Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo
Genres
Overview
Untangling the web of cultural and historical ties underlying Japan's deep fascination with insects.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$10068
Runtime
91 min
Release Date
2009-03-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
8
Vote Average
5.6
Haruku Shinozaki
Narrator
Takeshi Yoro
Self
Rin Katsuta
Rina Katsuta
Akito Kawahara
Naohiro Kazaoka
Kazuya Kumazaki
Tomone Kumazaki
Yu Miyasaka
Norikuni Nakamura
Takumi Nakamura
Gakuto Nakamura
Mitsuru Nozawa
Dragon Sensei
Takeshi Sugimoto
Tetsuo Suwa
Joichiro Watanabe
Yoshi-To Yoshioka
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