Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterfly

This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.

1996•2h 28m•7.4/10

DramaCrimeMusicScience Fiction

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(96)

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

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Production

OORONG-SHA, Pony Canyon, Nippon Herald Films, Fuji Television Network, Ace Pictures

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ayumi Ito

Ayumi Ito

Ageha

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke Eguchi

Ryou Ryanki

Chara

Chara

Glico

Hiroshi Mikami

Hiroshi Mikami

Feihong

Andy Hui Chi-On

Andy Hui Chi-On

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

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

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