Japan Synopsis
ゴルゴ13〜QUEEN BEE〜
“Live for passion… die for vengeance.”
Golgo 13, Japan's most celebrated and notorious assassin, meets his match in Queen Bee, the leader of a South American liberation army, whom he must kill before she can assassinate a popular presidential candidate. However, once Golgo 13 penetrates the Queen's hive, he realizes that the machinations behind the planned assassination are more complex than he could have imagined.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Golgo 13: Queen Bee. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Animation in Japan
1178 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Action and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Golgo 13: Queen Bee itself).
The 1997–1999 Japan Window
In the crowded 1997-1999 Japan release window, Golgo 13: Queen Bee sits at #148 of 162. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 1990s Japan Landscape
1998 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 62 titles released, including Golgo 13: Queen Bee. Bars below show how the 1990s stacked up year by year (447 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 61 other Japan films in 1998.
The 1159th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
28 audience reviews — more than 48% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 18th percentile among Japan films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Golgo 13: Queen Bee, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- assault rifle · 2
- sniper rifle · 2
- central and south america · 1
- venezuela · 1
- in the closet · 1
- hitman · 30
- jungle · 19
- sniper · 9
- guerrilla warfare · 7
- assassin · 47
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #4,286 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (6th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.5 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #1,636 of 1,714 (top 95%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Filmlink International, Sony BMG Feature Films, Tezuka Productions, Goodhill Vision, Saito Production |
| Runtime | 57m |
| Release Date | May 21, 1998 |
| IMDb | tt0189559 |