Belladonna of Sadness 4K Blu-ray
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Posted December 21, 2021 02:06 PM by Webmaster
British label Anime Ltd. will release on 4K Blu-ray Eiichi Yamamoto's animated film Belladonna of Sadness (1973). The release will be available for purchase on February 7.
Description: One of the great lost masterpieces of Japanese animation. Belladonna of Sadness is a mad, swirling, psychedelic lights show of medieval tarot-card imagery with horned demons, haunted forests and La Belle Dame Sans Merci with J.R.R. Tolkien influences. The last film in the Animerama trilogy produced by the godfather of Japanese anime & manga, Osamu Tezuka and directed by his longtime collaborator Eiichi Yamamoto (Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion), Belladonna of Sadness unfolds as a series of spectacular still watercolor paintings that bleed and twist together. A young woman, Jeanne (voiced by Aiko Nagayama) is assaulted by the local lord on her wedding night. To take revenge, she makes a pact with the Devil himself (voiced by Tatsuya Nakadai, from Akira Kurosawa's Ran) who appears as a sprite and transforms her into a black-robed vision of madness and desire.
Extremely transgressive, Belladonna of Sadness is fueled by a mind-blowing Japanese psych rock soundtrack by noted avant-garde jazz composer Masahiko Satoh. The film has been newly restored by Cinelicious Pics using the original 35 mm camera negative and sound elements and including over 8 minutes of surreal footage cut from the negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
Description: One of the great lost masterpieces of Japanese animation. Belladonna of Sadness is a mad, swirling, psychedelic lights show of medieval tarot-card imagery with horned demons, haunted forests and La Belle Dame Sans Merci with J.R.R. Tolkien influences. The last film in the Animerama trilogy produced by the godfather of Japanese anime & manga, Osamu Tezuka and directed by his longtime collaborator Eiichi Yamamoto (Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion), Belladonna of Sadness unfolds as a series of spectacular still watercolor paintings that bleed and twist together. A young woman, Jeanne (voiced by Aiko Nagayama) is assaulted by the local lord on her wedding night. To take revenge, she makes a pact with the Devil himself (voiced by Tatsuya Nakadai, from Akira Kurosawa's Ran) who appears as a sprite and transforms her into a black-robed vision of madness and desire.
Extremely transgressive, Belladonna of Sadness is fueled by a mind-blowing Japanese psych rock soundtrack by noted avant-garde jazz composer Masahiko Satoh. The film has been newly restored by Cinelicious Pics using the original 35 mm camera negative and sound elements and including over 8 minutes of surreal footage cut from the negative.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
- PREVIOUSLY RESTORED IN 4K BY CINELICIOUS PICS
- NEW Video Interviews with:
- Director Eiichi Yamamoto
- Art Director Kuni Fukai
- Composer Masahiko Satoh
- Trailers:
- Red Band Trailer
- Green Band Trailer
- Original Trailer
