Suffering of Ninko
Ninkô no junan
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…
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Masato Tsujioka
Ninkô
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Chris Katô
Jômei
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Hitoshi Murakami
Takuyô
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Yuichiro Iwasa
Shônen
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Ryôta Tsuruga
Agon
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Yûichirô Satô
Unkai
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Seiichi Shido
Master Myoko
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Yukino Arimoto
Ohisa
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Yukino Arimoto
Noh-mask Woman
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Momo Nishimoto
Ochika
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Hiromi Sakai
Okita
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Takayuki Okazaki
Cinematographer
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Shunichiro Yamamoto
Cinematographer
