Suffering of Ninko
70 mins
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…
Hideta Iwahashi
Kanzô
Yukino Arimoto
Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman
Chris Katô
Jômei
Hitoshi Murakami
Takuyô
Yuichiro Iwasa
Shônen
Masamichi Hagiwara
Village Chief
Tomoko Harazaki
Osen
Ryôta Tsuruga
Agon
Yûichirô Satô
Unkai
Seiichi Shido
Master Myoko
Momo Nishimoto
Ochika
Nao Suzuhira
Ofuji
Mizuki Chisato
Omoto
Kyoko Ikenaga
Okinu
Reina Yukara
Noh-mask Mara
Masaomi Soga
Osen's Husband
Hideo Masuda
Assistant Director
Shinyu 'Buchi' Yamamoto
Original Music Composer
Katsuyuki Takemoto
Gaffer
Hirokazu Yokohara
VFX Artist
Sayoko Izumi
Costumer
Yoshiya Mera
Assistant Director
Toshimitsu Inaba
Lighting Technician
Keita Yugoshi
Production Manager
Takahiro Udagawa
Production Manager
Shun-ichiro Yamamoto
Director of Photography
Katsuyuki Takemoto
Producer
Sayoko Izumi
Hairdresser