Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
November 21, 1987Release Date
Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987)
November 21, 1987Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Kaoru Kobayashi
Saitô
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Ichirô (voice)
Setsuko Karasuma
Momoko
Eri Watanabe
Wife
Atsuko Asano
Naomi (voice)
Mitsuru Hirata
Yasuo (voice)
Rebecca Forstadt
Naomi (1992)
Kozo Shioya
Takashi (voice)
Hiroshi Yagyu
Seiji (voice)
Tanie Kitabayashi
Torah (voice)
Jimmy Theodore
Ichirô (1992)
Takeshi Kusaka
Alois (voice)
Masatô Ibu
Priest (voice)
Keisuke Otori
Kosuke (voice)
Steve Bulen
Yasuo (1992)
Tetsuro Tamba
Grandpa (voice)
Hajime Hana
Dad (voice)
Hiroaki Yoshida
Director
Toshio Furukawa
Fritz (voice)
Yoku Shioya
Cohen (voice)
Steve Kramer
Writer
Yusaku Yara
Commandant (voice)
Katsuji Mori
Restauranter (voice)
Taeko Nakanishi
Mom (voice)
Carl Macek
Producer
Mitsutoshi Ishigami
Grump (voice)
Masato Tsujimura
Kantarô (voice)
Mariko Fukushima
Crew (voice)
Iwao Yamaki
Cinematographer
Masato Furuoya
Hans (voice)
Ryoichi Tanaka
Walla (voice)
Akiko Tsuboi
Walla (voice)
Michitaka Kobayashi
Walla (voice)
Reiko Suzuki
Walla (voice)
Masato Hirano
Walla (voice)
Seiko Nakano
Walla (voice)
Hiroshi Kurogane
Character Designer
Seiji Endô
Editor
Wataru Akashi
Casting
Yoshitaka Amano
Art Direction
Kiichi Ichida
Art Direction
Hiroyuki Ebata
Assistant Director
Hiroyuki Fukushima
Assistant Director
Tatsuhiko Urahata
Assistant Director
Susumu Aketagawa
Sound Director
Hideyo Sasaki
Sound Effects Editor
Ichiro Tsujii
Sound Recordist
J.F. Oya
Production Coordinator
Kumiko Taniguchi
Special Effects
Seiji Muta
Key Animation
Toshiyuki Inoue
Key Animation
Yoshiyuki Momose
Key Animation / Animation
Morgan Fisher
Original Music Composer
Kenji Misumi
Director of Photography
Kensei Kondo
Director of Photography
Hiroaki Yoshida
Director / Writer
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Release DateNovember 21, 1987
Original Nameゴキブリたちの黄昏
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
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Twilight of the Cockroaches (ゴキブリたちの黄昏, Gokiburi-tachi no Tasogare) is a 1987 Japanese fantasy drama film written and directed by Hiroaki Yoshida that combines live-action footage with animation. The plot concerns a society of cockroaches who live peacefully in the apartment of a bachelor named Saito, until a woman moves in and the humans begin to exterminate the cockroaches. The cockroaches are depicted through animation, and the humans are depicted through live-action footage.
Director Yoshida has stated that the film is "about Japan" and that the "concept of a 'hated' species is like the racial and cultural enmity with which Japan is perceived". In his New York Times review, Vincent Canby wrote: "The publicity material for Twilight of the Cockroaches describes the film as an allegory about the fate in store for affluent Japan if it doesn't meet its international responsibilities. The film may read that way in Japan. In this country, it looks somewhat darker and more muddled".
The English dub of the film was produced by Streamline Pictures. During the early-to-mid 1990s, the film was shown frequently on Turner Broadcasting stations such as TBS, TNT, and Cartoon Network, often paired with Vampire Hunter D and Robot Carnival. As a result, it was one of the first exposures to anime for many American anime fans.
The soundtrack is by Morgan Fisher.
The film was originally released on VHS and LaserDisc by Lumivision in 1991.
The film was released on to DVD by Discotek Media on February 26, 2019.