Swallowtail Butterfly

1996 "This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown."
7.5| 2h28m| NA| en| More Info
Released: 14 September 1996 Released
Producted By: Nippon Herald Films
Country: Japan
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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An industrial section of Japan got the name of “Yentown” as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive—Ageha, a young girl with no family; Glico, a sex worker; Fei Hong, a poor immigrant from Shanghai; Arrow, an ex-boxer from the US; and Ren, a mysterious guy who seems to know too much about guns. Fortune shines upon them when they find a cassette that will get them rich, but along with money, trouble will always follow.

Genre

Drama, Crime

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Director

Shunji Iwai

Production Companies

Nippon Herald Films

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Swallowtail Butterfly Audience Reviews

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.
Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,