Movie
Swallowtail Butterfly
Overview
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
Details
- Release date
- 1996-09-14
- Runtime
- 148 min
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Music, Science Fiction
- Status
- Released
- Production
- OORONG-SHA, Pony Canyon, Nippon Herald Films, Fuji Television Network, Ace Pictures
- Country
- Japan
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Ayumi Ito as Ageha
- Yosuke Eguchi as Ryou Ryanki
- Chara as Glico
- Hiroshi Mikami as Feihong
- Andy Hui Chi-On as Maofu
- Atsuro Watabe as Ran
- Kaori Momoi as Suzukino
- Tomoko Yamaguchi as Shenmei
- Nene Otsuka as Reiko
- Yoriko Doguchi as Hoshino
- Mickey Curtis as Doctor
- Tetsu Watanabe as Katsushika Group Boss
Crew
- Shunji Iwai - Director
- Shunji Iwai - Screenplay
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