

Swallowtail Butterfly
This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.
Genres
Overview
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
148 min
Release Date
1996-09-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
91
Vote Average
7.5
Ayumi Ito
Ageha
Yosuke Eguchi
Ryou Ryanki
Chara
Glico
Hiroshi Mikami
Feihong
Andy Hui Chi-On
Maofu
Atsuro Watabe
Ran
Kaori Momoi
Suzukino
Tomoko Yamaguchi
Shenmei
Nene Otsuka
Reiko
Yoriko Doguchi
Hoshino
Mickey Curtis
Doctor
Tetsu Watanabe
Katsushika Group Boss
Tadanobu Asano
Customer in the Club
Ken Enomoto
Toshiyuki Kitami
Kenji Kohashi
Hoan
Shiek Mahmud-Bey
Arrow
Ken Mitsuishi
Punk Man
Toshiya Sakai
Lolita Store Manager
Sansei Shiomi
Kanji Sudo
Keiichi Suzuki
Kusunoki
Tomorowo Taguchi
Honda
Hajime Yamazaki
Kaei Okina
Wang Shansheng
Kaori Fujii
Yuriko
Shiro Takehatsu
Asakawa
Kent Frick
Dave
ROLLY
Blond Hair Man
Kae Minami
Tai Kageyama
Bryan Burton-Lewis
Ryo Yamamoto
Randy Havens
Masahiro Noguchi
Seiroku Nakazawa
Ryushi Mizukami
Masayuki Shida
Kyoko Hayami
Toshizo Fujiwara
Akio Joe
Kanji Watanabe
Kotaro Takeshita
Shiori Isono
Jyunichi Kubozono
Takanori Hamachika
Raishin Kodama
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