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Swallowtail Butterfly

“This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.”

1996 · 2 h 28 min
Directed by Shunji Iwai
CrimeDramaMusicalSci-Fi

Cast

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Plot

In a future Yen Town, a girl, a prostitute and a gang try to survive and find a way out.

Sinekatalog’s take

Shunji Iwai's film is sprawling and stylish, a punk fable of immigrants with a great soundtrack.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (4,977 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.