Director: Liu Wenpu
Cast: Liu Fengchao, Chunyu Shanshan, Yuan Fufu, Liu Enshang, Gao Weiman
The Butcher's Blade is a 2026 Chinese action-crime film directed by Liu Wenpu, running 90 minutes. Set in a period of moral corruption, it follows a principled constable forced into a life-or-death confrontation with a system designed to destroy him.
What is The Butcher's Blade about?
Xue Buyi serves as a local constable with a reputation for keeping clean hands in a world thick with graft and collusion. His careful neutrality collapses overnight when powerful rivals engineer a scheme to pin the disappearance of substantial government relief funds on him. Suddenly stripped of rank and credibility, he faces a stark choice: submit to a corrupt justice system and accept ruin, or break ranks entirely and go after those who set the trap. The film traces his journey from reluctant bystander to determined investigator, forcing him to reckon with how far his own principles can stretch when the law itself has been weaponized against him.
Cast & crew
Director Liu Wenpu steers an ensemble led by Liu Fengchao as the beleaguered constable Xue Buyi, supported by Chunyu Shanshan and Yuan Fufu in key roles. The broader cast includes Liu Enshang, Gao Weiman, Liu Ben, Li Yunhe, and Gao Yi, filling out a dense web of allies and antagonists that surrounds the central investigation.
Context & significance
Chinese crime and period-action films occupy a growing niche among Persian-speaking diaspora viewers who appreciate tightly plotted procedurals outside Western or Iranian production circles. The Butcher's Blade fits squarely in a tradition of Chinese genre cinema where individual integrity collides with institutional rot — a theme that resonates across cultures. The film is available in its original Mandarin audio without Persian dubbing or subtitles, so viewers comfortable with the original language or who prefer watching with auto-translated captions will get the most from it. Its 90-minute runtime makes it a compact, commitment-light pick for an evening watch.
Where & how to watch
The Butcher's Blade is available on K-Time. It streams in the original Mandarin audio — no Persian dub or Persian subtitles are included at this time. Watch on your browser, connected TV, or Android device with no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download. Cancel anytime.