Purple Butterfly

Purple Butterfly (2003)

紫蝴蝶

United by Passion. Divided by Fate.

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.

Date of release
2003-07-04
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (23)
Runtime
2h 7m
Genres
War, Drama, History
Director
Lou Ye

Casting

Interesting facts

Purple Butterfly is a 2003 Chinese historical drama film directed by Lou Ye. It is Lou's third film after Weekend Lover and Suzhou River. It stars Chinese actors, Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye and Li Bingbing, as well as Japanese actor Tōru Nakamura. The film premiered on May 23, 2003, at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, and was given a limited release in New York City the following year on November 26, 2004.

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