Suffering of Ninko

Name: Suffering of Ninko
Director: Norihiro Niwatsukino
Genre: Drama
Released: 2016-10-01
Duration: 70 min
Cast: Masato Tsujioka, Miho Wakabayashi, Hideta Iwahashi, Yukino Arimoto, Chris Katô

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2016 · 70 min · Drama · TMDB 5.4/10

Overview

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…

Directed by Norihiro Niwatsukino

Cast

Masato Tsujioka — Ninko
Miho Wakabayashi — Yama-onna
Hideta Iwahashi — Kanzô
Yukino Arimoto — Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman
Chris Katô — Jômei