Suffering of Ninko
2016Ninko 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…
Acted in
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
Yuichiro Iwasa
as Shônen
Masamichi Hagiwara
as Village Chief
Tomoko Harazaki
as Osen
Yuria Fukatsuki
as Oko
Ryôta Tsuruga
as Agon
Yûichirô Satô
as Unkai
Seiichi Shido
as Master Myoko
Momo Nishimoto
as Ochika
Nao Suzuhira
as Ofuji
Mizuki Chisato
as Omoto
Kyoko Ikenaga
as Okinu
Reina Yukara
as Noh-mask Mara
Masaomi Soga
as Osen's Husband
Qyoko Kudo
as Narrator
