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SUFFERING OF NINKO (NINKO NO JUNAN)
DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, UNITED KINGDOM
 
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Completed - JAPANESE - Fantasy, Historical, Erotic - 70 minutes

Year of production : 2016

Director(s) : Norihiro NIWATSUKINO
Writer(s) : Norihiro NIWATSUKINO
Cast : Masato TSUJIOKA, Miho WAKABAYASHI, Hideta IWAHASHI, Yukino ARIMOTO

Producer(s) : Norihiro NIWATSUKINO

Synopsis

Ninko, a young, diligent Buddhist monk, has one serious problem: Women can’t seem to resist him. They pester him so much that he can’t even ask for alms in town. Since sexual indulgence is considered a sin, he blames himself for not being virtuous enough. One day, he runs into a masked woman in the forest who tries to seduce him. Running away from her, his problem only gets worse. Nearly driven mad, he escapes deep into the mountains to be alone. There he finds a corpse in a deserted village, victimized by a specter who seduces the spirits of men. A samurai claims that he can kill the specter, and Ninko follows him, hoping that he’ll rid him of his curse.

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Country(ies) : JAPAN

FRANCE Jul 02, 2018 SPECTRUM FILMS
PORTUGAL SPAMFLIX
UNITED KIN THIRD WINDOW FI


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Festivals and Awards

Vancouver IFF 2016 (Dragon and Tigers Award)
Busan - BIFF/APM 2016 (A Window on Asian Cinema)
Tokyo Filmex 2016 (Competition)
Rotterdam IFFR 2017 (Bright Future)
Goteborg IFF 2017
Victoria FF 2017
CinemAsia 2017
Cambodia IFF 2017
HKIFF 2017 (Indie Power Section)


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