Purple Butterfly

“United by Passion. Divided by Fate.”

6.7/ 10 23 votes 2003-07-04 2h 7m 1 popularity

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.

Director: Lou Ye

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Budget

$1M

Revenue

$750,000

Cast

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Zhang Ziyi

Cynthia / Ding Hui

Liu Ye

Szeto

Feng Yuanzheng

Xie Ming

Toru Nakamura

Hidehiko Itami

Li Bingbing

Tang Yiling

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Kin Ei

Yamamoto

Leni Lan

Ah Zi

Yao Anlian

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