Belladonna of Sadness
“A soul wandering in love… Belladonna, a flower that blooms with the sap of tears…”
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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Cast
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Aiko Nagayama
Jeanne / Belladonna (voice)
Also in
Making It Through
The Way We Live
Takao Itō
Jean (voice)
Also in
Zatoichi Challenged
A Secret Rendezvous
Tatsuya Nakadai
The Devil (voice)
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Masaya Takahashi
The Lord (voice)
Known for
Air Doll
Goké, Body Snatcher from Hell
Shigako Shimegi
The Lord's Mistress (voice)
Also in
The Affair
Zatoichi at Large
Masakane Yonekura
The Priest (voice)
Known for
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Natsuka Yashiro
The Witch (voice)
Eiichi Yamamoto Director · Yoshiyuki Fukuda Writer Jules Michelet Author
Budget $270K · First release June 27, 1973 · Produced in Japan
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Budget
$270,000
Production
Nippon Herald Films
Production
Mushi Production
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
哀しみのベラドンナ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Germany · June 27, 1973
Premiere
Japan · June 30, 1973
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 7, 1975 · Theatrical
October 13, 2013 · TV · ARTE
June 15, 2016 · Theatrical · Restoration rerelease
Italy
February 1, 1975 · Theatrical
Portugal
May 28, 1976 · Theatrical
Spain
September 23, 1976 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 20, 2019 · Physical · Blu-ray
February 7, 2022 · Physical · 4k Ultra HD Blu-ray Collector’s Edition
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