Siu-Ming Lau

  • Hark Tsui – Die bian aka The Butterfly Murders (1979)

    1971-1980Film NoirHark TsuiHong KongMystery

    From “HK New Wave Cinema”

    Against Tradition, Against the System, Against Society

    After Golden Blade Sentimental Swordsman, Tsui joined the film industry. His debut
    work was The Butterfly Murders (1979). Set in Shen’s castle, the plot focuses on an
    investigation of the ‘butterfly killers’, who have committed a string of murders. Valiant
    men from various places have also been killing each other. A writer-reporter, Fang
    Hongye, is writing about all of these incidents to anthologize them in a book entitled
    Diary of Hongye. In the process, Fang discovers that all of the killings have been
    initiated by the master of the castle, as part of his plan to become the king of wulin
    (the martial arts world).Read More »

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