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Belladonna of Sadness
1973
A soul wandering in love… Belladonna, a flower that blooms with the sap of tears…
Directed by Eiichi Yamamoto
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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.
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- Director
- Eiichi Yamamoto
- Written by
- Jules Michelet, Eiichi Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Fukuda
- Composer
- Masahiko Sato
- Cinematographer
- Shigeru Yamazaki
- Editor
- Masashi Furukawa
- Studios
- Nippon Herald Films, Mushi Production
- Origin country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Language
- Japanese
- Also known as
- Belladonna, Kanashimi no beradonna, The Tragedy of Belladonna
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (373 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 90% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 70/100
- IMDb
- 7.3/10 (9,279 votes)
Released June 30, 1973·哀しみのベラドンナ·$270,000 budget
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