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…
as Ninko
as Yama-onna
as Kanzô
as Ohisa / Noh-mask Woman
as Jômei
as Takuyô
as Shônen
as Village Chief
as Osen
as Oko
as Agon
as Unkai
as Master Myoko
as Ochika
as Ofuji
as Omoto
as Okinu
as Noh-mask Mara
as Osen's Husband
as Narrator
