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…

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