Golgo 13 - Queen Bee |  | Director: Osamu Dezaki
Actors: John Di Maggio, Denise Poirier, Carlos Ferro, Dwight Schultz, Joe Lala
Studio: Urban Vision
Category: DVD
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Rating:  33 reviews
Format: Animated, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 60 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: UVID1069D
UPC: 638652106902
EAN: 0638652106902
Theatrical Release Date: 2001
Release Date: April 17, 2001
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More than 15 years after the debut of The Professional: Gogol 13 (1983), Duke Togo, the assassin-hero of Takao Saito's popular manga, returns to the screen. Queen Bee plays like the animated daydreams of a frustrated high school sophomore: lots of nudity, sex, and violence, strung together by an over-the-top, clichéd story line. A ruthless Democratic vice presidential candidate hires Gogol to murder Sonia, a.k.a. the Queen Bee, because of her ties to his weak-willed running mate. She's a big-time cocaine dealer and the assistant leader of a Marxist revolution in a small Central American country. Although she's had at least eight children by different fathers, Sonia is built like a brick guerrilla camp. Her amoral indifference to murder and her sexual passion make her fire to Gogol's ice. Gogol and Sonia have no trouble outwitting the Secret Service, U.S. law enforcement, and a rogue army unit led by a deranged Vietnam veteran. But their mutual respect and passion don't stop Gogol from fulfilling his contract. U.S. viewers can only hope Japanese audiences don't see this bloody James Bond rip-off as a realistic portrait of American politics. Rated for mature audiences ages 18 and older for graphic sex, profanity, tobacco use, and extreme violence. --Charles Solomon
Product Description
Queen bee is not your average guerilla radical. As a child she was ripped unmercifully from her home and left to fend for herself on the streets. Once golgo 13 discovers bees identity he must step aside. Features: remastered in both english & japanese directors commentary trailers website info. Studio: Urban Vision Release Date: 04/17/2001 Run time: 60 minutes Rating: Nr Director: Osamu Dezaki
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 a must have January 21, 2008
Anant S. Bedi (miami, FL, USA)
if you are into fast killing and lot of action. With R rated movie line. This is it. This anime in particular is better than the last one as the ending in that movie is truly disappointing. This one has a lot of thrust as to why Golgo picks up the job given to him. After crying freeman if I suggest another anime to watch. This is it.
Also the movie Kowloon asignment is not bad either. Classic 70's with lot of sun-guns-and-buns.
A movie about getting the job done September 13, 2005
D. Chin (Sacramento, CA USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
this movie has good animation with guns, explosions, violence, sex, hitmen, and some killing for the sport of it, for example with the good ol' knife in the head.
Mr. Duke Togo Strikes Again! August 26, 2005
Ronnie Clay (Winnsboro, Louisiana)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Golo 13 is back, this time hired to kill a female revoluntary whose as brutal and effective as himself! Full of action with a mad violent opening that has to be seen to be believed, this is a worthy sequel to "Golo 13: The Professional".
a slight improvment over the original June 29, 2005
Thomas (Georgia)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
15 years later a sequel to Golgo 13 comes out. How does it fare overall? Well, one thing I can say is that I am surprised that people hated Queen Bee comparing it to the original. The only reason I decided to watch this was because I was told it was better than the first Golgo 13. Some anime reviewers will again hate me for this but I have to agree that Queen Bee is the better of the two. The pace of the movie was quick/to the point while at the same time including a decent plot which is what I like when it comes to anime. Sure, I would have liked the film to have been longer than 60 minutes but that doesn't take away from the overall movie. The character development of Queen Bee is interesting yet made me feel sorry for her as well. Golgo 13: Queen Bee is not oscar winning material even for anime though I did prefer the animated sequences over the original. As for the dvd, it has a few features to speak of... that's about it. Oh, be sure to watch through the end credits to see Duke Togo complete his final task.
Don't listen to anything else, This movie is great. October 29, 2004
M.A.G. (brooklyn, ny)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've seen both Golgo 13s, and I enjoyed Queen Bee just as much as The Professional. I am a big Golgo 13 fan. I grew sideburns because of Golgo. Really I did and I still have them. Queen Bee is a little different from The Professional because it's more romantic and emotionally involved whereas the The Pro. is just Golgo plowing through whatever and whoever. And I don't know why the storyline is being reviewed as "cliche", I never saw a story like this. You have to watch the movie twice to get all of it.
Here's the bottom line. I was able to get my girlfriend to sit down and watch this with me. I'm writing this review on her account. She was convinced that she wouldn't like it b/c anime is for depraved Dungeons and Dragons rejects. There is no way she would watch and enjoy The Professional. But she liked this very much And I didn't look like a Star Wars geek. And I got laid. This movie is great.
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