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The Butterfly Murders

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english title The Butterfly Murders
original title 蝶變
year1979
countryHong-Kong


cast & crew

director TSUI Hark - 徐克
actor LAU Siu-Ming
Jojo CHAN Kei-Kei
WONG Shu-Tong
Danny CHOW Yun-Kin
Tino WONG Cheung
Eddy KO Hung - 高雄
WONG Su-Tong
Norman CHU Siu-Keung - 徐少強
CHEUNG Kwok-Chu
CHAN Kei-Kei
MAI Suet - 米雪
Michelle CHAN Kei-Kei
producer NG See-Yuen
action directorTino WONG Cheung
WONG Shu-Tong
Danny CHOW Yun-Kin
composerFrankie CHAN Fan-Kei - 陳勳奇
CHAN Piu
scriptwriter LAM Chi-Ming


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genresfantasy
wu xia pian (swordplay)


synopsis

Fong is a writer who records all kinds of marital arts events and sells them to make a living. As he heard that there are victims killed butterfly, induced by his curiosity, he heads for Shum castle where he believes helding the key to the secret of these fatal attacks. However, master of the castle Shum Ching and other guests invited also become the victims of the butterfly during the investigation. It turns out that it is the conspiracy of Shen Cing, who wants to kills all the leaders and become the King of the martial art world…

This is Tsui's directory debut, which becomes a breaking example of romanticized swordplay with the most fantasizing imagery and story in the late 70's.

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