Golgo 13: Queen Bee

Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Golgo 13: Queen Bee
Directed by	Osamu Dezaki
Screenplay by	Akihiro Tago
Based on	Golgo 13; by Takao Saito
Produced by	Takayuki Nagasawa; Sumio Udagawa; Hitoshi Yoshimura
Starring	Tesshō Genda; Akio Ōtsuka; Masako Katsuki; Ryūsei Nakao; Kinryū Arimoto
Cinematography	Hajime Noguchi; Hirokata Takahashi
Edited by	Seiji Morita
Music by	Fujimaru Yoshino
Production; companies	BMG Victor; Filmlink International; Goodhill Vision; Tezuka Productions
Distributed by	Urban Vision Entertainment (United States)
Release date	May 21, 1998
Running time	57 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Golgo 13: Queen Bee (ゴルゴ13〜QUEEN BEE〜) is an original video animation that was released in 1998.^[1] Tesshō Genda provides the voice of Golgo 13 in the Japanese version,^[2] while in the English version, he is voiced by John DiMaggio.^[3]

Synopsis[]

Golgo 13 is hired to assassinate Queen Bee, the second-in-command of a South American rebel army, to prevent her from killing the United States democratic presidential nominee.

Voice cast[]

Character	Japanese	English (Urban Vision Entertainment, 1998)
Duke Togo/Golgo 13	Tesshō Genda	John DiMaggio
Joanna Hardy/Sonia/Queen Bee	Masako Katsuki	Denise Poirier
Thomas Waltham	Ryūsei Nakao	Carlos Ferro
Robert Hardy	Kinryū Arimoto	Dwight Schultz
Informant	Akio Ōtsuka	John DiMaggio
Don Roccini	Toshiya Ueda	Joe Lala
General Gordon	Kōsei Tomita	John Hostetter
Gomez	Mugihito	Joe Lala
Benning	Naoya Uchida	Michael Sorich
Nursemaid	Unknown	Julia Fletcher
Young Soldier	Hisayoshi Izaki	Alex Fernandez
Pamela	Kachiko Hino	Barbara Goodson
Officer	Kōichi Nagano	Eddie Frierson
Maria	Mie Odagi	Unknown
Anri	Shōko Kikuchi	Susan Hickman
Antonio	Tarō Arakawa	Scott Menville
George	Wakako Taniguchi	Unknown

Reception[]

The film received a score of 6.2 out of 10 from the Internet Movie Database, 6.0 from FilmAffinity and 62% on Rotten Tomatoes.

References[]

^ Dezaki, Osamu (1998-08-11), Golgo 13: Queen Bee, Tarô Arakawa, John DiMaggio, Kinryû Arimoto, retrieved 2018-02-16
^ Golgo 13 - Queen Bee, retrieved 2018-02-16
^ Kojiro Musashi Animes (2016-12-07), Golgo 13: Queen Bee (OVA/1998), retrieved 2018-02-16

External links[]

Golgo 13: Queen Bee at IMDb
Golgo 13: Queen Bee at Rotten Tomatoes
Golgo 13: Queen Bee is available for free download at the Internet Archive

[1] Dezaki, Osamu (1998-08-11), Golgo 13: Queen Bee, Tarô Arakawa, John DiMaggio, Kinryû Arimoto, retrieved 2018-02-16

[2] Golgo 13 - Queen Bee, retrieved 2018-02-16

[3] Kojiro Musashi Animes (2016-12-07), Golgo 13: Queen Bee (OVA/1998), retrieved 2018-02-16

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show v t Golgo 13 by Takao Saito
Manga	List of Golgo 13 chapters
Live-action films	Golgo 13 (1973) Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon (1977)
Anime	Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) Golgo 13: Queen Bee (1998) List of Golgo 13 episodes
Video games	Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode (1988) The Mafat Conspiracy (1990)

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Animated series	Ashita no Joe (1970–1971) Hazedon (1972–1973) Jungle Kurobe (1973) Karate Master (1973–1974) Aim for the Ace! (1973–1974) Gamba no Bōken (1975) Nobody's Boy: Remi (1977–1978) Treasure Island (1978–1979) The Rose of Versailles (1980) Ashita no Joe 2 (1980–1981) Space Adventure Cobra (1982–1983) Mighty Orbots (1984) Bionic Six (1987) Dear Brother (1991–1992) In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1997) Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (1997) The Snow Queen (2005–2006) Ultraviolet: Code 044 (2008) Genji Monogatari Sennenki (2009)
Animated films	Aim for the Ace! (1979) Ashita no Joe (1980) Nobody's Boy: Remi (1980) The Rose and Women of Versailles (1980) Ashita no Joe 2 (1981) Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982) Golgo 13: The Professional (1983) A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose (1983) The Seven Friends of Gamba (1984) Sweet Sea (1985) Treasure Island (1987) Lupin III: Bye-Bye Liberty Crisis (1989) Lupin III: Mystery of the Hemingway Papers (1990) Lupin III: Steal Napoleon's Dictionary! (1991) Lupin III: From Russia With Love (1992) Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure (1995) Black Jack: The Movie (1996) Eiyuu Banka Koushi-den (1996) Hamtaro Movie 1: Adventures in Ham-Ham Land (2001) Hamtaro Movie 2: The Captive Princess (2002) Hamtaro Movie 3: Miracle in Aurora Valley (2003) Hamtaro Movie 4: Fairy Tale (2004) Air (2005) Clannad (2007)
OVAs	One-pound Gospel (1988) Kasei Yakyoku (1989) Aim for the Ace! Final Stage (1989–1990) B.B. (1990–1991) Sword for Truth (1990) Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings (1991–1992) Takarajima Memorial - Yūnagi to Yobareta Otoko (1992) Black Jack (1993–1996) Golgo 13: Queen Bee (1998)