The Butterfly Murders (1979)
蝶變
A journalist attempting to solve a mystery in "Martial World" enlists the aid of a master fighter and a woman named Green Breeze. They go to a mysterious castle where they come across poisonous butterflies and a black-leather-clad killer.
- Date of release
- 1979-07-20
- TMDB
- 6.5 / 10 (35)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Mystery, Fantasy, Thriller, Horror, Action
- Director
- Tsui Hark
Casting
- Lau Siu-ming — Fang Hongye
- Michelle Yim — Green Shadow
- Wong Shu-tong — Tian Feng
- JoJo Chan Kei-kei — Lady Shen
- Chiang Wang — Li / The Thousand Hands
- Chang Kuo-chu — Shen Qing
- Eddy Ko Hung — Guo / The Magic Fire
- Ha Kwong-li — No. 10 of the Red Flags
- Wynn Lau Chun-fai — Mr. Tsui
- Danny Chow Yun-kin — No. 3 White Flag
- Tino Wong — Thousand Hands Li Kim
- Xieqi Zhou
Interesting facts
The Butterfly Murders is a 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Tsui Hark, in his feature directorial debut. It stars Lau Siu-ming, Michelle Yim, and Chang Kuo-chu. The film is known for incorporating elements of murder mystery and gothic horror into the wuxia genre, and is considered an early work of the Hong Kong New Wave film movement.
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