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A Woman After a Killer Butterfly (1978): Cast

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A Woman After a Killer Butterfly is a 1978 romantic horror film directed by Kim Ki-young, starring Park Am as Detective Park, Nam Koong-won and Yoo Soon-chul. It runs 1 hour 57 minutes.

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A Woman After a Killer Butterfly (1978) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 57m (117 min)
Director
Kim Ki-young
Genres
Horror , Romance , Fantasy , Drama
Original language
Korean
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is A Woman After a Killer Butterfly About?

The premise of A Woman After a Killer Butterfly without spoilers.

A melodrama follows a man who narrowly survives an attempted double suicide with a stranger during a picnic with friends. He later joins a famed archaeologist on a cave expedition, unearthing a skeleton dating back several millennia. In a dream he encounters the skeleton’s spirit, and subsequently falls in love with the archaeologist’s daughter.

A Woman After a Killer Butterfly Themes & Keywords

· 37 tags
  • butterfly
  • suicide
  • book salesman
  • death
  • skeleton
  • corpse
  • mad scientist
  • living dead
  • supernatural power
  • pendant
  • poisoning
  • reference to friedrich nietzsche
+25 more
  • sex horror
  • immortality
  • will
  • resurrection
  • mutilation
  • depression
  • mysterious man
  • police detective
  • asian horror
  • supernatural horror
  • busan south korea
  • woman
  • young
  • artist
  • man
  • shamanism
  • zombie
  • murder
  • splatter
  • necrophilia
  • sex
  • necromancer
  • reincarnation
  • suicide attempt
  • psychotronic film
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Cast & crew

A Woman After a Killer Butterfly Cast & Characters

Park Am leads the cast as Detective Park, with Nam Koong-won as Dr. Lee and Yoo Soon-chul as Assailant. Directed by Kim Ki-young; 9 actors are credited in all.

Also Starring in A Woman After a Killer Butterfly

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From the director

More from Kim Ki-young

More films directed by Kim Ki-young: Truth Game, Be a Wicked Woman, Beasts of Prey and Hunting of Fools.

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A Woman After a Killer Butterfly Also Known As

8 alternative titles, including “Salinnabileul ggotneun yeoja” and “살인나비를 쫓는 여자”.

Also known as
  • Salinnabileul ggotneun yeoja
  • 살인나비를 쫓는 여자
  • Woman Chasing the Butterfly of Death
  • Woman with Butterfly Tattoo
  • 殺人蝶を追う女
  • La femme qui poursuit le papillon mortel
  • 追逐杀人蝶的女孩
  • Бабочка-убийца

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A Woman After a Killer Butterfly FAQ: Cast & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of A Woman After a Killer Butterfly, each answered in a sentence.

How long is A Woman After a Killer Butterfly?

A Woman After a Killer Butterfly runs 1 hour 57 minutes (117 minutes).

When was A Woman After a Killer Butterfly released?

A Woman After a Killer Butterfly was released on December 2, 1978.

Who directed A Woman After a Killer Butterfly?

A Woman After a Killer Butterfly was directed by Kim Ki-young.

More films by Kim Ki-young

Who is in the cast of A Woman After a Killer Butterfly?

A Woman After a Killer Butterfly stars Park Am as Detective Park, Nam Koong-won as Dr. Lee and Yoo Soon-chul as Assailant, among 9 credited actors.

Does A Woman After a Killer Butterfly have a post-credit scene?

No. A Woman After a Killer Butterfly has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is A Woman After a Killer Butterfly in?

The original language of A Woman After a Killer Butterfly is Korean.

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