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…

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Genres: Drama

Director: Norihiro Niwatsukino

Actors: Masato Tsujioka ,Miho Wakabayashi ,Hideta Iwahashi ,Yukino Arimoto ,Chris Katô ,Hitoshi Murakami ,Yuichiro Iwasa ,Masamichi Hagiwara ,Tomoko Harazaki

Duration: 1h 10m

IMDB rating: 5.3