Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next
1951, Japanese. Directed by Hiroshi Shimizu.
In Shimizu’s sequel to his 1948 masterpiece, a journalist arrives in the secluded foothills of Izu to find a hidden commune to ask, “What happened to the children of the Beehive?” Three years have passed and her question situates itself not only in the realm of Shimizu’s craft, but that of reality: What became of the war orphans Shimizu raised?
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 12 February 1951
- Original title
- その後の蜂の巣の子供たち
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hiroshi Shimizu
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Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next: quick answers
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Watch Children of the Beehive (1948) first.
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Next in the series: Children of the Great Buddha (1952).
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Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 February 1951. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next, try The Young One, Girl in the Box, The Ballad of Narayama.
Who directed Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next?
Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next (1951) was directed by Hiroshi Shimizu and stars Shinichiro Kubota, Masaru Oba, Mitsuo Harada.