Swallowtail Butterfly (スワロウテイル) 27 years old
This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.
Swallowtail Butterfly takes place in an alternate Japan, in a ghetto where immigrants from all over the world have come to live and make their fortune. The city is called Yentown, and it is much like Tokyo. Sixteen-year-old Ageha, a young girl whose mother has just died, is passed on from person to person until a prostitute named Glico finally takes pity on her. Under Glico's care, Ageha has many experiences with the other poverty-stricken immigrants in Yentown. Eventually, due to a sudden twist in fate, the immigrants are given a chance to realize their dreams. But in doing so, they destroy their solidarity, and have to face their problems separately.
Credits
Swallowtail Butterfly Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tetsu Watanabe He was 46, now 74 years old | |
| Atsuro Watabe He was 28, now 55 years old | as Ran |
| Chara (Miwa Watabiki) She was 28, now 56 years old | as Glico |
| Tadanobu Asano He was 22, now 50 years old | as Customer in club |
| Toshiyuki Kitami He was 45, now 72 years old | |
| Hiroshi Mikami He was 34, now 61 years old | as Feihong |
| Tomoro Taguchi He was 38, now 66 years old | |
| Tomoko Yamaguchi She was 32, now 60 years old | |
| Ayumi Ito She was 16, now 44 years old | as Ageha |
| Nene Otsuka She was 28, now 55 years old | |
| Kenji Kohashi He was 17, now 44 years old | |
| Yōsuke Eguchi He was 28, now 56 years old | as Ryou Ryanki |
| Ken Mitsuishi He was 34, now 62 years old | |
| Sansei Shiomi He was 48, now 76 years old | |
| Kaori Momoi She was 44, now 72 years old | |
| Hua Rong Weng He was 33, now 61 years old | |
| Andy Hui He was 29, now 56 years old | as Maofuu |
| Kaori Fujii She was 30, now 58 years old | |
| Hajime Yamazaki He was 3, now 24 years old | |
| Ken Enomoto | |
| Mickey Curtis He was 58, now 85 years old | as Doctor |
| Keiichi Suzuki He was 45, now 72 years old | |
| Kae Minami |
Swallowtail Butterfly Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Yohei Taneda as Production Design. | Art |
| Takeshi Kobayashi as Original Music Composer. He was 37 (now 64) years old | Sound |
| Noboru Shinoda as Director of Photography. He was 44 (52) years old when He died | Camera |
| Shunji Iwai as Director. He was 33 (now 61) years old | Directing |
| Shunji Iwai as Writer. He was 33 (now 61) years old | Writing |
Swallowtail Butterfly (27 years)
This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.
- Release day: Saturday, September 14, 1996
- Runtime: 146 minutes
