The Butterfly Murders
| The Butterfly Murders | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Traditional | 蝶變 |
| Simplified | 蝶变 |
| Mandarin | Dié Biàn |
| Directed by | Tsui Hark |
| Produced by | Ng See-yuen |
| Written by |
Lam Chi-ming Lam Fan |
| Starring |
Lau Siu-ming Michelle Yim |
| Cinematography | Fan Gam-yuk |
Production company |
Seasonal Film Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Language | Cantonese |
The Butterfly Murders is a 1979 Hong Kong wuxia film directed by Tsui Hark. It has elements of history and a murder mystery. The film is not widely available on tape or DVD in the West (there is a German and a French DVD release), though there was a Hong Kong release.[1]
Plot
Butterflies have apparently become a lethal weapon. Several rivals contend for a mysterious prize, using a variety of unusual weapons.
Cast
- Lau Siu-ming as Scholar Fong
- Michelle Yim as Green Shadow
- Jojo Chan as Madam Shum
- Chang Kuo-chu as Master Shum
- Wong Shu-tong as Tien Lung clan leader
- Ha Kwong-li as No. 10, Red Flag squad leader
- Tsui Siu-ling as Chee
- Eddy Ko as Kwok Lik
- Tino Wong as Li Kim
- Danny Chow as No. 3, White Flag squad leader
- Lau Jun-fai as Mr Tsui
References
External links
- The Butterfly Murders at the Internet Movie Database
- The Butterfly Murders at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
- The Butterfly Murders on Hong Kong Cinemagic