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Purple Butterfly

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Purple Butterfly

United by Passion. Divided by Fate.

6.6

2h 7m

2003

“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.

Director

Lou Ye

WarDramaHistory

shanghai, chinaresistanceworld war ii1940sjapanese occupation of china

Cast & Crew

Zhang Ziyi

Zhang Ziyi

as Cynthia / Ding Hui

Liu Ye

Liu Ye

as Szeto

Feng Yuanzheng

Feng Yuanzheng

as Xie Ming

Toru Nakamura

Toru Nakamura

as Hidehiko Itami

Li Bingbing

Li Bingbing

as Tang Yiling

Kin Ei

as Yamamoto

Leni Lan

Leni Lan

as Ah Zi

Yao Anlian

Yao Anlian

Wang Kai

Wang Kai

as Brother

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