Butterfly and Sword is a 1993 wuxia film loosely based on the novel Meteor, Butterfly, Sword by Gu Long. Directed by Michael Mak the film starred Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung, Donnie Yen, and Joey Wong.
Butterfly (Joey Wong) has nothing to do with the martial arts world. Her father was once a renowned member of the martial arts world, but she is just another young girl deeply in love with Meng Sing Wan (Tony Leung). They live happily in a small hut ...
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Butterfly and Sword is a 1993 wuxia film loosely based on the novel Meteor, Butterfly, Sword by Gu Long. Directed by Michael Mak the film starred Michelle Yeoh, Tony Leung, Donnie Yen, and Joey Wong.
Butterfly (Joey Wong) has nothing to do with the martial arts world. Her father was once a renowned member of the martial arts world, but she is just another young girl deeply in love with Meng Sing Wan (Tony Leung). They live happily in a small hut next to a river, where he spends time trying to catch fish, and writing poetry. From time to time, Sing has to go away on business to earn money, that's what he tells her anyway, but the horrifying truth is that he is an assassin.
He is a member of the Happy Forest, a group of assassins lead by Sister Ko (Yeoh), but he is tired of the never-ending life of killing for a living. Yip (Donnie Yen) is another member of the group, and is Sing's best friend. The both of them, along with Sister Ko, and a girl called Ho Ching grew up together, forming...
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