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Butterfly and Sword (1993)
San lau sing woo dip gim (original title)

88 min  -  Action | Adventure | Fantasy   -  16 January 1993 (Hong Kong)
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Dynamo Michelle Khan stars as a loyalist who attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group. Top fight action.

Director:

Michael Mak

Writers:

John Chong, Lung Ku (novel)

Stars:

Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Jimmy Lin and Michelle Yeoh
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Cast

Credited cast:
Tony Leung Chiu Wai ...
Meng Sing-Wan
Jimmy Lin Jimmy Lin ...
Prince Cha
Michelle Yeoh ...
Lady Ko
Joey Wang Joey Wang ...
Butterfly
Donnie Yen ...
Yip Cheung
Chung Hua Tou Chung Hua Tou ...
Lui Heung-Chuen
Elvis Tsui Elvis Tsui ...
Lord Suen Yuk Pa
Chuan Chen Yeh Chuan Chen Yeh ...
Ho Ching
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hin-cheung Choi Hin-cheung Choi ...
Lord Suen's henchman
Ben Ko Chu Ben Ko Chu ...
Bald fighter
Wong Chung-Kui Wong Chung-Kui
Lam Gwong-Chun Lam Gwong-Chun
Ka Ting Lee Ka Ting Lee ...
Lui Chung Yuen
Lee Wai Lee Wai
Yao Wang Yao Wang
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Storyline

Dynamo Michelle Khan stars as a loyalist who attempts to keep the King's empire from being overthrown by a revolutionary group. Top fight action. Written by Towne 3, San Jose, Ca  

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Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Martial Arts

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Hong Kong

Language:

Cantonese | Mandarin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Butterfly & Sword See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chang-Hong Channel Film & Video Co. See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Hong Kong:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

Michelle Yeoh is dubbed by other actresses in the Cantonese and Mandarin versions of the film but that is her singing the theme song heard under the end credits of each. See more »

Connections

Remake of Killer Clans (1976) See more »