The primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death
The primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death
1978, Japanese. Directed by Yasuzō Masumura.
One night, a passenger car driven by Kyoko hit and killed a woman. Her husband, Dr. Nogami, who was a passenger in the car, hid the body in the grass and they returned home. Soon after, an autopsy by the police revealed the identity of the woman. A few days later, the woman's lover, Ueda, calls Nogami demanding that he keep quiet.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 19 August 1978
- Original title
- 原色の蝶は見ていた・死の匂い
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hiroyasu Yamaura
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The primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 August 1978. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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The primary colored butterfly was watching - the smell of death (1978) was directed by Yasuzō Masumura and stars Kaoru Yumi, 財津一朗, Shin'ya Ohwada.