Cutie Honey Flash: The Movie(1997)

movie - first aired/released 1997-07-11 - audience 6.2

Directed by Noriyo Sasaki

One night, a man carrying a briefcase is attacked by masked bandits. Cutey Honey narrowly saves him. The man's briefcase, an archaeologist, contains a strange chrysalis that he stole from the Panther Claw organization. This butterfly, originally from Mexico and extinct for 6,000 years, is according to legend a guardian angel, helping men reach paradise. The Panther Claw organization tries to recover the briefcase, but fails again... However, they manage to kidnap Cutey Honey's best friend. To save him, our heroine will accompany the archaeologist to Central America following in the footsteps of an ancient civilization, where she fights against insectoids and ends up in a forest full of bright green butterflies.