Queen Bee
1978, Japanese. Directed by Kon Ichikawa.
To solve the mystery of a murder of an old governess which takes place at a wealthy Daidoji family's country estate, family secrets and lies dating back several generations must be sorted out once and for all.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Kon IchikawaDirector
- Koji IshizakaKosuke Kindaichi
- Keiko KishiHideko Kamio
- Yōko TsukasaTsutayo
- Mieko TakamineTakako Higashikoji
- Kie NakaiTomoko Daidoji
- Masaya OkiRentaro Tamon
- Mitsuko KusabueOtomi
- Ryoko SakaguchiOaki
- Midori HagioKotoe Daidoji
- Takeshi KatōDetective Todoroki
- Shigeru KōyamaTsukumo
- Akiji KobayashiDetective Kogure
Details
- Released
- 11 February 1978
- Original title
- 女王蜂
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinya Hidaka, Kon Ichikawa, Chiho Katsura
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What Queen Bee is based on
Queen Bee is based on Queen Bee, a 1952 novel by Seishi Yokomizo, published by Kodansha.
Novel · 1952
Queen Bee
By Seishi Yokomizo
Published by Kodansha
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Queen Bee runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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Which OTT platform is Queen Bee on?
Queen Bee isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 February 1978. (Checked 31 October 2026.)
What movies are like Queen Bee?
If you liked Queen Bee, try The Pale Blue Eye, Nocebo, Body Cam.
Who directed Queen Bee?
Queen Bee (1978) was directed by Kon Ichikawa and stars Koji Ishizaka, Keiko Kishi, Yōko Tsukasa.
What is Queen Bee based on?
Queen Bee is based on Queen Bee, a 1952 novel by Seishi Yokomizo, published by Kodansha.