Suffering of Ninko

Plot

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

Ninko

Miho Wakabayashi

Yama-onna

Hideta Iwahashi

Kanzô

Yukino Arimoto

Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman

Chris Katô

Jômei

Hitoshi Murakami

Takuyô

Yuichiro Iwasa

Shônen

Masamichi Hagiwara

Village Chief

Tomoko Harazaki

Osen

Yuria Fukatsuki

Oko

Ryôta Tsuruga

Agon

Yûichirô Satô

Unkai

Seiichi Shido

Master Myoko

Momo Nishimoto

Ochika

Nao Suzuhira

Ofuji