Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterfly

1996 "This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown."
Swallowtail Butterfly
Swallowtail Butterfly

Swallowtail Butterfly

7.5 | 2h28m | en | Drama

An industrial section of Japan got the name of “Yentown” as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive—Ageha, a young girl with no family; Glico, a sex worker; Fei Hong, a poor immigrant from Shanghai; Arrow, an ex-boxer from the US; and Ren, a mysterious guy who seems to know too much about guns. Fortune shines upon them when they find a cassette that will get them rich, but along with money, trouble will always follow.

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7.5 | 2h28m | en | Drama , Crime
Synopsis

An industrial section of Japan got the name of “Yentown” as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive—Ageha, a young girl with no family; Glico, a sex worker; Fei Hong, a poor immigrant from Shanghai; Arrow, an ex-boxer from the US; and Ren, a mysterious guy who seems to know too much about guns. Fortune shines upon them when they find a cassette that will get them rich, but along with money, trouble will always follow.

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Cast

Ayumi Ito , Yosuke Eguchi , Chara

Director

Yohei Taneda

Producted By

Nippon Herald Films , Fuji Television Network

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