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In Theaters: May 12, 2010 (limited)
May 28, 2010 (limited)
Documentary
What is it about the Japanese and bugs? Inside a Tokyo pet shop, a little boy delights in selecting his new pet, a rainbow beetle costing $57.00. Japanese aesthetics – whether textiles, architecture, gardening, graphics, brush painting or haiku – all reflect a highly refined appreciation for both the diminutive and the transient. Beetle Queen explores the world of Japanese insect-lovers, from the sublime–families who visit the countryside to hear choruses of crickets or experience the yellow-green flashes of light emitted by thousands of fireflies to the ridiculous–beetle cartoon images that infest the zeitgeist.
0 votes and 0 Reviews
In Theaters: May 12, 2010 (limited)
May 28, 2010 (limited)
Documentary
What is it about the Japanese and bugs? Inside a Tokyo pet shop, a little boy delights in selecting his new pet, a rainbow beetle costing $57.00. Japanese aesthetics – whether textiles, architecture, gardening, graphics, brush painting or haiku – all reflect a highly refined appreciation for both the diminutive and the transient. Beetle Queen explores the world of Japanese insect-lovers, from the sublime–families who visit the countryside to hear choruses of crickets or experience the yellow-green flashes of light emitted by thousands of fireflies to the ridiculous–beetle cartoon images that infest the zeitgeist.
In Theaters: May 12, 2010 (limited)
May 28, 2010 (limited)
Documentary
What is it about the Japanese and bugs? Inside a Tokyo pet shop, a little boy delights in selecting his new pet, a rainbow beetle costing $57.00. Japanese aesthetics – whether textiles, architecture, gardening, graphics, brush painting or haiku – all reflect a highly refined appreciation for both the diminutive and the transient.
