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Suffering of Ninko (2016)

Suffering of Ninko (2016)

Drama
Release Date: 2016, October 1
Directors: Norihiro Niwatsukino
Countries: Japan
Production: Tricycle Films
Cast: Qyoko Kudo, Miho Wakabayashi, Masato Tsujioka, Chris Kato, Hideta Iwahashi, Yukino Arimoto, Hitoshi Murakami, Yuichiro Iwasa, Masamichi Hagiwara, Tomoko Harazaki, Yuria Fukatsuki, Ryôta Tsuruga

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…

Keywords:

youkai monk forbidden sexuality suffering of ninko middle eastern folktale