Asian Cult Cinema: Worldwide Exploitation Films and DVDs

BUTTERFLY MURDERS (1979)

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director: Tsui Hark
starring: Lau Siu Ming · Michell Chan · Wong Shih Tong · Zhong Guozhu

Brilliantly filmed, this Tsui Hark classic is regarded as a landmark in contemporary HK cinema. It's a complex murder mystery about strange occurrences within the walls of Shum Castle. It appears that bloodthirsty butterflies are responsible for a rash of killings. But can that be true· Bloodthirsty BUTTERFLIES? Folk hero Fong Sai Yuk (Lau Siu Ming) and the delightfully sassy Green Shadow (Michelle Chan) investigate.

The real stars of this period thriller are director Tsui Hark for his keen vision and cinematographer Fun Chin Yu for his ability to capture it. ·Also check out director Tsui Hark's other films THE BLADE, LEGEND OF ZU, GREEN SNAKE and WE'RE GOING TO EAT YOU.

HK import; widescreen uncut (90 min.) version encoded for ALL REGIONS, playable on any American DVD machine; in Chinese language with removable English or Chinese subtitles as an option

Violence/Adult Material: Viewer discretion is advised.

$24.95