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Purple Butterfly (2003)

Original title: 紫蝴蝶

2003-07-04 · 2h 7m · ZH
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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.

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Lou YeDirector

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Zhang ZiyiZhang ZiyiCynthia / Ding HuiLiu YeLiu YeSzetoFeng YuanzhengFeng YuanzhengXie MingToru NakamuraToru NakamuraHidehiko ItamiLi BingbingLi BingbingTang YilingKin EiKin EiYamamotoLeni LanLeni LanAh ZiYao AnlianYao AnlianWang KaiWang Kaibrother

Keywords

World war iiResistance1940sShanghai, chinaJapanese occupation of chinaJapanese occupation

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Genre affinityDrama · War · HistoryTheme affinityWorld War Ii · Resistance · 1940sDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityWar · World War IiDirector preference498720Actor preference375755 · 429783 · 14911

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What is Purple Butterfly about?

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.

How long is Purple Butterfly?

Purple Butterfly has a runtime of 127 minutes.