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Belladonna of Sadness

1973 · 87 min

A haunting, hallucinatory descent into trauma and power, told through exquisite watercolor stills and psychedelic imagery that lingers like a fever dream.

Tagline
A soul wandering in love… Belladonna, a flower that blooms with the sap of tears…
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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • betrayal
  • trauma
  • revenge
  • gender
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror6
Humour1
Realism3
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, fantasy
Directed by
Eiichi Yamamoto
Written by
Eiichi Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Fukuda
Starring
Aiko Nagayama, Takao Itō, Tatsuya Nakadai, Masaya Takahashi, Shigako Shimegi, Masakane Yonekura, Natsuka Yashiro
Music
Masahiko Sato
Cinematography
Shigeru Yamazaki
Runtime
87 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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