# Belladonna of Sadness (1973)

> A visually radical medieval peasant tragedy turns sexual oppression, demonic power, and revenge into a hallucinatory adult animation.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/44876

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
- Director: Eiichi Yamamoto
- Cast: Aiko Nagayama, Takao Itō, Tatsuya Nakadai, Masaya Takahashi, Shigako Shimegi, Masakane Yonekura, Natsuka Yashiro
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071203/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: surreal, melancholic, disturbing, arthouse animation night, surreal cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A haunting tale of beauty and vengeance unfolds in a surreal animated world.

## Movies like Belladonna of Sadness

- [Empire of Passion (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/32961)
- [Urotsukidōji IV: Inferno Road (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/32586)
- [Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/41140)
- [Angel's Egg (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/9562)
- [The Beast (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/28931)
- [Onibaba (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/2306)
- [The Devils (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/19919)
- [Vampire Hunter D (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/4651)
- [Wicked City (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/12896)
- [Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/32584)

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