Belladonna

 

BELLADONNA OF SADNESS-1973-Unusual Japanese animation is done mostly like painted scenes with only some motion. After being thrown out of her village, Jeanne (voice of Akio Nagayama) is raped by a demon. Later a tiny phallic like devil seduces her. She is made a tax collector and she and her husband Jean (Katsuyuki Ito) are very successful. But her fortunes turn and she is accused of being a witch and banished. Even Jean shuns her. Eventually, she meets Satan who gives her magical powers. It features much erotic, sexual, psychedelic imagery. 

Director Eiichi Yamamoto directed anime classics like KIMBA, THE WHITE LION and ASTRO BOY as well as later classics like SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 1 and 2.

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