The Butterfly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QmetESbp5o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bmaRgAv64k

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9cy2D7smup4&pp=ygUVUGhvdG9kaWFyeSAnODcgKDE5ODcp&ra=m

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypg2UqAcDWI&pp=ygUVUGhvdG9kaWFyeSAnODcgKDE5ODcp&ra=m

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J8M1wNrpIpA&pp=ygUmT2N0b2JlciBSdW1ibGVzICgyMDIwKSB0aGFpIHNob3J0IGZpbG0%3D&ra=m

Currently available here:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N907Fo2c29I&pp=ygUgRGVzY2VuZGFudCBvZiB1cmlzaGltYSBrb2RhIDE5NDY%3D&ra=m

The copy is very blurry.

Nearly everything they could find around them was either set on fire or blown up! 💥

I pitied Lam’s depth perception issues he had to have during the fights with one eye covered.

Tyvm 📣🦋💕

Currently only available for rent on Prime in my region, not available on Tubi. It is currently available on the Criterion Channel (subscription). As always these are subject to change at the drop of a hat.

Some of the ones from days of yore were before they had set guidelines or informative guidelines. I think this one may have been renamed in those days because two titles filmed so close together were confusing for contributors. Just a guess, because it did originally have the correct title. I noticed it with another film where the title was changed on two films from the same year with the same title on the same subject. The whole submission process has changed drastically since then.

This film's correct title is Heroes Shed No Tears, it's currently listed as Blast Heroes on MDL. It is leaving the Criterion Channel at the end of September 2026 but can currently be found here:

https://archive.org/details/heroes-shed-no-tears

It's coming to Tubi September 29, 2026

It's also available to rent on Amazon in my region or with a Fandor subscription.

(Everything subject to change)

Edit: The film's title has been changed! Hooray! Thanks!

Currently available on the Criterion Channel (subscription) or for rent on Prime in my region. Always subject to change at any time.

In my region at the current time it is only available on Prime via a Film Movement subscription/trial or to rent. It is leaving the Criterion Channel at the end of September 2026. All are subject to change.

Currently available on the Criterion Channel (subscription). In my region, at the present time, this film is only available for rent on Prime. It may well be free in other regions and at another time.

From any country. I’m so used to dramas mucking things up. Either the ending is messed up or the middle sags. Somehow they kept this story pretty tight and consistent from beginning to end.

I really liked it. I kept thinking I’d get bored but never did. We’ve had company the last few days and I found myself watching it on my phone before falling sleep or in the morning before everyone woke up. That’s something I never do!

I saw Netflix has the Tokugawa Taiga. Not super crazy about the actor. Will give myself some time to sit with this one before starting another long one.

Tyvm for the gift! 🦋💕

If you enjoy Hou’s films it is definitely worth a try. He often likes to keep his characters emotionally distanced from the audience which I find detracting but I have a friend who adores his work precisely for that distance.

Thanks! 🦋💕

I’ve only watched the Vendetta of An and Veil of Shadows this year. Any recs for a wig and sword Cdrama that doesn’t require an iQiyi or Tencent subscription?

“So while the rich historical detail and high production values engaged me during watching, the script lacks humor, the ending was only barely satisfactory and there is no part of it that I will rewatch”

Damning with faint praise? 😄

Great review as always!

Because I haven’t watched it. This is only a list of dramas I’ve watched and rated at least a 9.0