Liuxing Hudie Jian
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Meteor, Butterfly, Sword (traditional Chinese: 流星·蝴蝶·劍; simplified Chinese: 流星·蝴蝶·剑; pinyin: Liúxīng Húdié Jiàn) is a 1973 wuxia novel by Gu Long. It is the basis of a 1976 film Killer Clans,[1] a 1978 television series produced by Hong Kong's CTS, the 1993 film Butterfly and Sword, a 2003 mainland Chinese television series and a franchise of video games.
"A shooting star burns but briefly, but while it burns what other star in the heavens is as bright, as brilliant. When a shooting star appears not even the stars in the enduring constellations can match its light. The life of a butterfly is delicate even more fragile than flowers, but alas it lives only in the spring. It is beauty, it is freedom, it is flight. Although its life is short it is fragrant. Only swords, in comparison are eternal. A swordsman holds his light, his brilliance and light in his hands, but should the sword feel emotion will its brilliance be as short as that of a meteor."
The novel touches on the themes of life, love and ambition and what is endured, betrayed and sacrificed to achieve each.
Adaptation
| Year | Production | Main cast | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Shaw Brothers Studio | Cheng Ping, Ku Feng | See Killer Clans |
| 1978 | CTS | See Meteor, Butterfly, Sword (1978) | |
| 1993 | Chang-Hong Channel Film & Video Co. | Tony Leung, Jimmy Lin, Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh | See Butterfly and Sword |
| 2003 | Adam Cheng, Norman Chui | See Meteor, Butterfly, Sword (2003) | |
| 2010 | CCTV-1 | Baron Chen, Rebecca Wang, Ivy Chen | See Meteor, Butterfly, Sword (2010) |
References
- ^ Odham Stokes, Lisa; Braaten, Rachel (2020). Historical Dictionary of Hong Kong Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 227. ISBN 9781538120620.
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