The Butterfly Murders
蝶變
CINEMA1979-07-20
RegionHK
Runtime88 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Tsui Hark's directorial debut, blending wuxia, mystery and the uncanny into an early statement of genre reinvention.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Tsui Hark
KEYWORDS
martial artshong kong new wave
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