China Synopsis
紫蝴蝶
Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.
The 2002–2004 China Window
28 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Purple Butterfly sits at position #22.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Purple Butterfly. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Shanghai Film Studio
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2000s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Purple Butterfly premiered. 142 total titles in this decade from China.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #568 of 946 China films indexed here (40th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among China War productions specifically: #34 of 55 (top 62%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, France |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Japanese, Vietnamese |
| Production Companies | Shanghai Film Studio, Dream Factory, Lou Yi, Wild Bunch |
| Runtime | 2h 7m |
| Release Date | July 4, 2003 |
| IMDb | tt0363290 |