Reacting to "Belladonna of Sadness" - The Disturbing Bottom of the Anime Iceberg

This is video 4 of 7 of my series of reactions to my video "The Disturbing Bottom of the Anime Iceberg Explained", where we dive deep into the depths of obscure, underground, experimental and forgotten anime.

Today, we're checking out "Belladonna of Sadness"; a Mushi Production film from 1973 that became infamous for its artistic portrayals on sensitive and controversial topics. As a huge Tezuka Osamu fan, I was super curious to check this one out.

However, I was definitely not expecting whatever it was that I ended up watching...