Cleopatra: Queen of Sex

1970 1h 53m JA

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 52

AnimationComedyScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Three people from the future, who travel spiritually to the era of the Egyptian queen Cleopatra VII Philopator and her Roman lovers Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, become their closest friends as they try to unravel the nature of the plan developed in their own time by a sinister enemy.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chinatsu Nakayama
Cleopatra (voice)
Hajime Hana
Caesar (voice)
Kotoe Hatsui
Apollodoria (voice)
Jitsuko Yoshimura
Lybia (voice)
Nachi Nozawa
Octavian (voice)
Nobuo Tsukamoto
Ionius (voice)
Osami Nabe
Antony (voice)
Kazuko Imai
Calpania (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Osamu Tezuka
Writers: Shigemi Satoyoshi, Osamu Tezuka, Osamu Tezuka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Osamu Tezuka, shot by Tsuyoshi Honda. 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 Isao Tomita. 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 Reiko Watanabe 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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Chinatsu Nakayama and Hajime Hana and Kotoe Hatsui carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0065588 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Osamu Tezuka directs. Tsuyoshi Honda behind the camera. Isao Tomita scores. Reiko Watanabe cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Osamu Tezuka, shot by Tsuyoshi Honda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Isao Tomita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Reiko Watanabe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Chinatsu Nakayama and Hajime Hana and Kotoe Hatsui carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0065588 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.