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It may sound like a cult B-movie from the glory days of Godzilla but Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo is actually a lyrical, spellbinding documentary on Japan’s fascination with insects. All children have a ghoulish attraction to creepy crawlies but in Japan it seems like a national pasttime. Director Jessica Oreck is an entomologist at the Museum Of Natural History in New York and her first feature has all the curiosity and wonder of a true enthusiast. She encourages experts and authors to trace the cultural history of Japan’s love affair with insects and captures enthralling footage of the children, collectors and sellers who have taken the bugs to their hearts.

 Thanks to Myriapod Productions.

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