Queen Bee (1978 film)

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]

Queen Bee
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Kon Ichikawa[1]
Screenplay by	Shinya Hidaka[1] Chiho Katsura[1] Kon Ichikawa[1]
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	February 11, 1978 (1978-02-11) (Japan)
Running time	140 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

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.