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As a kind of crazy cinematic ghost train ride, WOMAN CHASING THE BUTTERFLY OF DEATH takes us on a journey deep into the darkness of one man’s fears and fantasies. That man is Young-gul, a lonely and rather morbid student in the late 1970’s South Korea. Narrowly surviving a murder-suicide attempt by a woman wearing a butterfly pendant, he next finds himself besieged by a seemingly insane bookseller who claims he can never die. Even after Young-gul burns the man’s body his skeleton comes back to taunt him. As if that weren’t enough, the poor student then finds himself the victim of a beautiful thousand-year-old woman (she looks about 25) who says she is hungry and wants to eat his liver!
The director, Kim Ki-young, was one of Korea’s most successful filmmakers. His 1960 production THE HOUSEMAID is now a recognized classic of world cinema. With this film, he goes far beyond the bounds of the real and takes us into a world where anything seems possible, a world where a kind of dream logic rules. Almost impossible to summarize, the film is nevertheless insanely enjoyable. A real one-of-a-kind production that opens our eyes to the limitless possibilities of cinema.
Original Release
12/02/1978
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ja-ok Kim | Kyeong-mi |
Jeong-cheol Kim | |
Man Kim | |
Won Namkung | |
Nam Koong Won | Dr. Lee |
Am Park | Detective Park |
Soon-cheol Yoo | Assailant |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ja-ok Kim | Kyeong-mi |
Jeong-cheol Kim | |
Man Kim | |
Won Namkung | |
Nam Koong Won | Dr. Lee |
Am Park | Detective Park |
Soon-cheol Yoo | Assailant |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jung Jin-woo | Producer |
Jin-woo Jung | Producer |