Purple Butterfly

Name: Purple Butterfly
Director: Lou Ye
Genre: War, Drama, History
Released: 2003-07-04
Duration: 127 min
Cast: Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye, Feng Yuanzheng, Toru Nakamura, Li Bingbing

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2003 · 127 min · War · Drama · History · TMDB 6.7/10

Overview

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 by Lou Ye

Cast

Zhang Ziyi — Cynthia / Ding Hui
Liu Ye — Szeto
Feng Yuanzheng — Xie Ming
Toru Nakamura — Hidehiko Itami
Li Bingbing — Tang Yiling