Footage from "Black Butler" Live Action Film Previewed

A footage from the live action adaptation of the action comedy manga “Kuroshitsuji” (Black Butler) was previewed at a Japanese TV news report. It also reveals that the film will premiere this January 18th, 2014.


Led by Hiro Mizushima (Kamen Rider Kabuto) and Ayame Gouriki (Gatchaman), the film is set in the year 2020, 130 years after the original manga, at an Asian city where Western and Asian cultures freely intermingle. Since only males can take the reins of the family, Shiori dons male clothes, and took the name Kiyoharu to lead the massive Phantom Corporation.

Directed by Kentaro Otani (NANA) and anime creator Keiichi Sato (Tiger & Bunny), the “Black Butler” live action film is slated to be released early next year