However, once golgo penetrates the queen s hive, he realizes that the machinations behind the planned assassination are more complex than he could have imagined. Golgo snipes a guy and then goes straight to his girls. Queen bee is only the second animated film based on the popular, longrunning comic book character of the title, a stoic, rockhard, topdollar hit man. Queen bee stays true to the thrilling scenarios that have made the golgo character such a success, spanning a theatrical. Golgo is the longest running manga ever, having been going since 1968, and it is still very popular. He meets his match here in queen bee, the leader of a south american liberation army, whom he must kill before she can assassinate a popular presidential candidate.
When a democratic presidential contender is being threatened by queen bee, the leader of a south american guerrilla group, golgo is retained to kill her before she kills the candidate. Titlegolgo queen bee publication number400881 application number40100371 mediumdvd slickcurrent. It is the very first film based on the manga and the third overall, as well as the first animated film to incorporate cgi. Queen bee video 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The professional, known as simply golgo in japan, is a 1983 japanese anime film based on the manga series golgo by takao saito. All attempts to focus on the fantasy aspects of this story aside. Tessho genda provides the voice of golgo in the japanese version, while in the english version, he is voiced by john dimaggio synopsis.
The sequel to the classic 83 masterpiece the professional takes badass motherfucker golgo. Not even the children living there, queen bee s own included, are spared. The mysterious assassin golgo is well known for his reputation of never giving up an assignment once he has taken it and his high rates of success. But other than those cons, it has some really fun action sequences that fans of the first film will be pleased with. Anime series 200809 an internationally known killerforhire accepts jobs around the globe. The action and story line cannot compare to the original golgo film by a long shot. Vf golgo streaming film streaming complet streaming vf. Golgo is a longrunning actiondrama manga created by takao saito, first published in 1968, about the titular assassin. Golgo is the oldest manga still in publication, and its tankobon edition has the thirdhighest number of volumes. More recently i watched the recent tv series and found out golgo is actually pretty cool. Golgo is hired to assassinate queen bee, the secondincommand of a south american rebel army, to prevent her from killing the united states.
This is a new zealand classification of golgo queen bee. Queen bee, director osamu dezaki and executive producer, mataichiro yamamoto, discuss why it took them years to create a sequel to their first golgo film titled the professional. Staff and background queen bee is an entry in the long running golgo franchise. Democratic candidate for president robert hardy has been getting some pretty threatening letters in the mail from a woman calling herself queen bee. A tv anime based on the series aired in japan in 2008. A women named queen bee keeps sending death threats to hardy and wont stop.
In this one golgo is hired by the uss vice president nominee to assassinate queen bee, a major drug distributor who plans to assassinate the presidential candidate for his antidrug platform. Queen bee january 18, 2011 by jonathan henderson 1 comment in the commentary for golgo. Read the topic about golgo episode 15 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. Well technically its an ova, but its all one feature so whatever. After having a more than friendly meeting with queen bee herself, golgo is presneted with another job. Golgo , top sniper, is the 4th assassin hired to kill hk drug lord chow for americans wanting the hk drug market. The manga has been adapted into an animated movie and a 60minute ova sequel, the professional and queen bee, along with two liveaction movies and several video games. Robert hardy, consumed by guilt, commits suicide on live television when he sees queen bee, aka his daughter sonja, there to kill him. With taro arakawa, john dimaggio, kinryu arimoto, denise poirier. It has sold 280 million copies in various formats, including compilation books, making it the second or thirdbestselling manga series in history. There are many things i didnt like about the first film, but at least it had fantastic visuals. The professional, known simply as golgo in japan, is a 1983 animated featured film. Post jobs, find pros, and collaborate commissionfree in our professional marketplace. Plus new stuff like bionic vampire ninja theater and chinese takeout with the return of.
He meets his match here in queen bee, the leader of a south american liberation army, whom he must kill before she. Queen bee is an anime that falls into the main genre of action. Golgo , gorugo satin is a 1973 japanese action film starring ken takakura as the international assassin golgo. Queen bee was not nearly the financial success that golgo. Once golco discovers queen bee s true identity, he decides that he must step aside as a very personal feud climaxes to a tragic end that will blow you away. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. It seems a bit silly to me because its named after the guy. With its intricate plot and pulsepounding action, golgo. Queen bee leader of dissident south american liberation army. Queen bee tries to take it a step further with a story about the face of.
A hk cop investigates several similar murders done by chows men. When she was a child, they destroyed her world and left her to live like an animal. Titlegolgo queen bee publication number400880 application number40100371 mediumdvdcurrent. Instead, it focuses a lot more on the queen bee s character. Golgo 1983 toutes les infos sur le film complet the professional. It incorporates cgi animation, which was in its infancy at the time. The film was directed by osamu dezaki, produced by nobuo inada and was written from a screenplay by shukei nagasaka.
Ovas may have been a mature medium and distribution method, but generally speaking they were almost exclusively the otaku medium of choice. Queen bee vhs, 1998, subtitled at the best online prices at ebay. Images of the voice actors who play the voice of sonia queen bee joanna in golgo. Queen bee 1998 cast and crew golgo is called upon to terminate the leader of a liberation army before she assassinates a highprofile political figure. Challenge 126 five anime films from the nineties 15. Master assassin golgo is hired by the advisor of presidential candidate robert hardy to assassinate queen bee, the beautiful and deadly leader of a south american guerilla army. Golgo s voice is provided by tetsuro sagawa in the japanese version, and gregory snegoff in streamline pictures english dub. Tessho genda provides the voice of golgo in the japanese version, while in the english version, he is voiced by john dimaggio. See more ideas about anime, duke and blade of the immortal. All weekend long, dkutv has a special sneak peek at what you can ex. Contracted by an organization to kill max boa, the head of a worldwide crime syndicate responsible for drugs, weapons, and human trafficking. This is the first liveaction movie based on the golgo manga.
It has been adapted into two liveaction feature films, an anime film, an original video animation, an anime television series and. Queen bee is a short and not particularly sweet film that fails to make effective use of one of the coolest japanese characters around. Golgo is hired to assassinate queen bee, the secondincommand of a south american rebel army, to prevent her from killing the united states democratic presidential nominee. His right hand man, and sleaze extraordinaire, thomas waltham picks up golgo to do the job before things get messier than a farmgirl porno. Queen bee, paints golgo aka duke togo in a somewhat different light by pitting him against a female assassin who is as passionate as golgo is stoic.
The late late show with james corden recommended for you. Terminate the infamous queen bee leader of a dissident south american liberation army, before she kills a high profile presidential candidate. Queen bee 1998 golgo is called upon to terminate the leader of a liberation army before she assassinates a highprofile political figure. Instead, it focuses a lot more on the queen bees character. I think my biggest problem was that the story barely focused on golgo at all. Professional contract killer duke togocodenamed golgo is hired to assassinate robert dawson, the son of oil baron leonard dawson and the heir of dawson enterprises, and succeeds. Based on takao saitos graphic novel, golgo is japans most celebrated and notorious assassin, and a man as adept with a rifle as he is with the ladies.
The professional so interesting for me was to see a japanese production do a story meant to be so explicitly american, and commenting on the clandestine operations of our security apparatus. Hardcore fans may just about find enough positives to warrant a purchase, but everyone else would be far better off checking out the far superior 20082009 anime series. Discotek media adds golgo anime film mar 8, 2011 right stuf removes urban vision titles from catalog sep 8, 2010 section23, sentai add golgo tv with english dub apr 23, 2010. The video clips come from the 2 golgo movies the professional and queen bee. If hardy wins the election, drugs will be outlawed and queen bee s life will go down the drain. With shinichi chiba, lun chia, etsuko shihomi, emi shindo. Queen bee 1998 golgo is hired to assassinate queen bee, the secondincommand of a south american rebel army, to prevent her from killing the united states democratic presidential nominee. The professional was, either in japan or in the united states. Akio sugino, sugino akio, born september 19, 1944 is a japanese character designer who is known for working with osamu dezaki and his designs on golgo and space adventure cobra contents. The professional 1983, intentionally and unintentionally, is a far more interesting and entertaining take on the character.
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