Children of the Beehive: What Happened Next

Overview

In Shimizu’s sequel to his 1948 masterpiece, a journalist arrives in the secluded foothills of Izu to find a hidden commune to ask, “What happened to the children of the Beehive?” Three years have passed and her question situates itself not only in the realm of Shimizu’s craft, but that of reality: What became of the war orphans Shimizu raised?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 12, 1951

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Hachi no Su Eiga-bu

Cast

Norio Tani,Setsuko Himori,Shinichiro Kubota,Mitsuo Harada,Nobue Baba,Yotaka Iwamoto,Eiko Tajima,Masaru Oba

Director

Hiroshi Shimizu

Writer

Hiroshi Shimizu

Cinematography

Saburo Furuyama

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5124166