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19731h 27mJapanese

Belladonna of Sadness

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

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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.

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DirectorEiichi Yamamoto

Keywords

surrealismpact with the devilromanceanthropomorphismtragedyadult animationgorgonpsychedelichentaisatyrloss of innocencebaphometart filmrapemagicbanishmentrevengerape revengefeudal lord

Cast

Aiko Nagayama as Jeanne / Belladonna (voice)

Aiko Nagayama

Jeanne / Belladonna (voice)

Takao Itō as Jean (voice)

Takao Itō

Jean (voice)

Tatsuya Nakadai as The Devil (voice)

Tatsuya Nakadai

The Devil (voice)

Masaya Takahashi as The Lord (voice)

Masaya Takahashi

The Lord (voice)

Shigako Shimegi as The Lord's Mistress (voice)

Shigako Shimegi

The Lord's Mistress (voice)

Masakane Yonekura as The Priest (voice)

Masakane Yonekura

The Priest (voice)

Natsuka Yashiro as The Witch (voice)

Natsuka Yashiro

The Witch (voice)