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Queen Bee

1978 · 140 min

A slow, intricate puzzle of a mystery that draws you into a wealthy family's buried secrets and quiet menace.

Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Koji Ishizaka, Keiko Kishi, Yōko Tsukasa
Overview
To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.

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Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Genres
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Starring
Koji Ishizaka, Keiko Kishi, Yōko Tsukasa
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • family
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • memory
Places
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, horror
Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Written by
Shinya Hidaka, Chiho Katsura, Kon Ichikawa
Starring
Koji Ishizaka, Keiko Kishi, Yōko Tsukasa, Mieko Takamine, Kie Nakai, Masaya Oki, Mitsuko Kusabue, Ryoko Sakaguchi
Music
Shin'ichi Tanabe
Cinematography
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Runtime
140 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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