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Ashes of Time ()

Dung che sai duk (original title)
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A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.
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Mu-rong Yin / Mu-rong Yang
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Ou-yang Feng
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The Woman
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Blind Swordsman (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
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Hung Chi
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Huang Yao-shi
Li Bai ...
Hung Chi's Wife
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Peach Blossom
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Young Girl
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Leader of Ouyang's Opponents in Opening Battle (uncredited)
Li Yin ...
Rebel swordsman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Kar-Wai Wong

Written by

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Louis Cha ... (novel "The Eagle Shooting Heroes")
 
Kar-Wai Wong ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Ye-cheng Chan ... executive producer
Johnnie Kong ... line producer
Jeffrey Lau ... producer
Tsai Mu Ho ... executive producer
Jacky Yee Wah Pang ... producer
Kei Shu ... associate producer
Sung-Lin Tsai ... producer
Kar-Wai Wong ... producer

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Frankie Chan
Roel A. García

Cinematography by

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Christopher Doyle
Pun-Leung Kwan

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Kit-Wai Kai
Chi-Leung Kwong
Patrick Tam ... (as Ka-Ming Tam)
William Chang ... (uncredited)

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William Chang

Set Decoration by

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Yiu-Kwong But

Costume Design by

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William Chang

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Mei-Wah Ko ... makeup artist
Lee-Na Kwan ... makeup artist
Bo-Lin Lee ... hair stylist (as Pao-Lien Li)
Lin Tai Lee ... hair stylist
Yuk-Ho Ng ... hair stylist
Min-Hua Pan ... makeup artist

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Fanny Lee ... assistant director
Catherine Sie ... assistant director

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Jinhua Chen ... props
Ping-Chi Cheng ... props
Cheuk-Wing Cheung ... props
Hsien-Heng She ... props
Wing-Cheong Tam ... property master

Sound Department

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Michael Baird ... additional sound effects designer
Lik-Chi Leung ... sound
Tat Leung ... sound recordist
Nopawat Likitwong ... sound editor
Robert Mackenzie ... re-recording mixer / sound designer
Terry Tu ... re-recording mixer
Traithep Wongpaiboon ... re-recording mixer

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Pierre Buffin ... artistic supervisor: BUF

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Collin Chou ... assistant stunt coordinator (as Lung-Wan Chau)
Sammo Kam-Bo Hung ... martial arts director
Siu Tak-Foo ... assistant stunt coordinator
Ming-Kin Wong ... assistant stunt coordinator
Derek Cheung ... assistant fight choreographer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Wai-Kong Chan ... gaffer
Yiu Ming Chan ... camera assistant
Yuen Kai Chan ... second unit camera
Kai-On Ho ... gaffer
Chi Hung Lai ... still photographer
Andrew Lau ... second unit camera (as Wai-Keung Lau)
Hong Lung Law ... gaffer
Man Chuen Ng ... camera assistant
Hi-Hong Pun ... gaffer
Kan-Tat Sit ... camera assistant
Kar-Hing Tam ... camera assistant
Chun Fai Tsang ... gaffer
Kin-Man Yu ... gaffer

Additional Crew

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Keung Chan ... production assistant
Wan-Yu Chan ... story editor
Johnnie Kong ... planner
Romuald Lagoude ... delivery manager: reissue
Norman Law Man ... planner
Jacky Yee Wah Pang ... planner
Sung-Lin Tsai ... presenter
Siu-Ming Tsui ... planner
Norman Wang ... publicist

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Gilles Ciment ... thanks

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Plot Summary

Ou-yang Feng lives in the middle of a desert, where he acts as a middle man to various swordsmen in ancient China. One of those swordsmen is Huang Yao-shi, who has found some magic wine that causes one to forget the past. At another time, Huang met Mu-rong Yin and under the influence of drink, promised to marry Mu-rong's sister Mu-rong Yang. Huang jilts her, and Mu-rong Yin hires Ou-yang to kill Huang. But then Mu-rong Yang hires Ou-yang to protect Huang. This is awkward, because Mu-rong Yang and Mu-rong Yin are in reality the same person. Other unrelated plot lines careen about. Among them is Ou-yang's continuing efforts to destroy a band of horse thieves. Oy-yang recruits another swordsman, a man who is going blind and wants to get home to see his wife before his sight goes completely. The swordsman is killed. Ou-yang then meets another swordsman who doesn't like wearing shoes. Oy-yang sends this man after the horse thieves, with better results. We then find out what a man must give up to follow the martial path. Written by Scott Hamilton

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Also Known As
  • 東邪西毒：終極版 (Hong Kong, Mandarin title)
  • 東邪西毒 (Hong Kong, Mandarin title)
  • 東邪西毒 (Hong Kong, Cantonese title)
  • Ashes of Time (Hong Kong, English title)
  • 東邪西毒 (Taiwan)
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  • 100 min
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Budget HKD40,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia This film had an exhausting effect on Kar-Wai Wong. While on hiatus during the editing process he wrote and shot Chungking Express (1994) to "clear his head". See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1998). See more »
Quotes Ou-yang Feng: People say, when you can't have what you want, the best you can do is not to forget.
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