Shunji Iwai

appreciation of Swallowtail Butterfly as an evolutionary process, the first thing I realize might be its very artistic filming style. Shunji Iwai adopts some film techniques which often appear in the movies of 6th generation directors. But unlike 6th generation directors who constantly pursue realism in their movie, by the use of color, music and composition, Shunji Iwai injects considerable artistic value into this movie and he makes use of the artistic value to achieve an utopian vision of Yen Town

The film revolves around three schoolmates and their relationship with girls. Mikio is in love with Natsuko, who suffers from health problems. One day, he comes across her being on a date with one of their professors and subsequently blackmails her to have sex with him. Akihiro discovers an unconscious Chizu, with blood running between her legs. The girl, who grows up without a mother and has no knowledge of female anatomy whatsoever, asks him not to reveal the incident and subsequently, to teach

When it comes to Asian films, the audience can seldom avoid mentioning pure love films, one of the most outstanding film genres in East Asia, featured by delicate sentiment, touching plot and unique aestheticism. In these tear gases the viewers can easily find that pain-recovery complex does exist: unrealistic romance beyond time and space can heal the audience’s pain to some extent. The paper argues pure love in East Asian romance films in crisscross of time and space plays a significant role in