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 (voice)

Ichirôta Miyakawa
Ichirô (voice)

Setsuko Karasuma
Momoko (voice)

Eri Watanabe
Wife (voice)

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

Kiyoshi 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
Media.






Details.
Release DateNovember 21, 1987
Original Nameゴキブリたちの黄昏
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 45m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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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.
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