Butt Detective the Movie: Farewell, Oh My Beloved Butty

2024 1h 11m JA

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Butt Detective's partner who disappeared 10 years ago suddenly reappears. He receives a mysterious message from Suisen and soon finds himself embroiled in a case of counterfeit art involving a massive plot to shake up the art galleries around the world.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuko Sanpei
Butt Detective (voice)
Ayaka Saito
Brown (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaitō U (voice)
Kenji Sugimura
Kubifutoshi (voice)
Tetsuhiro Ikeda
Permanent (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Mimitogari (voice)
Makoto Nakamura
Koimayu (voice)
Ikkei Watanabe
Chief Maltese (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenji Seto
Writers: Jun Narita, Natsuko Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Butt Detective Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kenji Seto, shot by Kunihito Noritomo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hiroshi Takaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kiminori Yoshida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Yuko Sanpei and Ayaka Saito and Takahiro Sakurai carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kenji Seto directs. Kunihito Noritomo behind the camera. Hiroshi Takaki scores. Kiminori Yoshida cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 2 years ago.
3Part of the "Butt Detective Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Kenji Seto, shot by Kunihito Noritomo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Hiroshi Takaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Kiminori Yoshida shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Yuko Sanpei and Ayaka Saito and Takahiro Sakurai carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt34348665 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kunihito Noritomo
Original score: Hiroshi Takaki
Editing: Kiminori Yoshida
Runtime: 71 min · 1h 11m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
IMDB: Butt Detective the Movie: Farewell, Oh My Beloved Butty (2024)

Part of

Butt Detective Collection

He’s chivalrous, cunning, and his looks are anything “butt”… meet Butt Detective, a gentleman whose catch phrase is, “Hmm… I smell a case!” Every day, he poots the big city’s cases to rest. Join Butt Detective and his cast of funny allies as they solve mysteries together.