If you loved Belladonna of Sadness, try A Thousand and One Nights

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. A Thousand and One Nights has roughly 6.8× fewer votes than Belladonna of Sadness — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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1973 · dir. Eiichi Yamamoto

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A Thousand and One Nights

1969 · dir. Eiichi Yamamoto

What they share

Both films are directed by Eiichi Yamamoto, and they sit in Animation / Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Belladonna of Sadness, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

What A Thousand and One Nights is

Desert nights, a lone water vendor's creaking wheel. A vagabond's treacherous quest unfolds. Eiichi Yamamoto's 1969 anime blends fantasy and horror elements.

If you loved Belladonna of Sadness, try A Thousand and One Nights

Belladonna of Sadness

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What they share

What A Thousand and One Nights is

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