Swallowtail Butterfly (1996): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Swallowtail Butterfly is a 1996 crime drama directed by Shunji Iwai, starring Ayumi Ito as Ageha, Chara and Hiroshi Mikami. It runs 2 hours 28 minutes and earned $147,661 worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 28m (148 min)
- Director
- Shunji Iwai
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- OORONG-SHA
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Swallowtail Butterfly About?
The premise of Swallowtail Butterfly without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown. The struggles of a group of outcasts living in “Yentown”, in an alternate-future Japan.
Swallowtail Butterfly Themes & Keywords
· 14 tags- tattooed woman
- group
- butterfly
- illegal immigrant
- false money
- tattoo artist
- tokyo japan
- murder
- garbage dump
- tattoo
- blood
- prostitute
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- female singer
- independent film
Swallowtail Butterfly Cast & Characters
Ayumi Ito leads the cast as Ageha, with Chara as Glico and Hiroshi Mikami as Feihong. Directed by Shunji Iwai; 46 actors are credited in all.
- Director Shunji Iwai
- Ayumi Ito as Ageha
- Chara as Glico
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Hiroshi Mikami as Feihong - Shiek Mahmud-Bey as Arrow
Also Starring in Swallowtail Butterfly
· 42 more- Atsuro Watabe Ran
- Tetsu Watanabe Katsushika Group Boss
- Ken Mitsuishi Punk Man
- Tomorowo Taguchi Honda
- Tadanobu Asano Customer in the Club
- Kaori Momoi Suzukino
- Sansei Shiomi Kanji Sudo
- Yosuke Eguchi Ryou Ryanki
- Mickey Curtis Doctor
- Yoriko Doguchi Hoshino
- Nene Otsuka Reiko
- Toshiya Sakai Lolita Store Manager
- Andy Hui Chi-On Maofu
- Toshiyuki Kitami
- Kaei Okina Wang Shansheng
- Keiichi Suzuki Kusunoki
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- Hajime Yamazaki
- Ryushi Mizukami
- Kaori Fujii Yuriko
- Masahiro Noguchi
- Tomoko Yamaguchi Shenmei
- Kenji Kohashi Hoan
- Seiroku Nakazawa
- Masayuki Shida
- ROLLY Blond Hair Man
- Akio Joe
- Shiro Takehatsu Asakawa
- Randy Havens
- Kyoko Hayami
- Kae Minami
- Toshizo Fujiwara
- Kotaro Takeshita
- Bryan Burton-Lewis
- Tai Kageyama
- Takanori Hamachika
- Ken Enomoto
- Kent Frick Dave
- Kanji Watanabe
- Ryo Yamamoto
- Shiori Isono
- Raishin Kodama
- Jyunichi Kubozono
Swallowtail Butterfly Plot Summary
What happens in Swallowtail Butterfly from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 10 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a near-future Tokyo where the Japanese yen has become the world’s strongest currency, the city experiences a significant influx of immigrants—both legal and illegal—drawn by the promise of opportunity. This wave of newcomers earn the nickname Yen Town (円都, en to) among locals. However, the native Japanese community despises this nickname and retaliates by calling the immigrants Yen Thieves (円盗, en tou), a term that is also translated as “Yentowns” in the film’s English subtitles.
Full summary
The whole story of Swallowtail Butterfly, scene by scene
Swallowtail Butterfly Box Office
Swallowtail Butterfly grossed $147,661 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$147.7K
- International
- $147.7K
Swallowtail Butterfly Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Swallowtail Butterfly.
How Well Do You Know Swallowtail Butterfly?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Swallowtail Butterfly FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Swallowtail Butterfly, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Swallowtail Butterfly?
Swallowtail Butterfly runs 2 hours 28 minutes (148 minutes).
When was Swallowtail Butterfly released?
Swallowtail Butterfly was released on September 4, 1996.
Who directed Swallowtail Butterfly?
Swallowtail Butterfly was directed by Shunji Iwai.
More films by Shunji Iwai Who is in the cast of Swallowtail Butterfly?
Swallowtail Butterfly stars Ayumi Ito as Ageha, Chara as Glico and Hiroshi Mikami as Feihong, among 46 credited actors.
How much did Swallowtail Butterfly make at the box office?
Swallowtail Butterfly grossed $147,661 worldwide.
Does Swallowtail Butterfly have a post-credit scene?
No. Swallowtail Butterfly has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Swallowtail Butterfly in?
The original language of Swallowtail Butterfly is Japanese.
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