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Twilight of the Cockroaches
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Twilight of the Cockroaches

1987-11-21 · 105 min · ★ 6.2

Fantasy · Drama · Science Fiction · Romance · Family · Animation

The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a hard-bitten stranger roach named Hans appears with news of war with the humans across the lawn, it foretells disruption-not only of Naomi and Ichiro's relationship, but of the hive's entire way of life.

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Directors
Hiroaki Yoshida
Production companies
Kitty Films, Madhouse, TYO Productions
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

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Kaoru KobayashiKaoru KobayashiSaitô (voice)
Ichirôta MiyakawaIchirôta MiyakawaIchirô (voice)
Setsuko KarasumaSetsuko KarasumaMomoko (voice)
Eri WatanabeEri WatanabeWife (voice)
Atsuko AsanoAtsuko AsanoNaomi (voice)
Mitsuru HirataMitsuru HirataYasuo (voice)
Kozo ShioyaKozo ShioyaTakashi (voice)
Hiroshi YagyuHiroshi YagyuSeiji (voice)
Tanie KitabayashiTanie KitabayashiTorah (voice)
Takeshi KusakaTakeshi KusakaAlois (voice)
Masatô IbuMasatô IbuPriest (voice)
Keisuke OtoriKeisuke OtoriKosuke (voice)
Tetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaGrandpa (voice)
Hajime HanaHajime HanaDad (voice)
Toshio FurukawaToshio FurukawaFritz (voice)
Yoku ShioyaYoku ShioyaCohen (voice)
Yusaku YaraYusaku YaraCommandant (voice)
Katsuji MoriKatsuji MoriRestauranter (voice)
Taeko NakanishiTaeko NakanishiMom (voice)
Mitsutoshi IshigamiMitsutoshi IshigamiGrump (voice)

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