Drama · Japan · 2016 · 1h 10m

Suffering of Ninko

仁光の受難

Suffering of Ninko poster
Director
Norihiro Niwatsukino
Cast
Masato Tsujioka as Ninko Miho Wakabayashi as Yama-onna Hideta Iwahashi as Kanzô Yukino Arimoto as Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman Chris Katô as Jômei Hitoshi Murakami as Takuyô
Crew
Takayuki Okazaki — Director of Photography Shun-ichiro Yamamoto — Director of Photography Norihiro Niwatsukino — Editor Shinyu 'Buchi' Yamamoto — Original Music Composer Norihiro Niwatsukino — Writer Norihiro Niwatsukino — Producer
Synopsis

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…

Trailer Suffering of Ninko — Official Trailer
Official Trailer youtube.com
Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Norihiro Niwatsukino Director Takayuki Okazaki Director of Photography Shun-ichiro Yamamoto Director of Photography Norihiro Niwatsukino Editor Shinyu 'Buchi' Yamamoto Original Music Composer Norihiro Niwatsukino Writer Norihiro Niwatsukino Producer Katsuyuki Takemoto Producer
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