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Rhyme of Vengeance (1978)

Rhyme of Vengeance poster
Original title
女王蜂
Directed by
Kon Ichikawa
Genre
mystery film, thriller film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 19m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private detective investigates a series of murders linked to a wealthy family's dark past. The story follows his search for the truth as more people die.

tensemysteriousmelancholicslow-burnsuspensefulatmosphericintricate

What happens

Queen Bee (Japanese: 女王蜂, romanized: Jo-o-batchi) is a 1978 Japanese film, directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on Seishi Yokomizo's novel of the same title. It is fourth in Kon Ichikawa and Koji Ishizaka`s Kindaichi film series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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