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Availability: Out Of Print - This title is currently unavailable and/or out of print. Other versions may still be available; and will be listed on the right side of your screen. AKA: Ashes Of Time Redux [Re-Edit] Literally Translated Title: East Evil West Poison Director: Wong Kar-Wai Choreography: Sammo Hung Kam-Bo Released: 1994 [Hong Kong] Genre: Swordplay/Sword(s)     Sub-Genre: Art

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HKFlix Says:	Mythic, melancholy and mysterious with incredible story, sword fighting and landscape.
Avg. Rating:	3.9 / 5 (based on 23 ratings). What did you think of it?
Plot:	Ouyang Feng (Leslie Cheung) is a heartbroken and cynical man who connects mercenary swordsmen with those seeking revenge. As he narrates his tale, he realizes how his lifelong fear of rejection may have led him to this life of exile.
Overview:	Shot in Mainland China, this perversely lavish, self-consciously new wave martial arts film...is a languorous, sultry, sensuous action reverie. Accompanied by wailing flutes or solo electric guitar, it's set in a desert wilderness populated by a gang of angst ridden, lovelorn swordsmen-for-hire. One is going blind, another turning amnesiac, the rest are haunted by their various memories. The names Kurosawa and Leone come tripping to the tongue in attempting to describe this brooding mélange of extreme tilts and outlandish angles...Ashes of Time is mostly anticipation with sudden inexplicable episodes of slo-mo zap blurs of martial art tumult, as well as mystically congruent earthquakes and geysers. Just as the flickering network of shadows efface the identities of Wong's swordsmen and women, the complicated plot is nearly overpowered by the film's anticipatory buildup, convoluted flashbacks, and cathedral lighting. -J. Hoberman, Village Voice
Cast:	Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing  ||  Tony Leung Ka-Fai  ||  Brigitte Lin Ching-Hsia  ||  Jacky Cheung Hok-Yau  ||  Maggie Cheung Man-Yuk  ||  Carina Lau Ka-Ling  ||  Tony Leung Chiu-Wai  ||  Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei (Click any actor to search for more of their movies!)
Running Time:	95 mins. (approx.)
Languages:	Cantonese Mandarin
Subtitles:	ENGLISH
Distributor:	World Video  [A USA-Based Distributor]
Rating:	UN - "Unrated. This film has not been rated by the review board."
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