Suffering of Ninko (2016)
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…
- Parental Guidance: PG-13
- Release Date: 2016-10-01
- Runtime: 1h 10min
- Production Company: Tricycle Films
- Production Country: Japan
- Director: Norihiro Niwatsukino
