Golgo 13: Queen Bee

"Live for passion... die for vengeance."

1998 0h 57m JA

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 43

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Synopsis

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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.

“Live for passion... die for vengeance.”

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Cast

Masako Katsuki
Sonia / Queen Bee
Kinryu Arimoto
Robert Hardy
Ryusei Nakao
Thomas Waltham
Daiki Nakamura
Bernard
Hideyuki Umezu
Burton
Kosei Tomita
Gordon
Mugihito
General Gomès
Naoya Uchida
Bening

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Osamu Dezaki
Writers: Osamu Dezaki, Akihiro Tago
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Golgo 13 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Osamu Dezaki, shot by Hajime Noguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Fujimaru Yoshino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Chieko Takayama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Masako Katsuki and Kinryu Arimoto and Ryusei Nakao carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Live for passion... die for vengeance.".

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The take

Osamu Dezaki directs. Hajime Noguchi behind the camera. Fujimaru Yoshino scores. Chieko Takayama cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 57-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Golgo 13 Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Osamu Dezaki, shot by Hajime Noguchi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Fujimaru Yoshino. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Chieko Takayama shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Masako Katsuki and Kinryu Arimoto and Ryusei Nakao carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Live for passion... die for vengeance.".
9IMDB entry: tt0189559 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 11 themes, including "guerrilla warfare", "sniper", "assassin", "hitman".