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Black Butler

Original title: Kuroshitsuji
  • 20142014
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.8K
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Hiro Mizushima in Kuroshitsuji (2014)
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After her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her noble family to precede the family's prestigious company, with a demon at her side to avenge her parent's murder.After her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her noble family to precede the family's prestigious company, with a demon at her side to avenge her parent's murder.After her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her noble family to precede the family's prestigious company, with a demon at her side to avenge her parent's murder.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Kentarô Ohtani
    • Kei'ichi Sato
  • Writer
    • Yana Toboso(manga)
  • Stars
    • Hiro Mizushima
    • Ayame Gôriki
    • Yûka
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  • Directors
    • Kentarô Ohtani
    • Kei'ichi Sato
  • Writer
    • Yana Toboso(manga)
  • Stars
    • Hiro Mizushima
    • Ayame Gôriki
    • Yûka
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    • 27User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    Mizuki Yamamoto in Kuroshitsuji (2014)
    Hiro Mizushima and Ayame Gôriki in Kuroshitsuji (2014)
    Mizuki Yamamoto in Kuroshitsuji (2014)
    Hiro Mizushima and Ayame Gôriki in Kuroshitsuji (2014)
    Hiro Mizushima, Ayame Gôriki, and Mizuki Yamamoto in Kuroshitsuji (2014)
    Hiro Mizushima and Ayame Gôriki in Kuroshitsuji (2014)

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    Hiro Mizushima
    • Sebastian Michaelisas Sebastian Michaelis
    Ayame Gôriki
    • Shiori Genpoas Shiori Genpo…
    Yûka
    • Hanae Wakatsukias Hanae Wakatsuki
    Mizuki Yamamoto
    Mizuki Yamamoto
    • Rinas Rin
    Tomomi Maruyama
    Tomomi Maruyama
    • Akashias Akashi
    Takurô Ôno
    • Takaki Matsumiyaas Takaki Matsumiya
    Louis Kurihara
    • Jay the Undertakeras Jay the Undertaker
    Ken Kaito
    • Arihito Genpoas Arihito Genpo
    Chiaki Horan
    • Erika Genpoas Erika Genpo
    Emiri Kai
    Yu Shirota
    • Charles Bennett Satas Charles Bennett Sat
    Ken Yasuda
    Ken Yasuda
    • Ichizo Tokisawaas Ichizo Tokisawa
    Satoshi Hashimoto
    • Munemitsu Aokias Munemitsu Aoki
    Ichirôta Miyakawa
    Ichirôta Miyakawa
    • Yuzo Shinozakias Yuzo Shinozaki
    Marina Kozawa
    Marina Kozawa
    Matthew
      Arisa Yoshida
      Yoshihiro Nozoe
      Yoshihiro Nozoe
      • Directors
        • Kentarô Ohtani
        • Kei'ichi Sato
      • Writer
        • Yana Toboso(manga)
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      • Trivia
        To prepare for his role as Sebastian, Hiro Mizushima went through four months of dieting (getting down to 110 pounds) and action training.
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      8/10
      Enjoyable Near-Future Action Film
      After witnessing the murder of her parents, Shiori Genpo sells her soul to a demon, Sebastian, in return for his help in avenging their deaths. Since only boys can inherit the large company her family owned, she quickly assumes the identity of a boy, Kiyoharu, pretending to be her father's illegitimate son, and grows up in the magnificent grounds of her family estate, aided by her now-butler, Sebastian, a rather clumsy maid and other household help; as Kiyoharu, she takes on the family title of Count and is the head of the family's toy business empire by the age of 17. But she has never given up her search for the killer of her parents. In her other role, as a "guard dog of the Queen" (who rules the Western world), she is investigating a series of mysterious deaths-by-sudden-mummification. With Sebastian's help, she narrows the search to an invitation-only night club, but when she herself receives such an invitation, more than her own life might be on the line....

      This is apparently based on a famous manga, also called Black Butler, which has received a number of treatments in the past, but this is the first big-screen, big-budget version. I'm not familiar with the manga, so I can't say whether the film is faithful to its source material, but as a film, it stands up well on its own. There's lots of action (both martial arts style and gun play), some very funny moments and, at the end, a quite reasonable set-up for a sequel. I don't know how well it's done in Japan, but at Montreal's Fantasia Festival, it was definitely a crowd-pleaser!
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      • Is Shiori Genpo Ciel Phantomhive?

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      • Release date
        • January 18, 2014 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Language
        • Japanese
      • Also known as
        • Hắc Quản Gia
      • Filming locations
        • Arita Porcelain Park, Saga Prefecture, Japan
      • Production companies
        • Warner Bros.
        • Avex Entertainment
        • Square Enix Company
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      • Gross worldwide
        • $5,342,108
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 59 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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