---
title: 'Purple Butterfly (2003)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lou Ye'
released: '2003-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 127
genres:
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/purple-butterfly-2003'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0363290/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Purple Butterfly (2003)

2003 · 127 min · Crime · People's Republic of China


## Synopsis

Purple Butterfly is a 2003 Chinese historical drama film directed by Lou Ye. It is Lou's third film after Weekend Lover and Suzhou River. It stars Chinese actors, Zhang Ziyi, Liu Ye and Li Bingbing, as well as Japanese actor Tōru Nakamura. The film premiered on May 23, 2003, at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, and was given a limited release in New York City the following year on November 26, 2004.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lou Ye](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-ye)
- **Screenplay:** [Lou Ye](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-ye)
- **Producer:** [Lou Ye](https://cinepixo.com/people/lou-ye)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wang Yu](https://cinepixo.com/people/wang-yu)

## Cast

- [Zhang Ziyi](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhang-ziyi)
- [Li Bingbing](https://cinepixo.com/people/li-bingbing)
- [Liu Ye](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-ye)

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