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Black Butler

Black Butler

20147.11h 59m

Overview

Set in the year 2020, following 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.

Directed by Kentaro Otani
Written by Tsutomu Kuroiwa, Yana Toboso
Produced by Shinzô Matsuhashi
Box Office0Revenue: $5.3M

Top Cast

Hiro Mizushima

Hiro Mizushima

Sebastian

Ayame Goriki

Ayame Goriki

Kiyoharu Genpo / Shiori

Mizuki Yamamoto

Mizuki Yamamoto

Maid Rin

Yûka

Yûka

Hanae Wakatsuki

Takuro Ohno

Takuro Ohno

Takaaki

Ken Kaito

Ken Kaito

Arihito

Yu Shirota

Yu Shirota

Charles Bennett Sato

Tomomi Maruyama

Tomomi Maruyama

Akashi

Ken Yasuda

Ken Yasuda

Ichizo Tokisawa

Satoshi Hashimoto

Satoshi Hashimoto

Munemitsu Aoki

Themes & Keywords

based on manga

About Black Butler

Black Butler is a horror, fantasy, action, adventure, mystery, crime, drama film released in 2014 exploring themes of based on manga. Directed by Kentaro Otani, it stars Hiro Mizushima, Ayame Goriki, Mizuki Yamamoto. Set in the year 2020, following 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.

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