Twilight of the Cockroaches

Cockroaches throw shade at human trash cans in this oddly domestic anime. A roach romance hits turbulence when a warlord arrives with disturbing intel. A surreal allegory that forgets to take itself seriously.

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Hiroaki Yoshida directed Twilight of the Cockroaches in 1987. See Hiroaki Yoshida's full filmography, where to start with Hiroaki Yoshida, or where to go after you've seen everything by Hiroaki Yoshida.

Twilight of the Cockroaches was released in 1987 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.