---
title: 'Ashes of Time (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wong Kar-wai'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/ashes-of-time-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109688/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Ashes of Time (1994)

1994 · 94 min · Action · Hong Kong

Original title: 東邪西毒

## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wong Kar-wai](https://cinepixo.com/people/wong-kar-wai)
- **Screenplay:** [Wong Kar-wai](https://cinepixo.com/people/wong-kar-wai), [Jin Yong](https://cinepixo.com/people/jin-yong)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Frankie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/frankie-chan)
- **Producer:** [Jeffrey Lau](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-lau)
- **Director of Photography:** [Christopher Doyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-doyle-2), [Kwan Pun Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/kwan-pun-leung)

## Cast

- [Collin Chou](https://cinepixo.com/people/collin-chou)
- [Maggie Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/maggie-cheung)
- [Brigitte Lin](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-lin)
- [Charlie Yeung](https://cinepixo.com/people/charlie-yeung)
- [Tony Leung Ka-fai](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-leung-ka-fai)
- [Carina Lau](https://cinepixo.com/people/carina-lau)
- [Leslie Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-cheung)
- [Joey Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/joey-wong)
- [Tony Leung](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-leung)
- [Jacky Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacky-cheung)

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