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The Island of Giant Insects

2020 · 76 min

A tense, gory survival thrill ride with giant bugs and campy anime energy.

Directed by
Naoyuki Tatsuwa, Takeo Takahashi
Genres
Animation, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Mao Ichimichi, Chiaki Takahashi, Marina Inoue
Tagline
Will they be eaten, or will they survive?
Overview
After an airplane crash during a school trip, Oribe Mutsumi and her classmates were stranded on a seemingly deserted island. Mutsumi found the other survivors, and used her wilderness knowledge to help them. She expects that they will be rescued in about three days, which doesn't seem so long to endure. However, she didn't account for the fact that the island is populated with gigantic killer insects. Her knowledge of butterflies, wasps, and more may be the only thing that will help any of her classmates survive to be rescued!

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Stream in the UK
  • Crunchyroll
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Naoyuki Tatsuwa, Takeo Takahashi
Genres
Animation, Mystery, Drama
Starring
Mao Ichimichi, Chiaki Takahashi, Marina Inoue
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • death
  • friendship
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour3
Realism3
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, mystery, drama, horror, adventure
Directed by
Naoyuki Tatsuwa, Takeo Takahashi
Written by
Shigeru Morita
Starring
Mao Ichimichi, Chiaki Takahashi, Marina Inoue, Misato Fukuen, Momo Asakura, Rika Tachibana, Takuya Eguchi, Wataru Komada
Music
Akinari Suzuki, Johannes Nilsson
Cinematography
Yuki Uemura
Runtime
76 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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