
Norihiro Niwatsukino
Directing
Biography
Japanese film director.
Known For

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…
Suffering of Ninko

Nowadays, abandoned bicycles are a common sight in front of stations in Tokyo. The number of abandoned bicycles is unparalleled in the world, and there are concerns about how to deal with them. The protagonist is a worker who removes such abandoned bicycles. The job involves removing other people's bicycles without asking, which naturally leads to constant trouble during the work. Is it his own fault? Is the world to blame? The man begins to ask himself. The stress of his job causes him to start taking pleasure in riding his bicycle around town at night. But what he sees is nothing but a wild landscape. One night, while riding his bike as usual, the man sees something else...
Life Cycles

Eriko’s family runs a strawberry farm. One day, Eriko shared her jam with Endo, a friend of her. A certain impulse bred in her when she saw him scooping jam out with his finger and licking it. An one-sided love that is so sweet and melts into a sticky mess just like strawberry jam.
Strawberry Jam

Whatever you do, don’t avert your eyes… College girls Kanon and Rena test their fears by exploring a foreboding forest late at night, a place rumoured to harbour “magai-gami”, or counterfeit gods.