Swallowtail Butterfly poster

MOVIE PROFILE

Swallowtail Butterfly

“This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.”

★ 7.5 / 10 (104 votes)September 14, 1996148 minJA

DramaCrimeMusicScience Fiction

The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.

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CINEHOOK / INFORMATION

Movie facts

Release dateSeptember 14, 1996

StatusReleased

Runtime148 min

Rating★ 7.5 / 10

Certification—

Original languageJapanese, Mandarin, English

CountryJapan

Budget—

Revenue—

ProductionOORONG-SHA, Pony Canyon, Nippon Herald Films, Fuji Television Network, Ace Pictures

CINEHOOK / STREAMING

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CINEHOOK / CREDITS

Crew

Director

Shunji Iwai

Writers

Shunji Iwai

CINEHOOK / CAST

Cast

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi ItoAgeha

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke EguchiRyou Ryanki

Chara

CharaGlico

Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi MikamiFeihong

Andy Hui Chi-On

Andy Hui Chi-OnMaofu

Atsuro Watabe

Atsuro WatabeRan

Kaori Momoi

Kaori MomoiSuzukino

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Tomoko YamaguchiShenmei

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Nene OtsukaReiko

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko DoguchiHoshino

Mickey Curtis

Mickey CurtisDoctor

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu WatanabeKatsushika Group Boss

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