Should you watch Belladonna of Sadness?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Belladonna of Sadness
Anime · 1973
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.
The sides of Belladonna of Sadness
- A peasant woman wronged by a feudal lord
- A pact with the devil
- Watercolour paintings that move
Belladonna of Sadness is good for you if…
- you like animation made of watercolours that bleed and pan across the screen.
- you like digging up a restored 1973 Japanese art film.
- you like a dreamy psychedelic rock score.
Belladonna of Sadness is bad for you if…
- you'd rather not watch erotic, sexual imagery.
- you can't take a story that starts with rape.
- you don't watch anime.
About: revenge · oppression · witchcraft · female liberation
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