Purple Butterfly
紫蝴蝶
2003 · 2h 7m · Drama, History, War · China, Hong Kong
United by Passion. Divided by Fate.
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.
Written & directed by
Lou Ye6.2Smart score
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1940sjapanese occupation of chinaresistanceshanghai, chinaworld war ii
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