
Suffering of Ninko (2016)
1h 10m | PG-13
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…
Director: Norihiro Niwatsukino
Studio: Tricycle Films
Genre: Drama
Video: 720p
Cast

Masato Tsujioka
as Ninko

Miho Wakabayashi
as Yama-onna

Hideta Iwahashi
as Kanzô

Yukino Arimoto
as Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman

Chris Katô
as Jômei

Hitoshi Murakami
as Takuyô