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

N/A

Hideta Iwahashi

Kanzô

N/A

Yukino Arimoto

Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman

N/A

Chris Katô

Jômei

N/A

Hitoshi Murakami

Takuyô

N/A

Yuichiro Iwasa

Shônen

N/A

Masamichi Hagiwara

Village Chief

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Tomoko Harazaki

Osen

Yuria Fukatsuki

Oko

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Ryôta Tsuruga

Agon

N/A

Yûichirô Satô

Unkai