Belladonna of Sadness

Name: Belladonna of Sadness
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Animation
Released: 1973-06-30
Duration: 86 min
Cast: Aiko Nagayama, Shigako Shimegi, Masakane Yonekura, Takao Itō, Natsuka Yashiro

A soul wandering in love… Belladonna, a flower that blooms with the sap of tears…

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Release Date

6/30/1973

Runtime

86 mins

Genres

Drama Fantasy Animation

Overview

An evil feudal lord rapes a village girl on her wedding night and proceeds to ruin her and her husband's lives. After she's eventually banished from her village, the girl makes a pact with the devil to gain magical ability and take revenge.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

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A haunting descent into one woman's transformation from victim to vengeful force, rendered in a dreamlike visual language that blurs the boundaries between beauty and horror. This is a film that sits with deep emotional pain while embracing the strange power of reclaiming one's fate through supernatural means.