“United by Passion. Divided by Fate.”
Purple Butterfly
6.7
22 votes·2003
·2h 7m
·MovieWarDramaHistory
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.
Keywords
shanghai, chinaresistanceworld war ii1940sjapanese occupation of china
Cast
Zhang Ziyi
Cynthia / Ding Hui
Liu Ye
Szeto
Feng Yuanzheng
Xie Ming
Toru Nakamura
Hidehiko Itami
Li Bingbing
Tang Yiling
Kin Ei
Yamamoto
Leni Lan
Ah Zi
Yao Anlian
Wang Kai
Brother
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