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Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

Documentary1h 31m

🍅92%

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92%

Tomatometer

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58%

Popcornmeter

5.6

TMDB

Storyline

Untangling the web of cultural and historical ties underlying Japan's deep fascination with insects.

Trailers

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Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo - Official Movie Trailer 2010 [HD]

Details

DirectorJessica Oreck

ReleasedMar 14, 2009

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$10.1K

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Myriapod Productions

Cast

Haruku Shinozaki

Narrator

Takeshi Yoro

Self

Rin Katsuta

Rina Katsuta

Akito Kawahara

Naohiro Kazaoka

Kazuya Kumazaki

Tomone Kumazaki

Yu Miyasaka

Norikuni Nakamura

Takumi Nakamura

Gakuto Nakamura

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Philo

OVID

Fandor Amazon Channel

Cineverse Amazon Channel

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Offbeat and wondrously shot, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo makes persuasive macro observations about Japanese culture through a microcosmic study of insects.”

92% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Nicolas Rapold

RTFilm Comment MagazineJul 1, 2013

After initially pondering the basic fact that creepy-crawlies are not always viewed with affection elsewhere, the film delves into Japanese thought and culture.

D

Derek Malcolm

RTLondon Evening StandardJul 1, 2011

It flies like a moth around its subject suggesting, sometimes playfully and occasionally ponderously, that we humans are as much like bugs as the creepy-crawlies themselves.

P

Peter Bradshaw

RTGuardianJun 30, 2011

What an original and distinctive film this is.

D

Dustin Chang

RTFloating WorldMar 21, 2021

More of an anthropological essay than straight-up documentary, Beetle Queen shows the latest craze in Japanese culture.

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Information

Title

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

Released

Mar 14, 2009

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Japan, United States of America

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

1h 31m

Status

Released

Studio

Myriapod Productions

Girl Model

The Captains