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Purple Butterfly (2003)

Overview

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.
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Lou Ye

Director

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Lou Ye

Screenplay

Cast

Zhang Ziyi profile
Zhang Ziyi

Cynthia / Ding Hui

Ye Liu profile
Ye Liu

Szeto

Feng Yuanzheng profile
Feng Yuanzheng

Xie Ming

Toru Nakamura profile
Toru Nakamura

Hidehiko Itami

Li Bingbing profile
Li Bingbing

Tang Yiling

Kin Ei profile
Kin Ei

Yamamoto

Leni Lan profile
Leni Lan

Ah Zi

Yao Anlian profile
Yao Anlian

Wang Kai profile
Wang Kai

Brother

Zhang Ziyi profile
Zhang Ziyi

Cynthia / Ding Hui

Ye Liu profile
Ye Liu

Szeto

Feng Yuanzheng profile
Feng Yuanzheng

Xie Ming

Toru Nakamura profile
Toru Nakamura

Hidehiko Itami

Li Bingbing profile
Li Bingbing

Tang Yiling

Kin Ei profile
Kin Ei

Yamamoto

Leni Lan profile
Leni Lan

Ah Zi

Yao Anlian profile
Yao Anlian

Wang Kai profile
Wang Kai

Brother

Extra

Release Date

July 4, 2003

Original Language

Mandarin, Japanese, Vietnamese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Shanghai Film Studio logoDream Factory logoWild Bunch logoLou Yi logo

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