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…
- Year: 2016
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Tricycle Films
- Keyword: monk, forbidden sexuality, suffering of ninko, middle eastern folktale, yokai
- Director: Norihiro Niwatsukino
- Cast: Masato Tsujioka, Miho Wakabayashi, Hideta Iwahashi, Yukino Arimoto, Chris Katô, Hitoshi Murakami