Swallowtail Butterfly (film)

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Swallowtail Butterfly (Japanese: スワロウテイル, Hepburn: Suwarōteiru; lit. 'Swallowtail') is a 1996 Japanese crime film written, directed and edited by Shunji Iwai, starring Hiroshi Mikami, pop-singer Chara, and Ayumi Ito. The film was shot on hand-held cameras using jump cuts and other visual techniques. It covers a wide array of themes and genres, from social realism to coming-of-age to crime. The film was re-released with a 4K restoration in Japanese theaters on 4 September 2026. A theme song for the film under Yen Town Band, titled "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)", topped the Oricon Singles Chart on October 7, 1996.

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