Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
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Director Jessica Oreck Writer Jessica Oreck Running time 1h 31m Producer Jessica Oreck | 6/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Duration Screenplay Jessica Oreck Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 2009 (2009) Music director Paul Grimstad, J.C. Morrison, Nate Shaw Similar movies Microcosmos (1996), The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971), Arakimentari (2004), Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945), The Great Happiness Space (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo is a 2009 documentary directed by American filmmaker Jessica Oreck. The documentary shows how insects are entwined with Japan from past to present. A Japanese narrator reads poetry, reads legends, and give information about the insects. The film has shots of insects interspersed with shots of daily life in Japan. It has to do with how the Japanese treat insects of all types.
The film screened within the 2009 South by Southwest Film Conference & Festival and the 2009 Maryland Film Festival. It was nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards.
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