Swallowtail Butterfly
燕尾蝶
1996 · 148 min
In a poor migrant community in Japan, a group of outsiders scrape by through petty crime and ingenuity. A…
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In a poor migrant community in Japan, a group of outsiders scrape by through petty crime and ingenuity. A counterfeiting scheme offers a chance to change their fortunes, but their hopes collide with hostility towards migrants and a Chinese gang seeking its missing money.
Crime · Drama
The production combined 35mm and 16mm film, with handheld camerawork and jump cuts shaping its visual approach.
- Original year
- 1996
- Listed runtimes
- 148 min
- Listed audio
- Japanese
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Directed by
Iwai Shunji
Cast
- Mikami HiroshiCast
- CharaCast
- Ito AyumiCast
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Directors
- Iwai Shunji
Cast
- Mikami Hiroshi
- Chara
- Ito Ayumi
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