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- Movie: Ashes of Time
- Chinese: Dung che sai duk (東邪西毒)
- Director: Wong Kar-Wai
- Writer: Louis Cha (novel), Wong Kar-Wai
- Producer: Wong Kar-Wai
- Cinematographer
- Release Date: September 16, 1994
- Runtime: 100 min
- Language: Cantonese
- Country: Hong Kong, China, Taiwan
Plot
Ouyang Feng runs a small inn at the edge of the desert, he is also known for being a problem solver, in other words he arranges murder for the right price. Every year during the season in which peach trees blossom a close friend visits him, Huang Yaoshi. This year Huang brought something for his friend Ouyang, a magical wine that would make one forget the past. Ouyang could not bring himself to drink the wine while Huang drank without worry. Over the next year many travellers pass by the inn each bringing their stories, many of them being about lost love and why would one wish to forget the past.
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