Belladonna of Sadness

This (very) adult feature film about an extremely wronged woman and her journey into witchcraft was developed by Osamu Tezuka, creator of kids favorite Astro Boy. The psychedelic sounds supplementing the wild visuals were developed by jazz musician Masahiko Sato (or Satoh, depending on the source). Similar to Ennio Morricone’s more experimental work from the time (check out the Crime and Dissonance compilation if you only know him for his Spaghetti Westerns), this lovely nightmare leaves as indelible an impression as the splashed watercolors of the film.