Belladonna of Sadness

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Belladonna of Sadness (Japanese: 哀しみのベラドンナ, Hepburn: Kanashimi no Beradonna) is a 1973 Japanese adult animated drama film produced by Mushi Production and distributed by Nippon Herald Films. It is the third and final installment in the studio's adult-oriented Animerama trilogy, following A Thousand and One Nights (1969) and Cleopatra (1970). Set in a stylized medieval European setting and inspired in part by the French work Satanism and Witchcraft by Jules Michelet, the film reflects the studio’s late-period shift toward experimental, artistically oriented feature animation for adult audiences. The narrative follows Jeanne, a peasant woman whose life is shattered after she is raped by local feudal authorities on the night of her wedding. In her desperation, she enters into a Faustian pact with a mysterious demonic entity that promises her power and prosperity. As Jeanne rises from poverty and marginalization, her growing influence provokes suspicion and fear, ultimately leading to accusations...

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