The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
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…
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Norihiro NiwatsukinoDirector
- Shinyu 'Buchi' YamamotoOriginal Music Composer
- Norihiro NiwatsukinoWriter
Cast
- Masato TsujiokaNinko
- Miho WakabayashiYama-onna
- Hideta IwahashiKanzô
- Yukino ArimotoOhisa / Noh-mask Woman
- Chris KatôJômei
- Hitoshi MurakamiTakuyô
- Yuichiro IwasaShônen
- Masamichi HagiwaraVillage Chief
- Tomoko HarazakiOsen
- Yuria FukatsukiOko
- Ryôta TsurugaAgon
- Yûichirô SatôUnkai
Stills
Themes
monkyoukaiforbidden sexualitysuffering of ninkomiddle eastern folktale