finally Ninko has a quest to fulfill…
Ninko is a virtuous Buddhist monk who’s embarrassed to discover that he’s irresistible to many women (and some men). After a particularly troubling encounter with a masked woman, he undertakes a journey to "purify" himself, hoping that this will equip him to rebuff sexual advances. He meets the samurai Kanzo and hears of a village decimated by the rapacious mountain goddess Yama-onna, who kills men to absorb their energy. Finally Ninko has a quest to fulfill…
Cast
- Masato Tsujioka
- Miho Wakabayashi
- Hideta Iwahashi
- Yukino Arimoto
- Chris Katô
- Hitoshi Murakami
- Yuichiro Iwasa
- Masamichi Hagiwara
- Tomoko Harazaki
- Yuria Fukatsuki
- Ryôta Tsuruga
- Yûichirô Satô
- Seiichi Shido
- Momo Nishimoto
- Nao Suzuhira
- Mizuki Chisato
- Kyoko Ikenaga
- Reina Yukara
- Masaomi Soga
- Qyoko Kudo
Director
- Norihiro Niwatsukino
Producers
- Norihiro Niwatsukino
- Katsuyuki Takemoto