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Dung che sai duk

  • 19941994
  • K-15K-15
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
16K
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Leslie Cheung in Dung che sai duk (1994)
A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.
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A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.A broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.

IMDb RATING
7.0/10
16K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Writers
    • Louis Cha(novel "The Eagle Shooting Heroes")
    • Kar-Wai Wong(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Brigitte Lin
    • Maggie Cheung
    • Leslie Cheung
  • Director
    • Kar-Wai Wong
  • Writers
    • Louis Cha(novel "The Eagle Shooting Heroes")
    • Kar-Wai Wong(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Brigitte Lin
    • Maggie Cheung
    • Leslie Cheung
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 56User reviews
    • 125Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 16 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Brigitte Lin
    Brigitte Lin
    • Mu-rong Yin…
    Maggie Cheung
    Maggie Cheung
    • The Woman
    Leslie Cheung
    Leslie Cheung
    • Ou-yang Feng
    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    Tony Chiu-Wai Leung
    • Blind Swordsman
    • (as Tony Chiu Wai Leung)
    Jacky Cheung
    Jacky Cheung
    • Hung Chi
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    Tony Ka Fai Leung
    • Huang Yao-shi
    Li Bai
    • Hung Chi's Wife
    Carina Lau
    Carina Lau
    • Peach Blossom
    Charlie Yeung
    Charlie Yeung
    • Young Girl
    Joey Wang
    Joey Wang
      Shun Lau
      Shun Lau
      • Leader of Ouyang's Opponents in Opening Battle
      • (uncredited)
      Li Yin
      • Rebel swordsman
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Kar-Wai Wong
      • Writers
        • Louis Cha(novel "The Eagle Shooting Heroes")
        • Kar-Wai Wong(screenplay)
      • All cast & crew
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      Storyline

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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".
      • Quotes

        Ou-yang Feng: People say, when you can't have what you want, the best you can do is not to forget.

      • Alternate versions
        Wong Kar-wai revisited the film and created the Redux version which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival 2008. This version has alternative footage and changes in the order of scenes. The Redux version has new opening titles, and the season's fade-ins introducing each chapter are new. It also has a new color-scheme and a new soundtrack. Some scenes from the original version have been deleted, for example the two main character's introduction in the beginning. The overall run time of the Redux version is slightly shorter than the original theatrical version.
      • Connections
        Featured in Century of Cinema: Naamsaang-neuiseung (1998)

      User reviews56

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      9/10
      Seasons Come Anjd Time Will Go
      I saw this at the New York Film Festival in which Bridgette Lin, who was in the first segment of the film, was there. She still looks beautiful. This film is not a remake, it is a redone version of the film, a 1992 drama set and shot in the Chinese desert in which Ouyang Feng (the late Leslie Cheung) plays a person for hire, mostly to kill others. Through the film, you see various people enter his life, and their stories are told in the passing of the seasons. This absolutely stellar casts includes Maggie Cheung, both Tony Leungs, Carina Lau and Jacky Cheung, along with Bridgette Lin and Leslie Cheung. The film chronicles tales of love, lust, betrayal, vengeance, pain and yearning admirably. There is also excellent swordplay in this film, but the real brilliance of this film is the cinematography by Christopher Doyle. The desert is punctuated with wind & sandstorms, and many images are purposely blurred. Really, if you are a film buff of any kind, this film is essential viewing for the cinematography alone. The film is more dramatic than violent and you are filled with a sense of foreboding throughout, wondering what will happen next. I never saw the film in its original incarnation, so I can't compare, but if you did see the film and liked it you have to see this. If you're a fan of director Wong Kar Wai, this is also essential viewing. Do yourself a favor and try to catch this film in a theater, where you can enjoy the overall majesty of it. Not a perfect ten only because at times it is a bit hard to follow, but stay with it and you'll be rewarded with a great cinematic experience.
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      • Release date
        • September 17, 1994 (Hong Kong)
      • Countries of origin
        • Hong Kong
        • Taiwan
      • Official sites
        • Official site
        • Official site (Spain)
      • Languages
        • Mandarin
        • Cantonese
      • Also known as
        • Ashes of Time
      • Filming locations
        • China
      • Production companies
        • Jet Tone Production
        • Block 2 Pictures
        • Scholar Films Company
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • HK$40,000,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $174,273
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $21,372
        • Oct 12, 2008
      • Gross worldwide
        • $2,009,694
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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