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ASHES OF TIME is inspired by characters from Louis Cha's martial arts novel The Eagle-Shooting Heroes. It centers on a man named Ouyang Feng. Since the woman he loved rejected him, he has lived in the western desert, hiring skilled swordsmen to carry out contract killings. His wounded heart has made him pitiless and cynical, but his encounters with friends, clients and future enemies make him conscious of his solitude ... The film is set in five parts, five seasons that are part of the Chinese almanac. The story takes place in the jianghu, the world of the martial arts. Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung) has lived in the western desert for some years. He left his home in White Camel Mountain when the woman he loved chose to marry his elder brother rather than him. Instead of seeking glory, he ends up as an agent. When people come to him with a wish to eliminate someone who has wronged them, he puts them in touch with a swordsman who can do the job.
a Jet Tono Productions production ; written and directed by Wong Kar Wai ; produced by Wong Kar Wai and Jeff Lau.
Title from resource description page (viewed January 05, 2017).
Based on the novel "She diao ying xiong zhuan" by Louis Cha (aka Jin Young).
Leslie Cheung, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Carina Lau, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Charlie Yeung, Jacky Cheung, Maggie Cheung.