Twilight of the Cockroaches (1987): Cast & Plot

The film centers on the Hosino Tribe, a large colony of cockroaches living inside an apartment owned by a human named Mr. Saito. Saito, who lives alone and is notoriously messy, unknowingly creates the perfect playground for the roaches, who come to see him as a generous benefactor while luxuriating in a life that defies their traditional, cautious ways. The tribe is led by a roach known as Sage/Professor, a figure who dispenses advice and claims to negotiate on the group’s behalf. Long ago, the roaches waged the Hosino War against humans; the humans left when the older Hosino clan departed, and Saito arrived to oversee the peace. The roaches still mark the moment with Armistice Day, a memory that underscores their fragile truce.