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Suffering of Ninko

First aired on Oct 1, 2016

Runtime: 70 mins

50%

Genres: Drama

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…

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Masato Tsujioka | Ninko
Miho Wakabayashi | Yama-onna
Hideta Iwahashi | Kanzô
Yukino Arimoto | Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman
Chris Katô | Jômei
Hitoshi Murakami | Takuyô
Featured Crew
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Norihiro Niwatsukino | Director
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Hideo Masuda | Assistant Director
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Norihiro Niwatsukino | Producer
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Shinyu 'Buchi' Yamamoto | Original Music Composer
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Katsuyuki Takemoto | Gaffer
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Norihiro Niwatsukino | Animation