Butt Detective the Movie: Mystery of the Ruins of Tentōmushi

2020 0h 40m JA

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Synopsis

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Mystery of the Ladybug Ruins. Here comes the second piece of “Butt Detective" jumps to the big screen. This is an adventurous action film that tells the story of the Butt detective and his father Butt Dandy discover the mystery of the ancient ruins together! One day Butt Detective received a commission from his father's Butt Dandy, which is going to the Ladybug Ruins to investigate into a case. According to the rumors, the hidden treasure in the ruins, possibly could save the continuous drought in the dim dim village. Butt Dandy and a baby panda called Tan arrived to the site in advanced, however someone who wants to steal the treasure are already onto them. Moreover, the phantom thief U delivered a criminal notice at the same time. Butt Detective follows the footstep of Butt Dandy, while unraveling various mysteries in the ruins!

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yuko Sanpei
Butt Detective (voice)
Ayaka Saito
Brown (voice)
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Butt Dandy (voice)
Seiran Kobayashi
Panta (voice)
Inuko Inuyama
Itako (voice)
Ryosuke Takei
Itakichi (voice)
Takahiro Sakurai
Kaitō U (voice)
Ikkei Watanabe
Chief Maltese (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hiroki Shibata
Writers: Natsuko Takahashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 6 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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CAST

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Yuko Sanpei and Ayaka Saito and Kazuhiro Yamaji carry the top of the cast.

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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

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1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 6 years ago.
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 Ayaka Saito and Kazuhiro Yamaji carry the top of the cast.

The technical file

Runtime: 40 min · 0h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: JA
Certification (US): G

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.