Considered a pre-cursor of Hk New Wave due to the use of hand-held cameras, location shooting, blending of genres and documentary-like realism in its presentation, “Jumping Ash” is a rather impressive production with an equally intriguing back story. It was produced by the film company Bang! Bang! Films that was formed by the famous Cantonese star Josephine Siao Fong-fong. After literally starring in hundreds of Cantonese films in the 1960s she was now looking for other challenges in grown up roles and as a producer. She is credited both as co-director and co-scriptwriter. The other scriptwriter is Philip Chan who had been in the police force since 1965 and had risen to the rank of Divisional Commander of Police in C.I.D. But at the same time he developed a great interest in film making and when Josephine invited him to help with the script he jumped at it – and...
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