Queen Bee (1978 film) explained

Queen Bee
Director:	Kon Ichikawa^[1]
Starring:	Kōji Ishizaka
Music:	Shinichi Tanabe
Cinematography:	Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Distributor:	Toho
Runtime:	140 minutes
Country:	Japan
Language:	Japanese

Queen Bee (ja|女王蜂|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]

Plot

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

See also

• The Inugami Family, the first film in Ichikawa and Ishizaka's Kindaichi series.
• Byoinzaka no Kubikukuri no Ie, the fifth film in the series.

Notes and References

1. Book: Quandt . James . Kon Ichikawa . 2001 . . 0-9682969-3-9 . 435 .
2. Web site: 女王蜂 . kotobank. 29 November 2020.
3. Web site: 女王蜂 . Agency for Cultural Affairs 日本映画. 10 November 2018.
4. Web site: Jo-bachi . . 18 July 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718142413/http://collection.tiff.net/mwebcgi/mweb?request=record;id=245376;type=102 . 18 July 2024 . Alternate Title: Queen bee . live.
5. Web site: 女王蜂 . eiga.com. 10 November 2018.
6. Web site: 女王蜂 . ザテレビジョン. 29 November 2020.
7. Web site: 女王蜂 . 市川コンcom. 29 November 2020.
8. Web site: 女王蜂 . wowow. 29 November 2020.
9. Web site: 女王蜂. Kinema Junpo. 27 December 2020.