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Twilight of the Cockroaches is a 1987 anime/live-action film written and directed by Hiroaki Yoshida that combines live-action footage with animation. The plot concerns a society of cockroaches who live peacefully in the apartment of a bachelor named Seito until a woman moves in and the humans begin to exterminate the cockroaches. The cockroaches are depicted through animation, and the humans are depicted through live-action footage. Famed Japanese illustrator Yoshitaka Amano worked on the film as an art director and character designer.
Original Release
11/21/1987
US Release
05/05/1989
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kaoru Kobayashi | Saitô |
| Setsuko Karasuma | Momoko |
| Kanako Fujiwara | Daughter |
| Eri Watanabe | Wife |
| Atsuko Asano | Naomi (voice) / Naomi |
| Rebecca Forstadt | Naomi (1992) |
| Ichirôta Miyakawa | Ichirô (voice) / Ichirô |
| Steve Apostolina | Ichirô (1992) |
| Mitsuru Hirata | Yasuo (voice) / Yasuo |
| Steve Bulen | Yasuo (1992) |
Directors
Writers
Steve Kramer, Hiroaki Yoshida, Carl Macek
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kaoru Kobayashi | Saitô |
| Setsuko Karasuma | Momoko |
| Kanako Fujiwara | Daughter |
| Eri Watanabe | Wife |
| Atsuko Asano | Naomi (voice) / Naomi |
| Rebecca Forstadt | Naomi (1992) |
| Ichirôta Miyakawa | Ichirô (voice) / Ichirô |
| Steve Apostolina | Ichirô (1992) |
| Mitsuru Hirata | Yasuo (voice) / Yasuo |
| Steve Bulen | Yasuo (1992) |
| Kozo Shioya | Takashi (voice) / Takashi |
| Bill Capizzi | Takashi (1992) |
| Ryoko Takakura | Parsley |
| Melora Harte | Parsley (1992) |
| Hiroshi Yagyû | Seiji (voice) / Seiji |
| Michael McConnohie | Seiji (1992) |
| Tanie Kitabayashi | Torah (voice) / Torah |
| Barbara Goodson | Hostess (1992) |
| Takeshi Kusaka | Alois (voice) / Alois |
| Michael Forest | Host (1992) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hiroaki Yoshida | Executive Producer |
| Hidenori Taga | Executive Producer |
| Carl Macek | Producer |
| Mayumi Izumi | Producer |
| Masao Maruyama | Producer |
| Tatsumi Watanabe | Producer |
| Iwao Yamaki | Producer |
