It has sold 280 million copies in various formats, including compilation books, making it the second or thirdbestselling manga series in history. This is one of a few anime movies that i have actually turned off while watching it. Gorugo satin is a japanese manga series written and illustrated by takao saito, published in shogakukans big comic magazine since october 1968. Staff and background queen bee is an entry in the long running golgo franchise. Based on takao saitos graphic novel, golgo is japans most celebrated and notorious assassin, and a man as adept with a rifle as he is with the ladies. The series follows the title character, a professional assassin. Golgo is hired to assassinate queen bee, the secondincommand of a south american rebel army, to prevent her from killing the united states democratic.
Golgo , gorugo satin is a 1973 japanese action film starring ken takakura as the. John hostetter filmographie le guide des films en francais. The professional, known as simply golgo in japan, is a 1983 japanese anime film based on the manga series golgo by takao saito. Instead, it focuses a lot more on the queen bees character. It gets the basic theme right, but misses the big picture. The mysterious assassin golgo is well known for his reputation of never giving up an assignment once he has taken it and his high rates of success. Used golgo vol 1 english manga blade of the immortal, online anime, ghost. Queen bee is a short and not particularly sweet film that fails to make effective use of one of the coolest japanese characters around. It seems a bit silly to me because its named after the guy. Queen bee is at the bottom of the list of things to watch as far as golgo goes.
The professional so interesting for me was to see a japanese production do a story meant to be so explicitly american, and commenting on the clandestine operations of our security apparatus. Images of the voice actors who play the voice of sonia queen bee joanna in golgo. After having a more than friendly meeting with queen bee herself, golgo is presneted with another job. Each issue contained one complete story and had nothing to do with the.
Golgo the professional japanese chirashi mini film poster anime english dubbed. Discotek media adds golgo anime film mar 8, 2011 right stuf removes urban vision titles from catalog sep 8, 2010 section23, sentai add golgo tv with english dub apr 23, 2010. Tessho genda provides the voice of golgo in the japanese version, while in the english version, he is voiced by john dimaggio. Queen bee is an anime that falls into the main genre of action. Queen bee video 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Titlegolgo queen bee publication number400880 application number40100371 mediumdvdcurrent. However, once golgo penetrates the queen s hive, he realizes that the. Duke, known by his clients as golgo, is a professional assassin who will only take your job if youve got a heck of a lot of cash or a cause he thinks is worth the trouble. Challenge 126 five anime films from the nineties 15. Golgo is a japanese manga series written and illustrated by takao saito, published in. After discerning the underpinnings of queen bees loathing for the politicians, golgo realizes that she will stop at nothing to eliminate them. A man of mystery, not even the worlds most prominent intelligence agencies. However, once golgo penetrates the queens hive, he realizes that the machinations behind the planned assassination are more complex than he could have imagined.
A women named queen bee keeps sending death threats to hardy and wont stop. Queen bee, paints golgo aka duke togo in a somewhat different light by pitting him against a female assassin who is as passionate as golgo is stoic. Queen bee stays true to the thrilling scenarios that have made the golgo character such a success, spanning a theatrical. Tessho genda provides the voice of golgo in the japanese version, while in the english version, he is voiced by john dimaggio synopsis. Then again, neither is duke togo, tadashi togo, or any number of the aliases he goes by. When a democratic presidential contender is being threatened by queen bee, the leader of a south american guerrilla group, golgo is retained to kill her before. Once golco discovers queen bee s true identity, he decides that he must step aside as a very personal feud climaxes to a tragic end that will blow you away. Queen bee tries to take it a step further with a story about the face of. Golgo queen bee 1998 ova golgo queen bee 1998 ova. Queen bee is only the second animated film based on the popular, longrunning comic book character of the title, a stoic, rockhard, topdollar hit man.
It has been adapted into two liveaction feature films, an anime film. Hardcore fans may just about find enough positives to warrant a purchase, but everyone else would be far better off checking out. Julia fletcher filmographie le guide des films en francais. Queen bee, paints golgo aka duke togo in a somewhat different light by pitting him against a female. If hardy wins the election, drugs will be outlawed and queen bee s life will go down the drain. Queen bee is a 1955 american film noir drama starring joan crawford, john ireland, betsy palmer, and barry sullivan. His right hand man, and sleaze extraordinaire, thomas waltham picks up golgo to do the job before things get messier than a farmgirl porno. The sequel to the classic 83 masterpiece the professional takes badass motherfucker golgo.
Queen bee, director osamu dezaki and executive producer, mataichiro yamamoto, discuss why it took them years to create a sequel to their first golgo film titled the professional. The video clips come from the 2 golgo movies the professional and queen bee. If you missed the film in theaters, funimation is now streaming. Queen bee 1998 golgo is called upon to terminate the leader of a liberation army before she assassinates a highprofile political figure. Queen bee you are looking for serious, suspenseful and tense movies about with hitman, vengeance, femme fatale, mysterious character, terrorism, life is a bitch and violence spree themes of animation, crime and drama genre shot in japan. He meets his match here in queen bee, the leader of a south american liberation army, whom. Queen bee january 18, 2011 by jonathan henderson 1 comment in the commentary for golgo. Queen bee leader of dissident south american liberation army. With its intricate plot and pulsepounding action, golgo. Golgo is the oldest manga still in publication, and its tankobon edition has the thirdhighest number of volumes. It was the second liveaction movie based on the golgo manga.
Duke togo is a man without morals, inhibitions, regrets, or even a real identity. It often contains a lot of shooting, explosions and fighting. It has been adapted into two liveaction feature films, an anime film, an original video animation, an anime television series and. Golgo is the longest running manga ever, having been going since 1968, and it is still very popular. Golgo queen bee 1998 by stella on 18 april 2016 in animation.
Usually i can at least get some humor out of an anime. Golgo is hired to assassinate queen bee, the secondincommand of a south american rebel army, to prevent her from killing the united states. When a democratic presidential contender is being threatened by queen bee, the leader of a south american guerrilla group, golgo is retained to kill her before she kills the candidate. Golgo is hired to assassinate a woman known as the queen bee.
Titlegolgo queen bee publication number400881 application number40100371 mediumdvd slickcurrent. This is a new zealand classification of golgo queen bee. Democratic candidate for president robert hardy has been getting some pretty threatening letters in the mail from a woman calling herself queen bee. Golgo is contracted to kill boss goa, the head of a worldwide crime syndicate responsible for drugs, weapons, and human trafficking. Queen bee vhs, 1998, subtitled at the best online prices at ebay. The film was directed by ranald macdougall and produced by jerry wald, and the screenplay by macdougall was based upon the novel the queen bee, by edna l.
Prime video to watch a movie that was supposed to be released at cinemas. Stream gratuit based on takao saitos graphic novel, golgo is japans most celebrated. Master assassin golgo is hired by the advisor of presidential candidate robert hardy to assassinate queen bee, the beautiful and deadly leader of a south american guerilla army. Queen bee 1998 cast and crew golgo is called upon to terminate the leader of a liberation army before she assassinates a highprofile political figure. But other than those cons, it has some really fun action sequences that fans of the first film will be pleased with. Being golgo , this of course means hes going to bang the hell out her, but he also gets involved with her story. He meets his match here in queen bee, the leader of a south american liberation army, whom he must kill before she can assassinate a popular presidential candidate. John dimaggio, denise poirier, carlos ferro language. I think my biggest problem was that the story barely focused on golgo at all.
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