Suffering of Ninko
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…
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
