Swallowtail Butterfly
This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.
1996 · 2h 28m · N/A
Crime, Drama, Music, Science Fiction
Directed by
Shunji Iwai
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Swallowtail Butterfly
Overview
The struggles of a group of outcasts living in "Yentown", in an alternate-future Japan.
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