Ashes of Time

Ashes of Time
Film poster
東邪西毒
Directed byWong Kar-wai
Screenplay byWong Kar-wai
Based onThe Legend of the Condor Heroes
by Jin Yong
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by
Music by
Production
companies
  • Jet Tone Productions
  • Beijing Film Studio
  • Tsui Siu Ming Production
  • Scholar Films
  • Pony Canyon Inc.
Distributed by
  • Newport Entertainment
  • HKFM
Release date
  • 17 September 1994 (1994-09-17)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese
BudgetHK$40,000,000 (estimated)
Box office
  • HK$9,023,583 (HK)
  • US$1,912,490 (redux)

Ashes of Time (東邪西毒) is a 1994 Hong Kong wuxia film written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Brigitte Lin, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Carina Lau, Charlie Yeung, Jacky Cheung, and Maggie Cheung. The film serves as a backstory for some characters from the novel The Legend of the Condor Heroes by Jin Yong. It was selected in September 1994 to compete for the Golden Lion at the 51st Venice International Film Festival.