Ding Hui (Zhang Ziyi) is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami (Nakamura Tooru), an ex-lover…and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.
Featuring Chinese superstar Zhang Ziyi (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hero), Director Lou Ye’s PURPLE BUTTERFLY allies a swooning, lyrical romanticism with a monumental, Leone-esque narrative sweep into an epic tale of doomed passion and mistaken identity.
“A SMOKY POLITICAL THRILLER FULL OF TWISTS AND PUZZLES…Gorgeous & Entertaining!”- New York Times
“A WILDLY IMPRESSIONISTIC PERIOD THRILLER”- Village Voice
“Moody and brilliantly filmed.”- San Francisco Chronicle
LANGUAGE: Mandarin / Japanese / Vietnamese with English subtitles
2003 - Color - Drama - 127 Mins.
Rated R for strong violence and a scene of sexuality (NTSC)
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