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Purple Butterfly (2004)
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Directed by Lou Ye, Zi Hudie revolves around the underground faction of anti-Nipponese fighters in 1930s Shanghai, just prior to the onset of the Sino-Japanese war. It's only the beginning when Cynthia (
Zhang Ziyi
), a young Chinese woman, learns the news of her lover Itami's (Toru Nakamura) rapidly approaching return to the military. In a second and even more devastating blow, Cynthia's brother, a contributor to an anti-Japanese newspaper, is killed by a Japanese activist. Three years later, switchboard operator Tang Yiling (Li Bingbing) and Situ (Liu Ye), her fiancé, are introduced to Cynthia after inadvertently heading into a protest held by a resistance group code-named Purple Butterfly, of which Cynthia (who has since changed her name to Ding Hui) has become a part. Ultimately, a botched assassination attempt leaves Situ with a mysterious briefcase; now a suspect himself, Situ is arrested by none other than Itami, who, after reuniting with his old flame, has no idea of her role in a complicit plan to have his boss (Kin Ei) assassinated. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Cast
Toru Nakamura
Hidehiko Itami
Feng Yuanzheng
Xie Ming
Zhang Ziyi
Cynthia
Zhang Ziyi
Ding Hui
Liu Ye
Situ (Szeto)
Li Bingbing
Tang Yiling
Kin Ei
Yamamoto
Production Crew
Ge Nairong
Action Director
Lu Shaoming
Action Director
Zhou Min
Action Director
Liu Weixin
Art Director
Wang Yu
Cinematographer
Joerg Lemberg
Composer (Music Score)
Liu Weixin
Costume Designer
Lou Ye
Director
Chen Xiaohong
Editor
Lou Ye
Editor
Alain de la Mata
Executive Producer
Jean-Louis Piel
Executive Producer
Nai An
Executive Producer
Vincent Maraval
Executive Producer
Zhong Zheng
Executive Producer
Zhuo Wu
Executive Producer
Ren Bing
First Assistant Director
Zhang Yanjia
First Assistant Director
Wang Wei
Producer
Zhu Yongde
Producer
Lou Ye
Screenwriter
Lu Jiajin
Sound/Sound Designer
Year: 2004
Runtime: 127
Country: China
MPAA Rating:
Category: Feature
Genre
Drama
Produced by
Dream Factory
Lou Yi Ltd.
Shanghai Film Studio
Shanghai SFS Digital Media Co.
Release
November 26, 2004 (USA - Limited)
by Palm Pictures
Wild Bunch
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.