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Purple Butterfly

United by Passion. Divided by Fate.

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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.

Directed byLou Ye

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 7m
Language
ZH
Released
July 4, 2003
Budget
$1,200,000
Revenue
$750,000
Studios
Shanghai Film StudioWild BunchLou Yi

Featuring

Cast & crew

9 credited
Starring
Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

Cynthia / Ding Hui

Liu Ye

Liu Ye

Szeto

Feng Yuanzheng

Feng Yuanzheng

Xie Ming

Toru Nakamura

Toru Nakamura

Hidehiko Itami

Li Bingbing

Li Bingbing

Tang Yiling

Kin Ei

Yamamoto

Leni Lan

Leni Lan

Ah Zi

Yao Anlian

Yao Anlian

Wang Kai

Wang Kai

Brother

Creative team
Directed by
Lou Ye
Lou Ye
Written by
Lou Ye
Lou Ye
Produced by
Zhu Yongde
Wang Wei

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