The Winter Butterfly
Jan 01, 2010 | IMDB 0
120 min Watch NowDrama, Romance
The Winter Butterfly is a story about passion and love, depicting Matsunaga a samurai, as a corrupt oppressor rather than a hero. With the emergence of a new system during the Meiji period, many things changed in Japan for the sake of progress. The story told in four parts is related to the seasons of the year, which can be scorching, amenable, cold or unpredictable. All evoked by Stephen Warbeck's beautiful and sensitive score.
MOVIE COMMENTS
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An Actor's Revenge
Samurai Rebellion
Evil Does Not Exist
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
The Snow Queen
The Snow Walker
Ugetsu
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
New in Town
Harakiri
After the Rain
Jirocho Rises in Fame
The Road to Sampo
The Betrayal
We're All Going to the World's Fair
Buffalo '66
Man and Beast
The Deeper You Dig
Osomatsu-kun: Iyami Alone in the Wind
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IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 2023
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 1983
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IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 2003
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IMDB 6.3 | Nov , 1967
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IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 2003
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IMDB 8 | Mar , 1953
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