''Queen Bee'' () is a 1978 Japanese film, directed by
Kon Ichikawa
was a Japanese film director and screenwriter. His work displays a vast range in genre and style, from the anti-war films '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) and '' Fires on the Plain'' (1959), to the documentary '' Tokyo Olympiad'' (1965), which won t ...
.
It is based on
Seishi Yokomizo
was a Japanese mystery novelist, known for creating the fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi.
Early life
Yokomizo was born in the city of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. He read detective stories as a boy and in 1921, while employed by the Daiichi Ba ...
's novel of the same title. It is fourth in Kon Ichikawa and
Koji Ishizaka`s
Kindaichi film series.
Plot
In the Daidoji family of
Izu, a man accomplished a mortal death.
Kosuke Kindaichi
is a fictional Japanese detective created by Seishi Yokomizo, a renowned mystery novelist. His first case, '' The Honjin Murders'', is a novel of a locked room murder in an old family house, which many people regard as one of the best Japanese de ...
visits the Daidoji family to investigate the case at the request of lawyer Kanoh in
Kyoto
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...
immediately after the incident.
Cast
*
Kōji Ishizaka
is a Japanese actor.
Ishizaka graduated from Keio University with a Bachelor of Laws, B.L. degree. He serves as a special advisor for the Japan Plamodel Industry Association, and on 23 February 2009, he founded Rowguanes, a plastic model enthus ...
as
Kosuke Kindaichi
is a fictional Japanese detective created by Seishi Yokomizo, a renowned mystery novelist. His first case, '' The Honjin Murders'', is a novel of a locked room murder in an old family house, which many people regard as one of the best Japanese de ...
*
Keiko Kishi
is a Japanese actress, writer, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador.
Life and career
She made her acting debut in 1951 in Noboru Nakamura's film '' Home Sweet Home''.
In the 1950s, David Lean proposed her for the main role in '' The Wind Cannot Read ...
as Hediko Kamio
*
Takeshi Katō as Detective Todoroki
*
Mitsuko Kusabue as Otomi
*
Shigeru Kōyama
*
Katsuhiko Sasaki as Hitoshi
*
Akiji Kobayashi
, sometimes credited as Shōji Kobayashi, was a Japanese actor. He attended Nihon University College of Art, but withdrew before completing his degree and joined the Haiyuza Theatre Company in 1949. He made his film debut with ''Satsujin Yogisha' ...
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
is a Japanese film actor.
He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including '' The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus '' Harakiri'', '' Samurai Rebellion'' and '' Kwaidan''.
Nakada ...
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.
References
External links
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1978 films
1970s Japanese films
Films based on Japanese novels
Films directed by Kon Ichikawa
Films with screenplays by Kon Ichikawa
Kosuke Kindaichi
Toho films
Films based on works by Seishi Yokomizo
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