Purple Butterfly (紫蝴蝶) 20 years old

Purple Butterfly

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.

Credits

Zhang Ziyi
Zhang Ziyi as Cynthia / Ding Hui
Li Bingbing
Li Bingbing as Tang Yiling
Liu Ye
Liu Ye as Szeto
Leni Lan Crazybarby
Leni Lan Crazybarby as A Zi
Toru Nakamura
Toru Nakamura as Hidehiko Itami
Feng Yuanzheng
Feng Yuanzheng as Xie Ming

Purple Butterfly Cast

Name Character
Zhang Ziyi She was 24, now 45 years old as Cynthia / Ding Hui
Li Bingbing She was 30, now 51 years old as Tang Yiling
Liu Ye He was 25, now 46 years old as Szeto
Leni Lan Crazybarby She was 13, now 34 years old as A Zi
Toru Nakamura He was 37, now 58 years old as Hidehiko Itami
Feng Yuanzheng He was 40, now 61 years old as Xie Ming
Kin Ei as Yamamoto
Yao Anlian He was 45, now 66 years old

Purple Butterfly Crew

Name Department
James David Goldmark as Art Direction. Art
Jörg Lemberg as Original Music Composer. He was 34 (now 55) years old Sound
Lou Ye as Director. He was 38 (now 59) years old Directing
Lou Ye as Editor. He was 38 (now 59) years old Editing
Lou Ye as Producer. He was 38 (now 59) years old Production
Lou Ye as Screenplay. He was 38 (now 59) years old Writing
Wang Yu as Director of Photography. He was 59 (now 80) years old Camera
Purple Butterfly poster
Purple Butterfly (20 years)

  • Release day: Friday, July 04, 2003
  • Runtime: 127 minutes