MOVIE • 2003

Purple Butterfly

United by Passion. Divided by Fate.

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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Top Cast

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

…

Wang Kai

Brother

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Zhu Yongde

Producer

Lou Ye

Director

—

Xiaohong Cheng

Editor

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Liu Weixin

Costume Design

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James David Goldmark

Art Direction

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Theatrical release date: July 4, 2003

Meta Snapshot

Film

Status

Released

Release

July 4, 2003

Runtime

127 min

Language

Chinese

Origin

China

Budget

$1,200,000

Revenue

$750,000

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