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Swallowtail Butterfly
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Swallowtail Butterfly

Sep 14, 1996
2h 28m
★ 7.4

This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.

Overview

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

Genres

Drama
Crime
Music
Science Fiction

Production Companies

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

Cast

Ayumi Ito

Ageha

Ayumi Ito

Yosuke Eguchi

Ryou Ryanki

Yosuke Eguchi

Chara

Glico

Chara

Hiroshi Mikami

Feihong

Hiroshi Mikami

Andy Hui Chi-On

Maofu

Andy Hui Chi-On

Atsuro Watabe

Ran

Atsuro Watabe

Kaori Momoi

Suzukino

Kaori Momoi

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Shenmei

Tomoko Yamaguchi

Nene Otsuka

Reiko

Nene Otsuka

Yoriko Doguchi

Hoshino

Yoriko Doguchi

Mickey Curtis

Doctor

Mickey Curtis

Tetsu Watanabe

Katsushika Group Boss

Tetsu Watanabe

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