Swallowtail Butterfly
This is the story of Yentowns in Yentown.
An industrial section of Japan got the name of “Yentown” as many immigrants come to make money and hope to go home rich. A small group of people in Yentown try to work together to survive—Ageha, a young girl with no family; Glico, a sex worker; Fei Hong, a poor immigrant from Shanghai; Arrow, an ex-boxer from the US; and Ren, a mysterious guy who seems to know too much about guns. Fortune shines upon them when they find a cassette that will get them rich, but along with money, trouble will always follow.
- Year: 1996
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama, Crime
- Studio: OORONG-SHA, Pony Canyon, Nippon Herald Films, Fuji Television Network, Ace Pictures
- Keyword: prostitute, money laundering, money, counterfeit, illegal prostitution
- Director: Shunji Iwai
- Cast: Ayumi Ito, Yosuke Eguchi, Chara, Hiroshi Mikami, Andy Hui, Atsuro Watabe