Ash Is Purest White

2018 2h 21m movie Film

Ash Is Purest White

江湖儿女

Ash Is Purest White is a Japan–China co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.

Synopsis

江湖儿女

Set in China's underworld, this tale of love and betrayal follows a dancer who fired a gun to protect her mobster boyfriend during a fight. On release from prison 5 years later, she sets out to find him.

Japan × China Co-Production

Japan (lead)China

Other Japan×China titles

Other Titles From MK2 Films

Crime + Romance in Japan

17 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Crime and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Ash Is Purest White itself).

The 2017–2019 Japan Window

Ash Is Purest White holds position #342 of 569 Japan films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ash Is Purest White premiered alongside 194 others.

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 194 other Japan films in 2018.

The 3805th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

272

Reviews

89th

Review-volume percentile

53rd

Popularity percentile

272 audience reviews — more than 89% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (89th percentile) outruns trending popularity (53th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

6.9

TMDB Rating

272

Audience Reviews

Well Received

Critical Tier

Ranked #2,308 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (50th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among Japan Crime productions specifically: #163 of 402 (top 41%).

Production Details

Primary Country	Japan
All Production Countries	France, Japan, China
Original Language	Chinese
Production Companies	MK2 Films, Xstream Pictures, Office Kitano, ARTE France Cinéma
Runtime	2h 21m
Release Date	September 21, 2018
IMDb	tt7298400