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Genocide

Original title: Konchû daisensô
  • 1968
  • Approved
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
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Genocide (1968)
HorrorSci-Fi

All the insects on Earth become wild and attack humans, causing Armageddon.All the insects on Earth become wild and attack humans, causing Armageddon.All the insects on Earth become wild and attack humans, causing Armageddon.

  • Director
    • Kazui Nihonmatsu
  • Writers
    • Kingen Amada
    • Susumu Takaku
  • Stars
    • Keisuke Sonoi
    • Yûsuke Kawazu
    • Emi Shindô
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
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    • Director
      • Kazui Nihonmatsu
    • Writers
      • Kingen Amada
      • Susumu Takaku
    • Stars
      • Keisuke Sonoi
      • Yûsuke Kawazu
      • Emi Shindô
    • 13User reviews
    • 28Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Keisuke Sonoi
    • Yoshito Nagumo
    Yûsuke Kawazu
    Yûsuke Kawazu
    • Jozi Akiyama
    Emi Shindô
    • Yukari Akiyama
    Reiko Hitomi
    • Junko Komuro
    Eriko Sono
    • Nagumo's Assistant
    Kathy Horan
    • Annabelle
    • (as Cathy Horan)
    Chico Lourant
    • Charlie
    Ralph Jesser
    • Lieutenant Gordon
    • (as Rolf Jesser)
    Toshiyuki Ichimura
    • Seborey Kudo
    Tadayoshi Ueda
    • Tsuneo Matsunaga
    Hiroshi Aoyama
    • Toru Fujii
    Hideaki Komori
    Mike Danning
    • Aircraft Captain
    • (as Mike Daneen)
    Franz Gruber
    • Doctor
    Harold Conway
    • Commander
    William Douyuak
    • Correspondent
    Saburo Aunuma
    • Detective
    Happie Barman
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    • Director
      • Kazui Nihonmatsu
    • Writers
      • Kingen Amada
      • Susumu Takaku
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    • Trivia
      Received the comedic riff treatment by the Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) crew in "Cinematic Titanic" under its original U.S. title "War of the Insects".
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      Featured in Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects (2011)

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    7/10
    A Dark Horror From Japan
    All the insects on Earth become wild and attack humans, causing Armageddon.

    The film's staff includes Shizuo Hirase as the cinematographer, who also worked on the Shochiku films "The X from Outer Space" and "Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell". Composer Shunsuke Kikuchi, who also worked on "Goke", does the music here; he may be best known today for "Female Convict Scorpion" or perhaps "Dragon Ball Z".

    Because this was the last horror film Shochiku would produce, it is suitably ambitious and apocalyptic. This is dark, bleak, and edgy beyond what we typically see from horror of the era, especially in Japan. We (at least Americans) expect men in rubber suits to beat on each other, but this is a far worse menace!
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    • Release date
      • 1969 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • War of the Insects
    • Production company
      • Shochiku
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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