Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo (2009)

Directed by

Jessica Oreck

Genre

nature documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores the role of insects in Japanese culture from ancient times to the present. A narrator reads poetry and legends while the film shows images of bugs alongside scenes of everyday life in Japan.

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What happens

Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo is a 2009 documentary directed by American filmmaker Jessica Oreck. The documentary shows how insects are entwined with Japan from past to present. A Japanese narrator reads poetry and legends, and gives information about the insects. The film has shots of insects interspersed with shots of daily life in Japan. It has to do with how the Japanese treat insects of all types. The film screened within the 2009 South by Southwest Film Conference & Festival and the 2009 Maryland Film Festival. It was nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Award at the 25th Independent Spirit Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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