Suffering of NinkoMovie
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…
About Suffering of Ninko
Suffering of Ninko is a 2016 drama movie directed by Norihiro Niwatsukino.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 10m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Masato Tsujioka, Miho Wakabayashi, Hideta Iwahashi, Yukino Arimoto. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
