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A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, Metacritic 70/100. Scores higher than 82% of the 84 1970s animation movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 27m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
Metacritic70/100
377 audience votes
Key crew
- Eiichi YamamotoDirector
- Yoshiyuki FukudaWriter
- Eiichi YamamotoWriter
- Masahiko SatoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Aiko NagayamaJeanne / Belladonna (voice)
- Takao ItōJean (voice)
- Tatsuya NakadaiThe Devil (voice)
- Masaya TakahashiThe Lord (voice)
- Shigako ShimegiThe Lord's Mistress (voice)
- Masakane YonekuraThe Priest (voice)
- Natsuka YashiroThe Witch (voice)
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Themes
rapemagicsurrealismpact with the devilbanishmentromanceanthropomorphismrevengetragedyadult animationgorgonpsychedelic