The First Error Step

The First Error Step 1980 Directed by Ulysses Tsai Yang-Ming 錯誤的第一步

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.

Country Taiwan

Production Country Taiwan

Language Mandarin

Spoken Language Mandarin

Gneres Crime , Drama

Production Companies Hung Yang Film Company , Wa Lin Film Production Company

Release Date 1 October 1980

96 mins