Belladonna of Sadness (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.
Director: Eiichi Yamamoto
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Aiko Nagayama as Jeanne / Belladonna (voice) |
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Takao Itō as Jean (voice) |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as The Devil (voice) |
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Masaya Takahashi as The Lord (voice) |
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Shigako Shimegi as The Lord's Mistress (voice) |
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Masakane Yonekura as The Priest (voice) |
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Natsuka Yashiro as The Witch (voice) |
| Directing | Eiichi Yamamoto | Director |
| Writing | Jules Michelet | Novel |
| Visual Effects | Hayao Nobe | Key Animation |
| Art | Kuni Fukai | Production Design |
| Visual Effects | Tadakatsu Yoshida | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Chikao Katsui | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Hiroyoshi Mitsunobu | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Osamu Dezaki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shin'ichi Tsuji | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shirou Murata | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Shūichi Seki | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Tsuneo Maeda | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Yukiyoshi Hane | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Gisaburō Sugii | Animation Director |
| Writing | Yoshiyuki Fukuda | Writer |
| Writing | Eiichi Yamamoto | Writer |
| Visual Effects | Kiyomu Fukuda | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Reiko Okuyama | Key Animation |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyasu Okada | Key Animation |
| Sound | Atsumi Tashiro | Sound Director |
| Sound | Mitsuru Kashiwabara | Sound Effects |
| Editing | Masashi Furukawa | Editor |
| Art | Kuni Fukai | Art Direction |
| Camera | Shigeru Yamazaki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Masahiko Sato | Original Music Composer |