The Big Bee (天空の蜂, Tenkū no Hachi) is a 2015 Japanese thriller film directed by Yukihiko Tsutsumi and based on the novel of the same name by Keigo Higashino.[2] It was released on September 12, 2015.[3]

The Big Bee
Poster
天空の蜂
Directed byYukihiko Tsutsumi
Screenplay byIchiro Kusuno
Based onTenkū no Hachi
by Keigo Higashino
Produced by
  • Tadashi Ohsumi
  • Naoya Kinoshita
  • Kôhei Furukawa
  • Takeshi Sakamoto
  • Naoto Miyamoto
Starring
CinematographySatoru Karasawa
Edited byNobuyuki Ito
Music byRichard Pryn
Production
company
"The Big Bee" Production Committee
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12)
Running time
139 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥783 million[1]

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The film grossed ¥161 million on its opening weekend and was number three at the box office.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Kevin Ma (September 29, 2015). "No Longer Heroine tops post-holiday Japan B.O." Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Kevin Ma (September 16, 2015). "Pixels wins first round at Japan box office". Film Business Asia. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "天空の蜂 (2015)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 2, 2015.

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