Purple Butterfly (2003)

07/04/2003 (CN) • War, Drama, History • 2h 7m

United by Passion. Divided by Fate.

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.

Purple Butterfly (2003)

07/04/2003 (CN) • 2h 7m

War, Drama, History

United by Passion. Divided by Fate.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Zhang Ziyi

Cynthia / Ding Hui

Liu Ye

Szeto

Feng Yuanzheng

Xie Ming

Toru Nakamura

Hidehiko Itami

Li Bingbing

Tang Yiling

Kin Ei

Yamamoto

Leni Lan

Ah Zi

Yao Anlian

Wang Kai

Brother

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

shanghai, china

resistance

world war ii

1940s

japanese occupation of china

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