Purple Butterfly

2003 film directed by Lou Ye
Movie film Q987697
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Purple Butterfly

Summary

Purple Butterfly is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Purple Butterfly's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Purple Butterfly was directed by Lou Ye[4].
  • Lou Ye wrote the screenplay for Purple Butterfly[5].
  • Purple Butterfly's genre is neo-noir[6].
  • A cast member of Purple Butterfly was Zhang Ziyi[7].
  • A cast member of Purple Butterfly was Liu Ye[8].
  • A cast member of Purple Butterfly was Li Bingbing[9].
  • Purple Butterfly was produced by Lou Ye[10].
  • Purple Butterfly's director of photography is recorded as Wang Yu[11].
  • Purple Butterfly is part of sixth generation Chinese films[12].
  • The original language of Purple Butterfly was Japanese[13].
  • Purple Butterfly was distributed by video on demand[14].
  • Purple Butterfly's review score is recorded as 43%[15].
  • Purple Butterfly's review score is recorded as 5.4/10[16].
  • Purple Butterfly's color is recorded as color[17].
  • Purple Butterfly's country of origin is recorded as People's Republic of China[18].
  • Purple Butterfly was released on January 1, 2003[19].
  • Purple Butterfly's distributed by is recorded as Palm Pictures[20].
  • Purple Butterfly's distributed by is recorded as Netflix[21].
  • Purple Butterfly's narrative location is recorded as Shanghai[22].
  • Purple Butterfly's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+127'}[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Purple Butterfly was produced by Lou Ye[10]. It was directed by Lou Ye[4]. Lou Ye wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Zhang Ziyi[7], Liu Ye[8], and Li Bingbing[9].

Publication

Purple Butterfly was released on January 1, 2003[19]. The original language of it was Japanese[13]. Its genre is neo-noir[6]. It is part of sixth generation Chinese films[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[14].

Reception

Reviews include 43%[15] and 5.4/10[16].

Why It Matters

Purple Butterfly ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . globalfilmstudies.com. Retrieved . globalfilmstudies.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 39977
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 39977, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  2. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 31610
    Producer → Lou Ye
    Director of photography → Wang Yu
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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