Shikibu monogatari

Toyoichi Otomo suffers from psychological and spiritual troubles after a horrific industrial accident He lives with his elderly mother and wife near Mt Aso in rural Kyushu He seeks solace in a small religious group run by Buddhist nun Chishubo who claims to be the 68th descendant of famed 11th century poet Izumi Shikibu The members of her sect regard her as a living saint Yet instead of balming his soul she riles his libido by playing a sexual catandmouse game with the fragile Toyoichi When she does bed him it leads to a miracle healing followed by a terrible calamity