Genocide (1968)
Konchû daisensô (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 24min
- Horror, Sci-Fi
- 1969 (USA)
- Movie
All the insects on Earth become wild and attack humans, causing Armageddon.
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Cast
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Keisuke Sonoi | ... |
Yoshito Nagumo
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| Yûsuke Kawazu | ... |
Joji Akiyama
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Emi Shindô | ... |
Yukari Akiyama
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Reiko Hitomi | ... |
Junko Komuro
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Eriko Sono | ... |
Nagumo's Assistant
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Kathy Horan | ... |
Annabelle
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Chico Lourant | ... |
Charlie
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Ralph Jesser | ... |
Lieutenant Gordon
(as Rolf Jesser)
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Toshiyuki Ichimura | ... |
Seborey Kudo
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Tadayoshi Ueda | ... |
Tsuneo Matsunaga
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Hiroshi Aoyama | ... |
Toru Fujii
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Tatsumi Ichiyama |
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Hideaki Komori |
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Saburo Aonuma | ... |
Detective
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Mike Danning | ... |
Aircraft Captain
(as Mike Daneen)
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Franz Gruber | ... |
Doctor
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Harold Conway | ... |
Commander
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Warflum Begiches | ... |
Adjutant
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William Douyuak | ... |
Correspondent
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Rainer Gessmann | ... |
Subpilot
(as Raina Gessman)
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Hadie Bauman | ... |
Crewman
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Haruko Kitahama | ... |
Annabelle (voice: Japanese version)
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| Gorô Naya | ... |
Lieutenant Gordon (voice)
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Kazuya Tatekabe | ... |
Charlie (voice)
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Robert Garner | ... |
(uncredited)
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Charles Harris | ... |
(uncredited)
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Gaby Harrold | ... |
(uncredited)
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Alan Rogers | ... |
(uncredited)
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Diana Roos | ... |
(uncredited)
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Ted Thomas | ... |
Lt. Col Gordon / Aircraft Captain / Communist (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Kazui Nihonmatsu | ... | (non-Japanese releases) (as Norman Cooper) |
Written by
| Kingen Amada | ... | (story) |
| Susumu Takaku | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Tsuneo Kosumi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Shunsuke Kikuchi | ||
Cinematography by
| Shizuo Hirase | ||
Editing by
| Akimitsu Terada | ||
Production Design by
| Tadataka Yoshino | ||
Art Direction by
| Tadataka Yoshino | ||
Set Decoration by
| Yoshizo Nakamura | ||
Production Management
| Masayuki Fukuyama | ... | production supervisor |
| Makoto Naitô | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Keiji Shiraki | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Ryôzô Nakamura | ... | property master |
Sound Department
| Takashi Matsumoto | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hiroshi Nakamura | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Keiji Kawakami | ... | special photographic effects |
| Shun Suganuma | ... | special photographic effects |
Visual Effects by
| Tomohiro Ishikawa | ... | opticals |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tatsuo Aomoto | ... | gaffer |
| Sôzaburô Shinomura | ... | assistant camera |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shôchiku Kinema (1968) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Shochiku Films of America (1969) (United States) (theatrical) (as 'War of the Insects') (dubbed)
- Kent World Distributor (1972) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Starmedia Home Entertainment (Germany) (DVD)
- Eclipse from the Criterion Collection (2012) (United States) (DVD) (boxed set: 'When Horror Came to Shochiku,' as 'Genocide')
- Geiselgasteig Film (West Germany) (VHS)
- New Entertainment World (Germany) (DVD)
- Sinister Cinema (United States) (DVD) (as 'War of the Insects')
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The film received the comedic riff treatment by the Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) crew in "Cinematic Titanic" under its original U.S. title "War of the Insects". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Cinematic Titanic: War of the Insects (2011). See more » |