Suffering of Ninko (2016)
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…
Director: Norihiro Niwatsukino
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Masato Tsujioka as Ninko |
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Miho Wakabayashi as Yama-onna |
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Hideta Iwahashi as Kanzô |
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Yukino Arimoto as Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman |
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Chris Katô as Jômei |
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Hitoshi Murakami as Takuyô |
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Yuichiro Iwasa as Shônen |
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Masamichi Hagiwara as Village Chief |
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Tomoko Harazaki as Osen |
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Yuria Fukatsuki as Oko |
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Ryôta Tsuruga as Agon |
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Yûichirô Satô as Unkai |
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Seiichi Shido as Master Myoko |
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Momo Nishimoto as Ochika |
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Nao Suzuhira as Ofuji |
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Mizuki Chisato as Omoto |
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Kyoko Ikenaga as Okinu |
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Reina Yukara as Noh-mask Mara |
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Masaomi Soga as Osen's Husband |
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Qyoko Kudo as Narrator |
| Directing | Norihiro Niwatsukino | Director |
| Directing | Hideo Masuda | Assistant Director |
| Production | Norihiro Niwatsukino | Producer |
| Sound | Shinyu 'Buchi' Yamamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Katsuyuki Takemoto | Gaffer |
| Visual Effects | Norihiro Niwatsukino | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hirokazu Yokohara | VFX Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sayoko Izumi | Costumer |
| Directing | Yoshiya Mera | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Toshimitsu Inaba | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Keita Yugoshi | Production Manager |
| Production | Takahiro Udagawa | Production Manager |
| Camera | Shun-ichiro Yamamoto | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Norihiro Niwatsukino | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Norihiro Niwatsukino | VFX Artist |
| Camera | Takayuki Okazaki | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Norihiro Niwatsukino | Writer |
| Production | Katsuyuki Takemoto | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sayoko Izumi | Hairdresser |
| Editing | Yusuke Taki | Color Grading |
