Youkai Dochuuki/Endings

As mentioned on the main Walkthrough page, this game has five different endings. The one you will after you have met up with Buddha at the end of the fifth stage depends on how much money you have collected and how many enemies you have killed during the stage. Buddha will decide whether Tarosuke goes up to the Heavens or descends into Hell after checking his performance and says he has to wait for a while before telling him.

Famicom endings
In order to get the best ending, you must reach every opportunity to increase your PIOUS count, and never continue your game. To earn every amount of PIOUS, you must do the following:
 * Pray to increase your spirit three times, in stages 2 through 4, to earn 3000 points each time for a total of 9000 points.
 * Feed the Tennyo no Fun, or Angel Poo, to the Bamboo Princess in stage 2 for 5000 points.
 * Save the turtle, which is required to complete stage 3, for 5000 points.
 * Feed Gonta a Douchu Manju in the beginning of stage 2, and collect his remains when he dies. Then bring it to the monk behind the Demon of Wood in stage 4 for 1000 points.