Toei company produced a liveaction film simply titled golgo in 1973, directed by junya sato and starring ken takakura in the title role. In fact, i was happy to welcome back an old friend. Golgo is a series based on a manga written and illustrated by takao saito. However, once golgo penetrates the queen s hive, he realizes that the.
The manga is one of the longest running adult manga in japan and has sold over 200 million copies in various formats, including. Queen bee 1998 golgo is called upon to terminate the leader of a liberation army before she assassinates a highprofile political figure. If there is a witness to the kill, that poor sob winds up dead too. A women named queen bee keeps sending death threats to hardy and wont stop. 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. Golgo gorugo satin, also known as duke togo dyuku togo, is the main protagonist of a manga series created by takao saito. Each issue contained one complete story and had nothing to do with the. Queen bee the movie english subtitle free shipping.
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. If hardy wins the election, drugs will be outlawed and queen bee s life will go down the drain. See more ideas about anime, manga and best anime list. 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. 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. It has been adapted into two liveaction feature films, an anime film, an original video animation, an anime television series and. The professional may not be most thoughtprovoking classic anime out there, nor is it to everyones liking. Staff and background queen bee is an entry in the long running golgo franchise.
Queen bee is an original video animation that was released in 1998. Whist sharing a very similar style to the 1983 golgo film the professional they were directed by the same fellow, im sad to say that queen bee, whilst still fun, is. Anime series 200809 an internationally known killerforhire accepts jobs around the globe. The professional, known simply as golgo in japan, is a 1983 animated featured film.
O invencivel golgo encontra um inimigo a altura aqui em queen bee, a. This bluray release including the complete collection of the tv series for golgo, which was produced by the answer studio back in 20082009. Golgo is hired to assassinate a woman known as the queen bee. If you watch this, just know that youre in for a violent and quite misogynistic time. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Queen bee is at the bottom of the list of things to watch as far as golgo goes.
In 1976, the manga won the 21st shogakukan manga award for general manga. Terminate the infamous queen bee leader of a dissident south american liberation army, before she kills a high profile presidential candidate. The video clips come from the 2 golgo movies the professional and queen bee. Army, whom dawson has personally hired to kill the assassin. I also know that there are a great deal of anime films i have not liked at all. Anime penguin highway the movie complete english subtitle all region. 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. It has sold 280 million copies in various formats, including compilation books, making it the second or thirdbestselling manga series in history. The storyline seemed to be dumbed down, the animation not as clean.
With taro arakawa, john dimaggio, kinryu arimoto, denise poirier. However, once golgo penetrates the queens hive, he realizes that the machinations. If you want to start a film golgo page, just click the edit button above. Golgo the complete collection on bluray from films. Golgo currently shows no signs of slowing down as it is currently the oldest manga that still in publication today. At the behest of a powerful american presidential candidate, professional assassin golgo finds himself hunting down a dangerous south american dissident known simply as queen bee, a woman whose zest for violence rivals her passion for sex.
Not content to let his mentally shattered adversary simply off himself with a suicide golgo fires one last shot to complete his final hit, ending the movie with a bang. Tessho genda provides the voice of golgo in the japanese version, while in the english version, he is voiced by john dimaggio. Complete series, film, assignment kowloon, the professional and ost, queen bee ova 480p720p dual audio x264 torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. 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. 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. Queen bee, paints golgo aka duke togo in a somewhat different light by pitting him against a female. Its a brutal show not stopping in front of some taboo subjects while keeping its sanity and avoiding providing violence as an end in itself. Golgo is a manga series written and illustrated by takao saito, published in shogakukans big comic magazine since 1969. I think my biggest problem was that the story barely focused on golgo at all. After assassinating the son of business tycoon leonard dawson, golgo finds himself prey to the cia and the u. 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. After having a more than friendly meeting with queen bee herself, golgo is presneted with another job. Images of the voice actors who play the voice of sonia queen bee joanna in golgo. Well technically its an ova, but its all one feature so whatever.
It gets the basic theme right, but misses the big picture. An assassin for hire, golgo accepts jobs from various organizations and individuals. Jun 07, 2015 golgo is one of my favorite anime characters of all time having been introduced to the 1983 anime film more than 20 years ago, and its subsequent sequel queen bee a few years after that i am somewhat taken aback that the complete series is not as good as the anime film features of the past. But then again, anime that are over 25 years old dont seem to get much love these days, no matter how good or bad they are. It could even be argued that the sleazier material in the film may meet objections if not allegations of sexism from some critics if it were to come out nowadays.
Golgo complete collection contains episodes of the anime directed by shunji oga. Instead, it focuses a lot more on the queen bees character. Being golgo, this of course means hes going to bang. Shes been proven to be as every bit as dangerous and as deadly as golgo himself multiple times in the ova. A tv anime based on the series aired in japan in 2008. The plot moves along at a faster pace than id originally anticipated, given the previous film, the professional. Golgo is a japanese manga series written and illustrated by takao saito, published in. When she was a child, they destroyed her world and left her to live like an animal. Golgo is the oldest manga still in publication, and its tankobon edition has the thirdhighest number of volumes. Theres the old theorem that an infinite number of monkeys randomly typing for an infinite number of years could write the complete worlds of shakespeare, well give 6 monkeys a couple of weeks and they can out do golgo. 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. But other than those cons, it has some really fun action sequences that fans of the first film will be pleased with. Tomo tashiro, yaemi aoki, yuji suzuki, takao saito.
He meets his match here in queen bee, the leader of a south american liberation army. It has been adapted into two liveaction feature films, an anime film. The series follows duke togo, a professional assassin for hire. Golgo the assassin, the kind of complete rod who has some idiotically unbreakable. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. He is known foramong other thingshis cold, calculating attitude, superb marksmanship skills and prowess with women. 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. Golgo is a longrunning actiondrama manga created by takao saito, first published in 1968, about the titular assassin. Golgo is the longest running manga ever, having been going since 1968, and it is still very popular. 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. Golgo is not judging, not some moral work, not giving advice. Queen bee is a belated sequel to the very popular anime feature the profssional. Whist sharing a very similar style to the 1983 golgo film the professional they were directed by the same fellow, im sad to say that queen bee, whilst still fun, is lacking when compared to its predecessor.
Aug 29, 20 golgo currently shows no signs of slowing down as it is currently the oldest manga that still in publication today. Golgo duke togo voiced by john dimaggio and 1 other. Story 210 when i think about it golgo is one of the first real procedural anime series i can remember. Being golgo , this of course means hes going to bang the hell out her, but he also gets involved with her story. Shop golgo complete collection discs bluray at best buy. The dvd transfer is terrific and far better than the old vhs transfer.
Queen bee is a short and not particularly sweet film that fails to make effective use of one of the coolest japanese characters around. However, once golgo penetrates the queens hive, he realizes that the. Queen bee video 1998 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The professional was released in 1983, a full 7 years after the manga by saito takao ended. His targets never see it coming and hes never caught. Golgo makes 007 look like a piss ant, great action and interesting story. Golgo has been a favorite of mine since the 80s and it still stands up well today. Queen bee dvd, 2001, special edition at the best online prices at ebay. Golgo s voice is provided by tetsuro sagawa in the japanese version, and gregory snegoff in streamline pictures english dub. 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.
But this film makes duke togo out to be some superhero stud james bond wannabee while the quiet, daring, supercool mofo that i grew to love in the top secret. It incorporates cgi animation, which was in its infancy at the time. Find out more with myanimelist, the worlds most active online anime and manga community and database. I feel like it could have had a lot more and i waited for it to get better but it never seemed to get to the level it could have.
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