Killer Butterfly (Korean살인나비를 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.

Killer Butterfly
Poster for Killer Butterfly (1978)
Hangul
살인나비를 쫓는 여자
Hanja
나비를 쫓는
Revised RomanizationSarinnabireul jjonneun yeoja
McCune–ReischauerSarinnabirŭl tchonnŭn yŏja
Directed byKim Ki-young[1]
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[2]

Plot

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "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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