Çılgın, Pelin2024-07-182024-07-1820232717-98422718-0344https://doi.org/10.47613/reflektif.2023.93https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/1160446https://hdl.handle.net/11411/5684This article explores the representation of female immigrants and minorities in the film Swallowtail Butterfly (Shunji Iwai, 1996) from a multidisciplinary perspective. Starting with the topics related to being a foreigner/local, such as language nuances or the concept of furusato, the article then offers a new lens to the film and its female stories with the help of feminist theory. Therefore, this article aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the film from a current perspective in several aspects, as it is highly needed in this contemporary age of rapid globalizationeninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessExamining the Female Immigrant and Minority Representation in Shunji Iwai’s “Swallowtail Butterfly”Article10.47613/reflektif.2023.938116511604464