Episode 421 · Film year 1973
Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Heather Drain, Kat Ellinger
Show notes
Released in 1973, Eiichi Yamamoto’s Belladonna of Sadness is the animated story of Jeanne (Aiko Nagayama) and Jean (Katsuyuki Itô), two poor young people in France during the Middle Ages who get married. However, when the Jean can’t pay the local ruler ten cows in tribute for their wedding, the ruler decides to take his payment out of Jeanne via by deflowering her. This sets the tone for the film and our young couple’s relationship.
Hell's Belles (opens in a new tab) co-hosts Heather Drain (opens in a new tab) and Kat Ellinger (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss Jules Michelet's Satanism and Witchcraft (opens in a new tab), feminism, and living deliciously.
Hell's Belles (opens in a new tab) co-hosts Heather Drain (opens in a new tab) and Kat Ellinger (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss Jules Michelet's Satanism and Witchcraft (opens in a new tab), feminism, and living deliciously.
Labels: Anime Eiichi Yamamoto Heather Drain Hell's Belles Kat Ellinger Tatsuya Nakadai
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Music credits
- "Funny Feeling" - Masahiko Sato
Links & resources
- Buy Belladonna of Sadness on Blu-ray (opens in a new tab)
- Read The Art of Living Deliciously: Witchcraft, Sexuality and Daemonic Power in Eiichi Yamamoto’s Belladonna of Sadness by Kat Ellinger (opens in a new tab)
- Read The Animerama Trilogy: Psychedelic Smut and a Belladonna of Sadness by David Bertrand (opens in a new tab)
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