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…
Title | Suffering of Ninko |
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Year | 2016 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Tricycle Films |
Cast | Masato Tsujioka, Miho Wakabayashi, Hideta Iwahashi, Yukino Arimoto, Chris Katô, Hitoshi Murakami |
Crew | Norihiro Niwatsukino (Director), Hideo Masuda (Assistant Director), Norihiro Niwatsukino (Producer), Shinyu 'Buchi' Yamamoto (Original Music Composer), Katsuyuki Takemoto (Gaffer), Norihiro Niwatsukino (Animation) |
Keyword | monk, forbidden sexuality, suffering of ninko, middle eastern folktale, yokai |
Release | Oct 01, 2016 |
Runtime | 70 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.30 / 10 by 10 users |
Popularity | 9 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | 日本語 |