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2003

Purple Butterfly

Directed by Lou Ye
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.

Duration

2h 7m

Released

July 4, 2003

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6.7

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Cast9

  • Zhang Ziyi
  • Liu Ye
  • Feng Yuanzheng
  • Toru Nakamura
  • Li Bingbing
  • Kin Ei
  • Leni Lan
  • Yao Anlian
  • Wang Kai

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