2003
6.7 (19 votes)
2h 7m
Genres
War
Drama
History
Production Companies
Shanghai Film Studio
Dream Factory
Wild Bunch
Lou Yi
Dream Factory
Wild Bunch
Lou Yi
Purple Butterfly (紫蝴蝶)
United by Passion. Divided by Fate.
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Zhu Yongde, Lou Ye, Wang Wei
Director: Lou Ye
Screenplay: Lou Ye
Director of Photography: Wang Yu
