Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon

2025 1h 17m JA

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Synopsis

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Story begins when Koala asks Butt Detective to find a missing relative who disappeared from an idol contest. The case takes Butt Detective to Stardust Island, the site of the contest, and also the home of the international criminal organization Phantom Thief Academy, headed by Phantom Thief G. Here, the organization advances its secret conspiracy, codenamed the Dark Age Plan. Butt Detective enters Stardust Island under the guise of an idol. At the same time, he joins forces with Phantom Thief U, who is out to steal back the valuable Moonlight Stone from Phantom Thief G. The story will also reveal more about Brown's past.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuko Sanpei
Butt Detective (voice)
Kumiko Watanabe
Kaitō Q (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaitō U (voice)
Rikiya Koyama
Star Mabushi (voice)
Katsuyuki Konishi
Mimitogari (voice)
Takehito Koyasu
Kaitō S (voice)
Ayaka Saito
Brown (voice)
Tetsuya Kakihara
Kaitō Z (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroki Shibata
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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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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CAST

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Yuko Sanpei and Kumiko Watanabe and Takahiro Sakurai carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt35438167 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Hiroki Shibata directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 77-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released last year.
3Part of the "Butt Detective Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Yuko Sanpei and Kumiko Watanabe and Takahiro Sakurai carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt35438167 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 77 min · 1h 17m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Butt Detective the Movie: Star and Moon (2025)

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.