Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)

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.
Shunji Iwai
Ayumi Ito, Yosuke Eguchi, Chara, Hiroshi Mikami, Andy Hui, Atsuro Watabe, Kaori Momoi, Tomoko Yamaguchi, Nene Otsuka, Yoriko Douguchi, Mickey Curtis, Tetsu Watanabe, Tadanobu Asano, Ken Enomoto, Toshiyuki Kitami, Kenji Kohashi, Kae Minami, Ken Mitsuishi, Toshiya Sakai, Sansei Shiomi, Keiichi Suzuki, Tomorowo Taguchi, Hajime Yamazaki, Hua Rong Weng, Kaori Fujii
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