Killer Butterfly
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Hangul | 살인나비를 쫓는 여자 |
Hanja | 殺人나비를 쫓는 女子 |
Revised Romanization | Sarinnabireul jjonneun yeoja |
McCune–Reischauer | Sarinnabirŭl tchonnŭn yŏja |
Directed by | Kim Ki-young[1] |
Written by | Lee Mun-ung |
Produced by | Jung Jin-woo |
Starring | Nam Koong Won Kim Ja-ok |
Cinematography | Lee Seong-chun |
Edited by | Kim Hee-su |
Music by | Han Sang-ki |
Distributed by | Kuk Dong |
Release date |
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Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | $2,376[2] |
Killer Butterfly (Korean: 살인나비를 쫓는 여자; lit. A Woman Chasing a Killer Butterfly) is a 1978 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young. It was released on Blu-ray by Mondo Macabro as Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death; bonus material includes several interviews of people connected with the film.
Plot
A melodrama about a man who survives an attempted suicide/murder with a stranger while picnicking with friends. He goes on a cave expedition for a famous archaeologist where he discovers a skeleton several thousand years old. He meets the spirit of the skeleton in a dream (probably), and then becomes romantically involved with the archeologist's daughter.[1]
Cast
- Nam Koong Won[1]
- Kim Ja-ok
- Kim Chung-chul
- Kim Man
- Park Am
- Lee Hyang
- Yeo Po
- Yu Sun-cheol
- Lee Gang-bae
- Kim So-jo
- Lee Hwa-si
References
- ^ a b c "A Woman After a Killer Butterfly (Sal-innabileul j...(1978)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
- ^ "A Woman After a Killer Butterfly (1979)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
Bibliography
- Berry, Chris. "Killer Butterfly". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-09. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
- Choi, Eun-Suk. "Forbidden Desire and The Fantastic: Killer Butterfly". The House of Kim Ki-young. Archived from the original on 2003-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
External links
- Killer Butterfly at IMDb
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