Queen Bee (1978 film)
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| Queen Bee | |
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 Theatrical poster | |
| Directed by | Kon Ichikawa[1] |
| Screenplay by | |
| Based on | Jo-o-batchi by Seishi Yokomizo[1] |
| Starring | Kōji Ishizaka[1] |
| Cinematography | Kiyoshi Hasegawa[1] |
| Music by | Shinichi Tanabe |
| Distributed by | Toho[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Queen Bee (Japanese: 女王蜂, romanized: Jo-o-batchi) is a 1978 Japanese film, directed by Kon Ichikawa.[2][3][4] It is based on Seishi Yokomizo's novel of the same title.[5][6] It is fourth in Kon Ichikawa and Koji Ishizaka`s Kindaichi film series.[7]
In the Daidoji family of Izu, a man accomplished a mortal death. Kosuke Kindaichi visits the Daidoji family to investigate the case at the request of lawyer Kanoh in Kyoto immediately after the incident.[8][9]
Cast
- Kōji Ishizaka as Kosuke Kindaichi
- Keiko Kishi as Hediko Kamio
- Takeshi Katō as Detective Todoroki
- Mitsuko Kusabue as Otomi
- Shigeru Kōyama
- Katsuhiko Sasaki as Hitoshi
- Akiji Kobayashi as Detective Kogure
- Ryōko Sakaguchi as Oaki
- Yōko Tsukasa
- Junzaburō Ban as Arashi Sanchō
- Tarō Ishida as Usa Saburō
- Tsuyoshi Sasaki as Komai
- Hideji Ōtaki as Kanō
- Kie Nakai as Tomoko Daidōji
- Masaya Oki as Rentarō Tamon
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Ginzō Daidōji
