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Swallowtail Butterfly poster

Swallowtail Butterfly(1996)

September 14, 19962h 28m

Drama Crime Music Science Fiction

75%User score 75 percent

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99 votes

This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.

Overview

The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.

Director: Shunji Iwai
Writers: Shunji Iwai

Top Billed Cast

Ayumi Ito
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Yosuke Eguchi
Ryou Ryanki
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Status: Released
Original title: スワロウテイル
Original language: Japanese
Production: OORONG-SHA, Pony Canyon, Nippon Herald Films

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