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6.722 votes

Movie

Purple Butterfly

2003•2h 7m•War, Drama, History

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.

Top cast

Zhang Ziyi

Cynthia / Ding Hui

Liu Ye

Feng Yuanzheng

Toru Nakamura

Li Bingbing

Leni Lan

Yao Anlian

Wang Kai

Details

Director: Lou Ye
Writer: Lou Ye
Production: Shanghai Film Studio, Lou Yi, Wild Bunch, Dream Factory
Country: China, Hong Kong SAR China, France

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Keywords

shanghai, china resistance world war ii 1940s japanese occupation of china

Original language

Chinese

Budget

$1,200,000

Revenue

$750,000

Release date

July 4, 2003

Status

Released