Suffering of Ninko – 2016

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
Cast : Chris Katô|Hideta Iwahashi|Hitoshi Murakami|Masamichi Hagiwara|Masato Tsujioka|Miho Wakabayashi|Tomoko Harazaki|Yuichiro Iwasa|Yukino Arimoto
Genre : Drama
Release Date : 10/1/2016
Country : Japan