Purple Butterfly(Movie, 2003)

Name: Purple Butterfly
Genre: War, Drama, History
Released: 2003
Duration: T02:7:00
Rating: 3.3

Original title: "紫蝴蝶" (Chinese (Mandarin)/ZH)

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

Purple Butterfly (Chinese: 紫蝴蝶; pinyin: Zǐ Húdié) is a 2003 Chinese film, directed by Lou Ye. It is Lou's third film after Weekend Lover and Suzhou River. It stars Chinese mainland actors, Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye and Li Bingbing, as well as Japanese actor Tōru Nakamura. The film premiered on May 23, 2003, at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, and was given a limited release in New York City the following year on November 26, 2004. The film was only released in one theater in the United States (in New York City) for three weeks where it grossed $17,790. ()

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About Purple Butterfly

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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Additional Information

Production countries: People's Republic of China, France

Plays in: Shanghai

Made by: Wild Bunch, Lou Yi Inc., Shanghai Film Studios, Dream Factory

Original language: Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Translated into 7 languages: Greek (EL), English (EN), French (FR), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 07/04/2003

Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye, Li Bingbing

Director: Lou Ye

Producer: Lou Ye

Screenwriter: Lou Ye

Director of Photography: Wang Yu

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Zi hudie"

"자호접"

"퍼플 버터플라이"

"Пурпурная бабочка"

Keywords: world war ii, shanghai, china, resistance, japanese occupation of china, 1940s

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