Eiichi Yamamoto Archives

‘Belladonna of Sadness,’ 1970s Anime Erotica Masterpiece, Gets A U.S. Theatrical Release, Blu-Ray, and Art Book

Forty-three years after its release, one of the weirdest Japanese animated features is receiving its due recognition in the United States.

Eiichi Yamamoto’s Restored Erotic Anime ‘Belladonna of Sadness’ Arrives in 2016

The rarely-seen 42-year-old classic will be distributed theatrically and on Blu-Ray.

10 Animated Sexploitation Features from the Sixties and Seventies (NSFW)

For a brief decade-long period in animation history, between the late-1960s and late-1970s, feature animation filmmakers cast aside their inhibitions and created films that aimed to titillate and shock audiences with the novelty of sexual cartoon imagery.

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