War ·Drama ·History · China · 2003 · 2h 7m

Purple Butterfly

紫蝴蝶

Purple Butterfly poster
Director
Lou Ye
Cast
Zhang Ziyi as Cynthia / Ding Hui Liu Ye as Szeto Feng Yuanzheng as Xie Ming Toru Nakamura as Hidehiko Itami Li Bingbing as Tang Yiling Kin Ei as Yamamoto
Crew
Wang Yu — Director of Photography Lou Ye — Editor Xiaohong Cheng — Editor Jörg Lemberg — Original Music Composer Lou Ye — Screenplay Zhu Yongde — Producer
Tagline

United by Passion. Divided by Fate.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
shanghai, chinaresistanceworld war ii1940sjapanese occupation of china
Key Collaborators
Lou Ye Director Wang Yu Director of Photography Lou Ye Editor Xiaohong Cheng Editor Jörg Lemberg Original Music Composer Lou Ye Screenplay Zhu Yongde Producer Wang Wei Producer Liu Weixin Costume Design
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