Butt Detective the Movie: The Dream Jumbo Sweet Potato Cake Festival

2022 0h 20m JA

AnimationComedy

Synopsis

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The magazine "Cafe Guide" comes to "Cafe Lucky Cat", located on the first floor of the Butt Detective's office, for an interview, but the owner hurts his back, so Butt Detective takes over as owner for the day. The interview was going smoothly when a huge amount of sweet potatoes, eggs, fresh cream, and butter that the owner had mistakenly ordered arrived at the shop. Butt Detective and his team are surprised by the mountain of ingredients. In order not to waste the ingredients, Butt Detective decides to work with everyone in town to make a super-sized sweet potato.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuko Sanpei
Butt Detective (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satoru Iriyoshi
Writers: Jun Narita, Troll
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 4 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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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 Masafumi Kajino shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Satoru Iriyoshi directs. Hiroshi Takaki scores. Masafumi Kajino cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 20-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 4 years ago.
3Part of the "Butt Detective Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Hiroshi Takaki. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Masafumi Kajino shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

The technical file

Original score: Hiroshi Takaki
Editing: Masafumi Kajino
Runtime: 20 min · 0h 20m
Status: Released
Original language: JA

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.