Movie

The First Error Step (1980)

• October 1, 1980
• 1h 36m

• Crime
• Drama

Overview

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

Starring

Ma Sha, Liang Hsiu-shen, Loretta Yang Hui-shan