A port of Bonze Adventure
Bonze is a Buddhist monk passing through Hell with only his prayer beads to protect him in this horror-themed Arcade platform. Bonze Adventure, or Jigoku Meguri ("Hell Tour"), is an Arcade platformer featuring the eponymous Buddhist monk Bonze has he makes his way through the Shinto/Buddhist equivalent of Hell. He is beset by demons and yokai from all sides but is able to exorcise them with his prayer beads, which are thrown outwards with a bouncing motion. Jigoku Meguri was first released to the Arcade in 1988 and later saw a Japan-only PC Engine port in 1990.
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I put this one on because the screenshot made it look like a Taito rip off of Ghosts n Goblins—and it basically is, with the difficulty and speed turned all the way down. Where Ghosts n Goblins can be frustratingly difficult, this is a frustratingly boring game. Despite dying in one hit, the platforming is wildly easy, and the enemies are pretty easy to avoid. I got to a boss in the third stage, which fired a spread pattern that was kind of fun to dodge. But I wasn't compelled to continue.