Film · Crime, Action

Jumping Ash (1976)

Po-Chih Leong's debut film was a trendsetter in Hong Kong cinema. Shot from the shoulder, the fast-moving world of cops, informers, drug dealers and other crooks are evoked in a very lively and realistic way. The action all takes place in carefully selected locations, among them the walled city of Kowloon and Yuen Long. The film looks like a documentary and evokes the kind of excitement usually seen in news programmes. The story focuses on the battle between two gangs and starts in Amsterdam, where one of the gang leaders is murdered.

Director

Josephine Siao, Leong Po-Chih

Writers

Josephine Siao, Philip Chan Yan-kin

Country

Hong Kong SAR China

Language

cn

Release date

August 29, 1976

Original title

跳灰