Suffering of Ninko

Suffering of Ninko (2016)

仁光の受難

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…

Date of release
2016-10-01
TMDB
5.4 / 10 (12)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Drama
Director
Norihiro Niwatsukino

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