Wandering Ginza Butterfly
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Nami "The Red Cherry Blossom" returns to her old stomping ground in the seedy Tokyo district of Ginza after a stint in prison for killing a yakuza boss. She soon settles in, living in her uncle's pool hall and working at the local hostess club. But when ruthless yakuza Ōwada attempts to take control of the club, Nami and her uncle devise a plan to take him down.
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2 films
Cast
36 people
Meiko Kaji
Nami Higuchi
Known for
Lady Snowblood
Yu Yu Hakusho
Tsunehiko Watase
Ryūji
Known for
Battles Without Honor and Humanity
Antarctica
Akiko Koyama
Kayo
Known for
Boy
In the Realm of the Senses
Tomiko Ishii
Kyōko
Known for
Gate of Flesh
Shall We Dance?
Shun Ueda
Isamu
Also in
Android Kikaider
Magical Chinese Girl Pai Pai!
Mari Mochida
Harue
No other roles listed
Rieko Maruyama
Miki
Also in
The Great Chase
Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess
Flower Meg
Yuka
Also in
Kanawa
King of Pornography
Chie Kobayashi
Midori
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Yoshiko Iwamoto
Mari
Also in
King of Pornography
Patience Has An End
Mieko Aoyagi
Saeko
Also in
Black Ninja
Professional Killers
Yuken Oda
Kazuhiko Yamaguchi Director · Isao Matsumoto Screenplay Toshiaki Tsushima Composer
United States release May 19, 2009 · Produced in Japan · Original title 銀蝶渡り鳥
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
銀蝶渡り鳥
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 1, 1972
Theatrical
United States · May 19, 2009
Physical · Synapse Films DVD
United States
April 7, 2026 · Physical · Arrow Video's Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection Limited Edition blu-ray
Canada
April 7, 2026 · Physical · Arrow Video's Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection Limited Edition blu-ray
United Kingdom
April 6, 2026 · Physical · Arrow Video's Wandering Ginza Butterfly Collection Limited Edition blu-ray
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