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Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterfly

This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.

Genres

DramaCrimeMusicScience Fiction

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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

148 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

14 September 1996

Country

Japan

Cast

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Ageha

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke Eguchi

Ryou Ryanki

Chara

Chara

Glico

Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi Mikami

Feihong

Andy Hui

Andy Hui

Maofu

Atsuro Watabe

Atsuro Watabe

Ran

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Suzukino

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Shenmei

Nene Otsuka

Nene Otsuka

Reiko

Yoriko Doguchi

Yoriko Doguchi

Hoshino

Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis

Doctor

Tetsu Watanabe

Tetsu Watanabe

Katsushika Group Boss

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Customer in the Club

Ken Enomoto

Ken Enomoto

Toshiyuki Kitami

Toshiyuki Kitami

Kenji Kohashi

Kenji Kohashi

Hoan

Shiek Mahmud-Bey

Shiek Mahmud-Bey

Arrow

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Punk Man

Toshiya Sakai

Toshiya Sakai

Lolita Store Manager

Sansei Shiomi

Sansei Shiomi

Kanji Sudo

Keiichi Suzuki

Keiichi Suzuki

Kusunoki

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Honda

Hajime Yamazaki

Hajime Yamazaki

Kaei Okina

Kaei Okina

Wang Shansheng

Kaori Fujii

Kaori Fujii

Yuriko

Shiro Takehatsu

Shiro Takehatsu

Asakawa

Kent Frick

Kent Frick

Dave

ROLLY

ROLLY

Blond Hair Man

Kae Minami

Kae Minami

Tai Kageyama

Tai Kageyama

Bryan Burton-Lewis

Bryan Burton-Lewis

Ryo Yamamoto

Ryo Yamamoto

Randy Havens

Randy Havens

Masahiro Noguchi

Masahiro Noguchi

Seiroku Nakazawa

Seiroku Nakazawa

Ryushi Mizukami

Ryushi Mizukami

Masayuki Shida

Masayuki Shida

Kyoko Hayami

Kyoko Hayami

Toshizo Fujiwara

Toshizo Fujiwara

Akio Joe

Akio Joe

Kanji Watanabe

Kanji Watanabe

Kotaro Takeshita

Kotaro Takeshita

Shiori Isono

Shiori Isono

Jyunichi Kubozono

Jyunichi Kubozono

Takanori Hamachika

Takanori Hamachika

Raishin Kodama

Raishin Kodama

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