Belladonna of Sadness

The Trials of Alice meets Faust in a fever-dream anime. A raped bride seals a deal with a pixie-like devil and gains powers to burn feudal Japan. Her descent into witchery glows like neon on rice paper.

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Eiichi Yamamoto directed Belladonna of Sadness in 1973. See Eiichi Yamamoto's full filmography, where to start with Eiichi Yamamoto, or where to go after you've seen everything by Eiichi Yamamoto.

Belladonna of Sadness was released in 1973 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 87 minutes.