The First Error Step (1980)
Growing up without parents, Ma Sha has always worked as a lookout in a red-light district. When he is imprisoned for manslaughter following a customer's death, he breaks out of jail but is soon caught again and sent to a correctional institution on Orchid Island. Guided by his former elementary classmate, who is now a penal officer, Ma finally repents his wild past, writing down his stories and eventually publishing them.
Director:
Tsai Yang-Ming
Writers:
Kevin Chu, Ma Sha.
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Ma Sha as Ma Sha |
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Liang Hsiu-shen as |
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Loretta Yang Hui-shan as Su Chu |
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Wang Mo-chou as |
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Hsiao-fei Li as |
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Li Min-Lang as Black Dog |
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Wang Chi as |
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Yang Hsiu Chuan as |
| Directing | Tsai Yang-Ming | Director |
| Writing | Kevin Chu | Screenplay |
| Camera | Chin Chang-Tung | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Gam Cheung-Leung | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Ma Sha | Screenplay |
| Production | Chou Chang-Lin | Producer |
| Production | Hung Yung Ma | Producer |
| Sound | Huang Mao-Shan | Music |
| Editing | Kwok Ting-Hung | Editor |
| Production | Chi Feng | Production Manager |
| Production | Ma Hua | Production Manager |
| Sound | Hsiu Lan | Theme Song Performance |
| Sound | Yu Wen | Main Title Theme Composer |
| Writing | Yu Wen | Lyricist |
| Crew | Wong Cheuk-Hon | Presenter |
| Crew | Yang Sze-Lang | Presenter |