The Bugs Detective (2010)

The Bugs Detective is a Japanese movie directed by Sakichi Sato and based on a gag manga by Aozora Daichi. It was released by Libero in Japan on April 3, 2010.

The film starts Show Aikawa, a bug collector and expert in his own life, as Insect Detective Yoshimi Yoshida. Yoshida has the unique ability to communicate with insects which he uses to solve cases.

While searching for a missing stink bug, a woman insists Yoshida is actually “Tanaka”, a legendary detective who disappeared five years ago after a massive explosion…

Movie info

Original title: 昆虫探偵ヨシダヨシミ
Transliterated title: Konchū Tantei Yoshida Yoshimi
Release date: April 3, 2010

Featured Cast

Actor		Role
	Show Aikawa
	Hidejiro Mizumoto
	Hirono Yamada
	Kunikazu Katsumata
	Nao Nekota
	Sayuri Oyamada
	Takenori Murano
	Tsuyoshi Muro
	Yoji Tanaka

Trivia

The bugs used in the film were real, and aside from a few big special effects scenes such as a large bomb blast, very little CG was used. At one point the cast and crew had to stay late into the night as they waited for two beetles to mate in a pivotal scene.

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