Suffering of Ninko
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…
Top Billed Cast
Masato Tsujioka
Ninko
Miho Wakabayashi
Yama-onna
Hideta Iwahashi
Kanzô
Yukino Arimoto
Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman
Chris Katô
Jômei
Featured Crew
Norihiro Niwatsukino
Director
Hideo Masuda
Assistant Director
Norihiro Niwatsukino
Producer
Shinyu 'Buchi' Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Katsuyuki Takemoto
Gaffer
Norihiro Niwatsukino
Animation
Hirokazu Yokohara
VFX Artist
Sayoko Izumi
Costumer
Yoshiya Mera
Assistant Director
Toshimitsu Inaba
Lighting Technician
Keita Yugoshi
Production Manager
Takahiro Udagawa
Production Manager
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