Japan Synopsis
蜂の巣の子供たち
The movie focuses on the plight of ten war orphans hailing from different cities across Japan. With nowhere to go, they scavenge around train stations, scratching out an existence by means of black market work for a one-legged tramp whilst avoiding being picked up by the police for vagrancy. Soon however, they find a more inspiring role model in the figure of a nameless soldier just repatriated after the war. An orphan himself, the soldier also has no home to return to, and so sets out across the country with the kids in tow in search of work before settling on the goal of leading them to the orphanage where he himself grew up.
The 1947–1949 Japan Window
10 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Children of the Beehive sits at position #8.
The 1940s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1940s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Children of the Beehive premiered. 20 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,282 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,012 of 1,933 (top 52%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
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| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Hachi no Su Eiga-bu |
| Runtime | 1h 26m |
| Release Date | August 24, 1948 |
| IMDb | tt0431796 |