The Butterfly Murders

Name: The Butterfly Murders
Director: Tsui Hark
Released: 1979
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Siu-Ming Lau, Michelle Yim, Shu-Tong Wong, Kuo-Chu Chang, Chi-Chi Chen

1979 · 88 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 927 VOTES · DIR. Tsui Hark

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 597 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:18 In the 36-year period before the New Era

00:02:30 Yet you are already trapped

00:05:17 My beloved came riding on a bamboo horse

00:08:35 Those still strong enough were busy digging up graves

00:11:20 That's his own will only

00:13:39 Why have you been following me?

00:14:57 his motives are questionable

00:19:30 Why can't you fool see her?

00:21:33 a scholar like me

00:26:06 2 days

00:28:37 Do you believe in ghosts?

00:34:47 What are you looking for?

00:37:33 Where?

00:41:04 But it's more complicated than just killer butterflies

00:43:21 nobody knows what he looks like

00:46:34 What is this place?

00:48:51 Shum Castle is getting more crowded

00:50:32 Madam Shum!

00:52:43 And how about you?

00:58:57 Why did he do that?

01:09:16 It's only a threat

01:12:35 so Wasp had to kill him

01:16:33 The Martial World is paved by blood

01:21:54 and moved our plan here

Cast & Characters

Siu-Ming Lau Fang Hongye Michelle Yim Green Shadow Shu-Tong Wong Tian Feng Kuo-Chu Chang Shen Qing Chi-Chi Chen Lady Shen Jack Long Li, 'The Thousand Hands' Eddy Ko Guo, 'The Magic Fire' Hsiao-Ling Hsu Ah Zhi Kuang-Li Hsia No.10 of the Red Flags Lau Chun-Fai

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed597

Dialogue density6.8 lines / min

First line00:00:18

Final line01:21:54

Production Record

DirectorTsui Hark

LanguageChinese

IMDb votes927