Ashes of Time
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Ashes of Time is a visually poetic 1994 wuxia film by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai that reimagines characters from Jin Yong’s novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in a fragmented, introspective style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ashes of Time canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8626561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashes of Time Context triple: [Wong Kar-wai, knownFor, Ashes of Time]
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A.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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B.
Shadows of Time
Shadows of Time is a film associated with Indian actor Sanjay Suri, recognized as one of his notable screen performances.
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C.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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D.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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E.
Across the Sea of Suns
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ashes of Time Target entity description: Ashes of Time is a visually poetic 1994 wuxia film by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai that reimagines characters from Jin Yong’s novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in a fragmented, introspective style.
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A.
The Refusal of Time
The Refusal of Time is a multimedia installation by South African artist William Kentridge that combines film, sculpture, sound, and performance to explore the nature and perception of time.
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B.
Shadows of Time
Shadows of Time is a film associated with Indian actor Sanjay Suri, recognized as one of his notable screen performances.
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C.
The Matter of Time
The Matter of Time is a monumental series of weathered steel sculptures by Richard Serra that creates immersive, maze-like spatial experiences for viewers, permanently installed at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.
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D.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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E.
Across the Sea of Suns
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hong Kong film
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film ⓘ wuxia film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Ashes of Time
NERFINISHED
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The Legend of the Condor Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Jin Yong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Christopher Doyle
NERFINISHED
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Lai Yiu-fai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director |
Wong Kar-wai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Golden Harvest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy |
Kai Kit-wai
NERFINISHED
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Patrick Tam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterFrom | The Legend of the Condor Heroes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama film ⓘ wuxia ⓘ |
| hasReEditedVersion | Ashes of Time Redux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Frankie Chan
NERFINISHED
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Roel A. García NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
fragmented
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| notableFor | introspective approach to wuxia genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Cantonese ⓘ |
| partOf | Hong Kong New Wave cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jeffrey Lau
NERFINISHED
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Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
1994
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2008 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 100 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Wong Kar-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Chinese desert ⓘ |
| stars |
Brigitte Lin
NERFINISHED
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Carina Lau NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacky Cheung NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Cheung NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Cheung NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Leung Chiu-wai NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Leung Ka-fai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
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memory ⓘ regret ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
color-saturated imagery
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highly stylized cinematography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashes of Time Description of subject: Ashes of Time is a visually poetic 1994 wuxia film by Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai that reimagines characters from Jin Yong’s novel "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in a fragmented, introspective style.
Referenced by (5)
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