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Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo

Coverage by Nobuhiro Hosoki

Director Jessica Oreck

Story : Filmmaker and animal expert Jessica Oreck presents a fun, fascinating and visually striking look at Japan's cheerful obsession with our six-legged friends in Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo, a documentary that explores the historical basis behind the nation's love affair with insects and how it manifests itself in the present day.

Release Date: May 12, 2010