Purple Butterfly (2003)

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127 min - Drama | History | War - 17 September 2004 (Greece)

5.9

Ratings: 5.9/10 from 755 users Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 22 user | 26 critic | 12 from Metacritic.com

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... See full summary »

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Ziyi Zhang	...	Cynthia / Ding Hui (as Zhang Ziyi)
	Ye Liu	...	Situ (Szeto)
	Yuanzheng Feng	...	Xie Ming
	Tôru Nakamura	...	Hidehiko Itami
	Bingbing Li	...	Tang Yiling
	Kin Ei	...	Yamamoto
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	Sciichiro Hashimoto

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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. Written by Anonymous

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Genres:

Drama | History | War

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence and a scene of sexuality See all certifications »

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Country:

China | France

Language:

Mandarin | Japanese | Vietnamese

Release Date:

17 September 2004 (Greece) See more »

Also Known As:

A Borboleta Púrpura See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$6,970 (USA) (28 November 2004) (1 Screen)

Gross:

$16,051 (USA) (12 December 2004)

Company Credits

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Dream Factory, Lou Yi Ltd., Shanghai Film Studios See more »

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Soundtracks

"Could Not Get Your Love"
Written by Yao Min (composition), Yan Kuan & Su Wong (lyrics)
Performed by Yao Li
Courtesy of EMI Music Publishing Hong Kong See more »

Purple Butterfly (2003)
Zi hudie (original title)

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