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