Butt Detective the Movie: The Curry Incident

2019 1h 8m JA

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★4.7TMDB · 3

AnimationFamilyMysteryComedy

Synopsis

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The Case of the Courageous Curry. On a sunny afternoon, Butt Detective and his assistant Brown are enjoying a leisurely afternoon tea at the cafe. Mr. Walter, the manager of a new curry restaurant in town, walked in with a large shopping bag. At this time, he found that the spices he had just bought, “Piriritokikku", an essential spice for curry dishes, had disappeared from his shopping bag. “You can't make curry without the spices! There is no way to open the business on schedule!” While Mr. Walter was devastated and distressed, Butt detective step forward, his remarkable reasoning mind is ready to solve the disappearance of the curry spices.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuko Sanpei
Butt Detective (voice)
Ikkei Watanabe
Chief Maltese (voice)
Hikari Ota
Alpachi (voice)
Ayaka Saito
Brown (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaitō U (voice)
Reika Uyama
Suzu (voice)
Shinya Takahashi
Master Gōto (voice)
Kenji Sugimura
Kubifutoshi (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miho Hirayama
Writers: Troll, Natsuko Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 7 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 Miho Hirayama, shot by Shinichi Igarashi. 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 Ikkei Watanabe and Hikari Ota carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Miho Hirayama directs. Shinichi Igarashi 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 68-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 7 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 Miho Hirayama, shot by Shinichi Igarashi. 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 Ikkei Watanabe and Hikari Ota carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt10579936 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shinichi Igarashi
Original score: Hiroshi Takaki
Editing: Kiminori Yoshida
Runtime: 68 min · 1h 8m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Butt Detective the Movie: The Curry Incident (2019)

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.