Swallowtail Butterfly

1996 · 2 hr 28 min · N/A

Crime, Drama

Directors

Shunji Iwai

Actors

Hiroshi Mikami
Chara
Ayumi Ito

Summary

The struggles of a group of immigrant outcasts living in an alternative-future, xenophobic Japanese metropolis.

More about this movie

After a young girl's mother dies, she is cared for by Glico, a brassy hooker, who gives the girl the name "Ageha" (Butterfly). Ageha goes to work for a collection of oddballs who run a junkyard and salvage business.

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