Purple Butterfly
Purple Butterfly

Movie·2003·2h 7m

Purple Butterfly

United by Passion. Divided by Fate.

Country

China

Language

Vietnamese

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The Story

Original title: 紫蝴蝶

Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.

Producer

Zhu Yongde, Wang Wei

Cinematography

Wang Yu

Music

Jörg Lemberg

Editor

Lou Ye

Themes

shanghai, chinaresistanceworld war ii1940sjapanese occupation of china

Production House

Shanghai Film Studio
Lou Yi
Wild Bunch
Dream Factory

Audience Score

67%

22 votes

Skip11%
Timepass25%
Go for it38%
Perfection26%

Where to watch

Region: FR

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Cast

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Cynthia / Ding Hui

Liu Ye

Liu Ye

Szeto

Feng Yuanzheng

Feng Yuanzheng

Xie Ming

Toru Nakamura

Toru Nakamura

Hidehiko Itami

Li Bingbing

Li Bingbing

Tang Yiling

Kin Ei

Yamamoto

Leni Lan

Leni Lan

Ah Zi

Yao Anlian

Yao Anlian

Wang Kai

Wang Kai

Brother

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Crew

Zhu Yongde

Producer

Lou Ye

Lou Ye

Director, Screenplay, Editor

Jörg Lemberg

Jörg Lemberg

Original Music Composer

Xiaohong Cheng

Editor

Wang Yu

Director of Photography

Wang Wei

Producer

Jean-Louis Piel

Jean-Louis Piel

Executive Producer

Vincent Maraval

Vincent Maraval

Executive Producer

Alain de la Mata

Executive Producer

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