Suffering of Ninko (2016)
5.3
/10 By 10 Votes
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…
Release Date : October 1, 2016
Runtime : 70m
Genre : Drama
Companies : Tricycle Films
Countries : Japan
Keywords : monk, forbidden sexuality, suffering of ninko, middle eastern folktale, yokai
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