Purple Butterfly (2003)

6.7/10 • 127 min • War Drama History

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.

Cast

Zhang Ziyi

Cynthia / Ding Hui

Liu Ye

Szeto

Feng Yuanzheng

Xie Ming

Toru Nakamura

Hidehiko Itami

Li Bingbing

Tang Yiling

Leni Lan

Ah Zi

Yao Anlian

Wang Kai

Brother

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