7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)
Overview
A dystopian ensemble drama following a group of displaced outsiders navigating survival in Yentown, a sprawling underground district of alternate-future Japan. Directed by Shunji Iwai and featuring Ayumi Ito, Taiji Tonoyama, and Susumu Terajima, the film traces how these characters forge community and identity within a rigid economic system that has cast them to its margins. A portrait of resilience and improvisation among the dispossessed.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Trans: Positive
Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
A dystopian ensemble drama following a group of displaced outsiders navigating survival in Yentown, a sprawling underground district of alternate-future Japan. Directed by Shunji Iwai and featuring Ayumi Ito, Taiji Tonoyama, and Susumu Terajima, the film traces how these characters forge community and identity within a rigid economic system that has cast them to its margins. A portrait of resilience and improvisation among the dispossessed.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
This film delivers a powerful systemic critique of economic disparity and the exploitation of marginalized immigrant communities. It portrays a society where money dictates worth, forcing outcasts to forge their own identity and means of survival outside conventional structures.
The film features a cast that aligns with traditional cultural representation for its origin. Its narrative explores the struggles of marginalized immigrant communities in a dystopian setting, focusing on themes of identity and belonging.
Secondary
Swallowtail Butterfly features Hoshi, a transsexual character depicted with dignity and empathy. Hoshi serves as a supportive and complex figure within the film's dystopian setting, offering guidance to other characters. The narrative frames Hoshi's struggles as inherent to the harsh environment rather than a consequence or mockery of trans identity. This portrayal highlights agency and respect, contributing positively to the film's character landscape.
The narrative centers on an orphan who finds belonging and support within a chosen family of outcasts, celebrating alternative family structures and subverting traditional norms regarding biological ties and societal expectations.
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) is an original film featuring characters created specifically for its narrative. There are no pre-existing source materials, historical figures, or legacy characters from prior adaptations whose established gender could be altered in this production. The film does not include any instances of gender swapping.
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996) is an original Japanese film. There is no evidence of pre-existing source material or historical figures whose established race was altered for the production. The characters are original to the film's narrative.
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