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Butterfly and Sword

Butterfly and Sword

19935.71h 28m

Overview

A loyalist attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.

Directed by Michael Mak Tong-Kit
Written by Gu Long, John Chong
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Top Cast

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Meng Sing-Wan

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh

Lady Ko

Joey Wong

Joey Wong

Butterfly

Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying

Jimmy Lin Chih-Ying

Prince Cha

Donnie Yen

Donnie Yen

Yip Cheung

Tou Tsung-Hua

Tou Tsung-Hua

Lui Heung-Chuen

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Elvis Tsui Kam-Kong

Lord Suen Yuk Pa

Elsie Yeh

Elsie Yeh

Ho Ching

Steve Lee Ka-Ting

Steve Lee Ka-Ting

Lui Chung Yuen

Chang Kuo-Chu

Chang Kuo-Chu

Eunuch Tsao

Themes & Keywords

empiremartial artsswordplaychinese

About Butterfly and Sword

Butterfly and Sword is a fantasy, action, adventure film released in 1993 exploring themes of empire, martial arts, swordplay, chinese. Directed by Michael Mak Tong-Kit, it stars Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Michelle Yeoh, Joey Wong. A loyalist attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group.

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