Swallowtail Butterfly

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Swallowtail Butterfly

"This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown."

1996

2h 28m

7.5(90 votes)

Drama

Crime

Music

Science Fiction

Overview

The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.

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46 members

Acting

伊藤歩

Ageha

Acting

江口洋介

Ryou Ryanki

Sound

Chara

Glico

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三上博史

Feihong

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許志安

Maofu

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渡部篤郎

Ran

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桃井かおり

Suzukino

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山口智子

Shenmei

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大塚寧々

Reiko

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洞口依子

Hoshino

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五十嵐信次郎

Doctor

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渡辺哲

Katsushika Group Boss

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浅野忠信

Customer in the Club

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Ken Enomoto

Unknown Role

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北見敏之

Unknown Role

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小橋賢児

Hoan

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Shiek Mahmud-Bey

Arrow

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光石研

Punk Man

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酒井敏也

Lolita Store Manager

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塩見三省

Kanji Sudo

Sound

鈴木慶一

Kusunoki

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田口トモロヲ

Honda

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山崎一

Unknown Role

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翁華栄

Wang Shansheng

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藤井かほり

Yuriko

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Shiro Takehatsu

Asakawa

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Kent Frick

Dave

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ROLLY

Blond Hair Man

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南加絵

Unknown Role

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陰山泰

Unknown Role

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Bryan Burton-Lewis

Unknown Role

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Ryo Yamamoto

Unknown Role

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Randy Havens

Unknown Role

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野口雅弘

Unknown Role

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中沢青六

Unknown Role

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水上竜士

Unknown Role

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信太昌之

Unknown Role

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速水今日子

Unknown Role

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Toshizo Fujiwara

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城明男

Unknown Role

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Kanji Watanabe

Unknown Role

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Kotaro Takeshita

Unknown Role

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Shiori Isono

Unknown Role

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Jyunichi Kubozono

Unknown Role

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Takanori Hamachika

Unknown Role

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児玉頼信

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Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterfly

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Videos & Trailers

Cast & Crew

伊藤歩

江口洋介

Chara

三上博史

許志安

渡部篤郎

桃井かおり

山口智子

大塚寧々

洞口依子

五十嵐 信次郎

渡辺哲

浅野忠信

Ken Enomoto

北見敏之

小橋賢児

Shiek Mahmud-Bey

光石研

酒井敏也

塩見三省

鈴木慶一

田口トモロヲ

山崎一

翁華栄

藤井かほり

Shiro Takehatsu

Kent Frick

ROLLY

南加絵

陰山泰

Bryan Burton-Lewis

Ryo Yamamoto

Randy Havens

野口雅弘

中沢青六

水上竜士

信太昌之

速水 今日子

Toshizo Fujiwara

城明男

Kanji Watanabe

Kotaro Takeshita

Shiori Isono

Jyunichi Kubozono

Takanori Hamachika

児玉頼信

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