Twilight of the Cockroaches
5.8/10
Rating
105 min
Runtime
1987
Release Year
Hiroaki Yoshida
Director
Cast
Kaoru Kobayashi, Ichirôta Miyakawa, Setsuko Karasuma, Eri Watanabe, Atsuko Asano
Quick Synopsis
In Saito's apartment, a community of cockroaches lives comfortably, benefiting from the space and food left behind by their human occupant. Among them, Naomi and Ichiro are preparing to marry and begin their own family. However, their peaceful existence is threatened when Hans, a tough and experienced cockroach from outside, arrives with warnings of an impending conflict between the cockroaches and the humans living nearby. This news challenges not only Naomi and Ichiro's plans but also the stability of the entire cockroach colony.
Detailed Synopsis of Twilight of the Cockroaches
The cockroaches of Saito's apartment live in peace with their human host, who gives them lots of space to breed and plenty of leftovers to munch on. In the midst of these high living times, Naomi and Ichiro plan to get married and start a family. But when a hard-bitten stranger roach named Hans appears with news of war with the humans across the lawn, it foretells disruption-not only of Naomi and Ichiro's relationship, but of the hive's entire way of life.
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