Kanashimi no beradonna

"A soul wandering in love… Belladonna, a flower that blooms with the sap of tears…"

Jul 12 2016 Unrated 1h 26m
Animation, Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

Blessed--and at the same time cursed--with the precious but fatal gift of beauty, the young peasant, Jeanne, falls in love with the beautiful villager, Jean, in middle-aged France. However, as the village's foul feudal lord exercises the "Droit du Seigneur" or the "Right of the First Night" on the couple's wedding night, a desperate plunge to a world of disturbing hallucinations will eventually lead Jeanne to a damned Faustian bargain with the Prince of Darkness. Thirsting for power and sweet retribution, Jeanne will gradually transform into an omnipotent and destructive vessel of seduction, as her newly acquired powers go hand in hand with the blackest of witchcraft. Is there a limit to Jeanne's hatred?

Written by

Jules Michelet, Yoshiyuki Fukuda, Eiichi Yamamoto

Directed by

Eiichi Yamamoto

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Mushi Production, Nippon Herald Films

Languages

Awards

2 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
8,983
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA