Playing master & servant in Black Butler

MANILA, Philippines - Hiro Mizushima stars in the titular role of Black Butler produced by Shinzo Matsuhashi about an orphaned aristocrat exacting revenge who hires the services of a black butler at her aid.

 Ayame G?riki plays the aristocrat young lady named Shiori Genpo who masquerades as a male to get even with those responsible for her family’s death. She eventually summons a black butler named Sebastian Michaelis, on the condition that her soul is already for the taking after the revenge has been fulfilled. Sebastian Michaelis is an evil butler with impeccable knowledge, manners, grace, cooking skills, martial arts and charming looks.

 Adapting the highly-successful manga series into a movie, directors Kentaro Ohtani and Kei’ichi Sato with writer Yana Taboso decided to change the setting of the movie to a very near future, fusing the East and West culture and creating a whole new distinctive era. Eventually, most of the characters have also been rewritten to suit the new setting. The all-original story of the film is set 130 years after the manga. Hiro, who plays Sebastian, returns to the movies for the first time in three years. The actor faced up to the challenge in preparing for the role that he even shed 50 kg. off his weight to achieve the closest resemblance to his character. 

 Black Butler opens July 23 exclusively in SM Cinemas nationwide from Axinite Digicinema.