The First Error Step
1980, Chinese. Directed by Tsai Yang-Ming.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 1 October 1980
- Original title
- 錯誤的第一步
- Country
- Taiwan
- Written by
- Kevin Chu, Ma Sha
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The First Error Step runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The First Error Step isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 October 1980. (Checked 2 November 2026.)
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If you liked The First Error Step, try Siberian Education, Belly, Only the River Flows.
Who directed The First Error Step?
The First Error Step (1980) was directed by Tsai Yang-Ming and stars Ma Sha, Liang Hsiu-shen, Loretta Yang Hui-shan.