Killer Butterfly

Killer Butterfly
Poster for Killer Butterfly (1978)
Hangul
살인나비를 쫓는 여자
Hanja
殺人나비를 쫓는 女子
RRSarin nabireul jjonneun yeoja
MRSarin nabirŭl tchonnŭn yŏja
Directed byKim Ki-young
Written byLee Mun-ung
Produced byJung Jin-woo
StarringNam Koong Won
Kim Ja-ok
CinematographyLee Seong-chun
Edited byKim Hee-su
Music byHan Sang-ki
Distributed byKuk Dong
Release date
  • December 2, 1978 (1978-12-02)
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box office$2,376

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.

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 3 "A Woman After a Killer Butterfly (Sal-innabileul j...(1978)". Korean Movie Database (KMDb). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ↑ "A Woman After a Killer Butterfly (1979)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2021-07-05.

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