Swallowtail Butterfly
7.5
“This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.”
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
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9 films
Cast
48 people
Ayumi Ito
Ageha
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Andy Hui
Maofuu
Yosuke Eguchi
Ryou Ryanki
Known for
House of Ninjas
Goemon
Chara
Glico
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Because We Forget Everything
Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress
Hiroshi Mikami
Feihong
Known for
Premonition
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Andy Hui Chi-On
Maofu
Known for
Future Cops
Atsuro Watabe
Ran
Known for
Three... Extremes
Love Exposure
Kaori Momoi
Suzukino
Known for
Memoirs of a Geisha
Ghost in the Shell
Tomoko Yamaguchi
Shenmei
Known for
Ponyo
Nene Otsuka
Reiko
Known for
I Wish
Drawing Closer
Yoriko Doguchi
Hoshino
Known for
Shōgun
Cure
Mickey Curtis
Doctor
Known for
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Fires on the Plain
Shunji Iwai Director · Takeshi Kobayashi Composer Noboru Shinoda Cinematographer
United States release June 25, 2016 · Produced in Japan · Languages Chinese, English, Japanese
Production
OORONG-SHA
Production
Pony Canyon
Production
Nippon Herald Films
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Ace Pictures
Production
Rockwell Eyes
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
スワロウテイル
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · Japanese
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 1996
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan · September 14, 1996
Theatrical
United States · June 25, 2016
Premiere · New York Asian Film Festival
Finland
September 24, 1998 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
July 2, 1999 · Theatrical
Germany
January 20, 2000 · Theatrical
Japan
September 4, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 23, 2005 · Theatrical
July 16, 2025 · Theatrical · Re-release
Switzerland
December 21, 2000 · Theatrical · German speaking region
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