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Golgo 13: Queen Bee

1998 · 57 min

A cold, stylish thriller that moves from jungle firefights to political intrigue, leaving a bitter aftertaste.

Directed by
Osamu Dezaki
Genres
Action, Animation
Starring
Masako Katsuki, Kinryu Arimoto, Ryusei Nakao
Tagline
Live for passion... die for vengeance.
Overview
Golgo 13, Japan's most celebrated and notorious assassin, meets his match in Queen Bee, the leader of a South American liberation army, whom he must kill before she can assassinate a popular presidential candidate. However, once Golgo 13 penetrates the Queen's hive, he realizes that the machinations behind the planned assassination are more complex than he could have imagined.

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Directed by
Osamu Dezaki
Genres
Action, Animation
Starring
Masako Katsuki, Kinryu Arimoto, Ryusei Nakao
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • corruption
  • power
  • trauma
Places
  • big city
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour1
Realism5
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, animation
Directed by
Osamu Dezaki
Written by
Akihiro Tago
Starring
Masako Katsuki, Kinryu Arimoto, Ryusei Nakao, Daiki Nakamura, Hideyuki Umezu, Kosei Tomita, Mugihito, Naoya Uchida
Music
Seiji Suzuki, Fujimaru Yoshino
Cinematography
Hajime Noguchi, Hirokata Takahashi
Runtime
57 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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