"It was the age of the warlord when I returned to the temple of my youth, to find peace" "But sometimes one starts a journey for one reason, then finishes it for another." "I would soon learn, there was no escape from the bloodbath that would destroy our land." "I don't understand what I'm doing wrong." "You're afraid." "The hardest brick, is the easiest to break." "Think only of your destination, nothing else." "Forget the bricks." "The bricks mean nothing." "Only your own will, your intention is important." "Take cover!" "I can help." "White Crane, I..." "I can not see you." "Remember who you are:" "White Crane." "Do not disrespect me... with revenge." "No, they will pay..." "How could I not take revenge." "I was only alive through the kindness of the Grand Master Myling." "But only she knew of the burden of revenge I carried." "The darkness I was capable of." "Well done... many of my finest men..." "The peasants of this valley are no longer under the protection of your Wudang warriors." "What is your name?" "I am White Crane." "I am Al-Deu Berezov, soldier of Kahn." "And this is the name you will remember until your dying day." "Bastard!" "Let him go." "Let him go and tell what happened today in Wudang." " I don't think he's gonna make it." " Quiet." "The arrow just missed your heart." "Where am I?" "Master Crane, this is Madame Lian's farm." "She's been really good to us." " They will be looking for us." " No, they believe you're dead." "And me, they do not fear me." "They will... one day." "Thank you, Master." "I'm ready." "We'll find Kahn and extinguish him." "Lang Han..." "I must do this alone." " Why?" " You must hide your markings." " These were once my husband's." " Where is he now?" " It's not fair!" " He's dead." "Why can't I take revenge?" "Why?" "Because I have seen the darkness it brings." "And because I may be dead soon." "And you... your life has just begun." "Poppies!" "It is the only way, this or death." "The entire Daixiangou valley is his." " Who's?" " Kahn." " Kahn." " Do you know him?" "I know of him." "I have not had the pleasure of meeting him, but I will." "Must you go to take revenge?" "Yes, it must be done." "That is what my husband said." "Everyone in the region has said:" ""It must be done."" "If you ever seek peace, White Crane, you may find it here." "They come each week to take the poppy crop to Shanghai and Kahn." "Hey!" "Don't touch." "Don't touch!" "It'll take a lot more than you to hold me down!" "Piece of shit!" "Get out of my way!" "That's the last time I go." "Kahn, should burn that damned village." "Nice, very nice." " You are late." " Terribly sorry, old fellow." "How's that?" " This is not all the money." " No." " You give me the money now." " Listen, you little yellow swine!" "Let's just..." "let's just decide who's in charge here!" "Mr. Kahn will hear about this one!" "Hello Lilly." " Come with me." " Get off!" "Mr. Wong, do you have something for me?" "Now, look here!" "You owe me money!" "Never hold out on me!" "Ah... touché." "Hey, you cannot come in." "You have just coat." "You have to have a suit." "Nice suit." "Good evening, ladies and gangsters, I now introduce to you a most beautiful songbird." "A white lily that has tripped across the blue Pacific and landed upon our rolling shores." "Miss Jane Marshall." "The lady was singing." "All right!" "All right!" "That'll be quite enough!" "British Shanghai Police!" " Why hello, Miss..." " Marshall." "Have you had any luck?" " Finding my brother." " Your brother?" " Peter." "It's been days since he..." " Oh, yes, Peter..." "Oh, I'm sorry, no." "But don't worry about it." "He'll turn up... eventually... one way or the other..." "Hey, a Martini, without all the garbage." "Thanks for the intervention back there." "Shanghai is a lot more like Brooklyn than I thought." " Brooklyn..." " I'm on sort of world tour, at present." "Anyway, I owe you one." "You owe me nothing." "Ah, and a gentleman too." "My name is Crane." "Somebody mention money?" "What's your poison?" " Tea." " Ahh, he drinks like a monk." "So, who the hell are you anyway?" "Crane, Chong 'Bingo' Quo, Crane." " Call me Bingo." " Bingo." "That was my window that you broke, my tables and my chairs." " Is this all yours?" " Nothing is all 'yours' in Shanghai." "So, what do you do?" "Sing?" "Dance?" "Piano player?" " Ah, no..." " Well, somebody's gotta pay for all this." "You wanna make some real money?" "Pawn to Queen-4." "We have a winner." "Do we have the next victim?" "Who's this clown over here?" "Do we have the next victim?" "Next!" "We have a winner." "You almost joined your ancestors." "What did I tell you?" "He is practically indestructible." "We have a challenger over here to take on the gwai-lo." "This one, is not to be so easy." "White Crane, you do not die easily." "Not yet." "Come on, Crane... come on!" "Get him... get him!" "Kill him." "White Crane, you will remember that name... for life." "I will take our half now." "Toad, what are you doing here?" "I told you not to come here." " Your new man is very effective." " I don't know what you're talking about." " Who's man is he?" " I don't know anything about him." "He just... appeared." "Find out more." "I wouldn't want to see him become a problem for the resistance." "Tell me... does he know he killed one of Kahn's men tonight?" " Kahn will have my head for this..." " Perhaps not." "When Kahn leaves the club, delay him before he gets into the car." " Tonight?" "Here?" "Now?" " You'll think of something." "We cannot fail this time!" "The resistance wants Kahn dead." "Kahn..." "I almost forgot..." "I dropped a few hundred for you on the last fight..." "Is this really necessary?" "Here, please take it." "Home sweet home." "Oh, Whiskey, hello." "You guys should've gone out the front door." "You can stay here tonight, but that's it." "I've already got one stray." "It's not a damn orphanage." "Oh, words to the wise... these walls have ears." "As long as they don't have eyes." "I gotta take a hot bath." "See you boys." "It's complicated." "So, you know who's life you saved tonight?" "Aside from yours?" "Does it matter?" "Yes, it matters." "Good Scotch." "It was Kahn." " You know of Kahn?" " I know of Kahn." "If you know of him, you would've allowed him to die tonight." "When he dies, it will be when I say it will be." "And by my hand alone." "Who do you work for, Crane?" "I work for no one." "Everybody works for someone." "It seems that you have proven Kahn's prophecy correct." "His prophecy?" "It is well known that Kahn believes he can only be killed by a Wudang." "You have seen his bodyguards." "Russian, Persian, Indian." "And mercenary gwai-lo like you." "Do I offend you, Crane?" "You have seen his bodyguards." "Russian, Persian, Indian." "And mercenary gwai-lo like you." "Do I offend you, Crane?" "How can I be offended by one who lives off the weaknesses of men in a den of theives." "You don't know me." "And my club, I built from nothing." "I have Kahn on one side and Hoggins on the other, and the resistance to answer to." "You understand?" " The resistance?" " Toad." "He is just as ruthless as any of them." "And who do you work for?" "I work for no one." "Everybody works for someone." " Why didn't you kill Kahn?" " I made a promise to someone... which I'm finding very hard to keep." "Kahn is up to something big, real big and I need to know." "Do not kill him until we find out." "All right, Bingo." "I'll do as you ask." "For now." "Hello, Peter." "Did you bring it?" "And how is your progress?" " Well, it's good." "I'm almost ready to start." " Well, I hope this is true." " Well, yes!" " Good, good." " And of course, you guarantee the gas will be lethal?" " Oh, I promise." "So, you brought it?" "You mean this?" "It's empty." "Of course." "You know the arrangement." "Only at the end of the day... at the end of the day so that you may sleep." "Sleep, without demons, in total peace." "Without memories." "You promised." "And you said you would bring it and you didn't." "And where's my sister?" "Where is she?" "You said." "I want to see her." "I want to see my sister." "I want to see my sister." "You said I could see her." "You promised." "You promised." "Are you busy?" "My brother Pete... that's him." "He was 22, just got his Chemistry degree when they drafted him." "The Army put him to work making gas." "The kind that kills people." "He was never the same." "He had nightmares every night." "Why come to Shanghai?" "I thought it would do him some good to see the world." "We decided on the Pacific." "He worked his way through, didn't have much money." "From his postcards and his letters, he seemed to be doing better." " What happened?" " I don't know." "I don't think I really want to know, I just..." "I want to find him." "I want him to be okay and I just want to take care of him." "Thank you." "Can I... can I stay with you for a while?" "Of course." "Oh, Mr. Kahn, nice of you to join us this evening." " This could be interesting." " It should be predictable." "I was hoping to discuss a small matter of business with you." " Do not ever talk about business in public!" " Yes, yes, of course... positively." "Hey, it looks like Kahn wants to see you." "Maybe you'll get a rose." "Very nice." "Apparently you've gotten a new tailor since last we met." "I have been remiss in rewarding you for doing what my bodyguards could not." " So what is a favor... ?" " I want for nothing." "As you can see, I have more than enough men to take care of my well-being." "But without their weapons, they're useless." "There are more men of honor in the world then there are guns." "I have many more where these come from." "They are, how is it said, "a dime a dozen."" "It's also said "you get what you pay for."" "I pay very well." "Perhaps I could use your services." "In the meantime, you'll join me in my humble home?" "Of course." "He is in love with her." "You think so, huh?" "Hello beautiful." "Want to go to Shanghai with me tonight?" " Don't test my patience." " Get out of my way." " I'll tolerate this no longer." " Many resist, burn their poppy fields, only to die." "It seems useless now, with so few Wudang left to fight." "Your daughter is exceptionally fine." "Perhaps tonight I will have a taste." "Master Crane has forsaken us." "I will not." "I am a Wudang." "Mind your business." "Back to Kahn." "Go back to Shanghai with a gift of the Daixiangou Valley." "Seems you've gotten in good with Kahn." "Of course, these villagers got off on the wrong foot, but you stay on his good side." "You won't regret it, I can tell you." "I'm sure I won't." "I'm pleased." "I am honored." "Show Mr. Crane to his room." "You'll have time to rest before dinner." "Anything you need will be provided." " The artillery's arrived." " Very good." "French 75's." "The best there is." "The Soixante-quinze." "They practically won the Great War, you know." "Along with the Brits, naturally." " And a little help from the Yanks, perhaps." " You made your point." "They'll never know what hit 'em." "Then of course, there is the finder's fee." "Tonight is a special occasion." "We'll talk business after dinner, when it is appropriate." "Oh, yes... of course." "We live in interesting times, Mr. Kahn." "Britain needs men, like you, and me." "The only way to national unity is to impose discipline on the masses." "No excess, no indulgence." " How's that meal meet your approval?" " It's excellent, it's like being back in jolly home." " Well, have some more." " I couldn't eat another bite, old man." "You insulting me?" "One can't waste food." "If you insist." "How's the young American boy working out?" "Any news on the gas?" "Any progress?" "I haven't eaten so much since..." "I can't remember." "You flatter me." "Let's talk business." "Excellent idea." "I've done everything you wanted." "Now you wasted my food and my time." "You're a mystery, Crane." "I myself, come from a long line of swordsmen." "So I can appreciate true skill." "But a gwai-lo with amazing Kung Fu skills in the middle of Shanghai?" " How can it be?" " There is little mystery." "My parents were... missionaries." "Very sweet people." "They were murdered." "I was brought up... in the mission... but never truly accepted." "Since I was not to be accepted, I learned to be feared." " So, where have you been?" " I've been everywhere." "Well, I wandered, for years, almost 2 decades." "It seemed to me that nothing that I found, was worth anything." "I went back home." "There was an old woman... who had been very kind to me when I was a child, and I thought I'd go back to her, see if I could feel some of that kindness again." "And now, I am in Shanghai." "My destiny too was foretold as a child." "But rather than fearing it, I have mastered it." "I must choose those I share it with, most carefully." "Buy a new suit, buy a dozen." "Anything you dream of: women, diamonds, automobiles, peace, happiness." " What do you propose?" " A simple test of loyalty." "As you've seen, I do not trust Hoggins." "And I'm afraid Bingo has other plans." "Kill him." "And take your place at my side." "You're shocked." "It is a good test." "A great test." "Boss, the villagers of the Daixiangou valley, have killed your men." "Bought our new suits... yet you need only kill one person to warn a hundred." "But Crane, I'll soon have the power to kill thousands in one day, and to warn millions." " How can that be?" " I now possess a weapon, more powerful than China has ever known." "There will be no more resistance." "I'll be feared by all." "So what does your blood tell you now, Crane?" "Good, I'll have Sergonov witness Bingo's death." "Until then, he'll be your best friend." "In the meantime, you'll be my guest." "So, he doesn't eat." "Well, wake him up!" "Very bad." "If the American dies, Kahn will have your head." "Shoo." "You're looking handsome." " Where you'd get that hat?" " Found it in an alley." "Sometimes we begin something for one reason but we must finish it, for a greater reason." "I not following you." "What would you do to see your brother again?" "What would you be willing to do?" "Anything." "Peter is held prisoner in Kahn's palace." "Meet me later." "One more time, from the top." "Is it ready?" "It's ready." "You said you would prove it." " Excellent." "This will work fine." " Better than fine." "This is a single stage reaction." "If this glass breaks, we're both dead in seconds." "And you better be a long ways away." "I hope you're not downwind either." "We can start filling the shelves." " Right now?" " Have them ready before sunrise." "What about... you know, you said you'd bring the..." "When you're done." "First it has to be tested." " That would be all of the rats by now..." " You can always find more." "I've come to free you." " There won't be a problem, will there?" " They won't be missed." "This new man of yours..." "Crane." "Interesting." "You know him." "If you could be free, what would you do?" "What would you be willing to lose for that?" "Anything." "Even your life?" "My life hasn't been my own for too long." "I'm a slave to Kahn and a traitor to my friends." " Who are your friends?" " What does that matter?" "I haven't long to live." "I will miss no one, and no one will miss me." "That is your own folly." "Why are you looking at your watch?" "It's new." "I've never had one before." "Come." "Sit." "Hi, I'm here to see Mr. Kahn." " You are singing for our master this evening." " Well yeah, that's kinda what I just said." "Let me know if there's anything I can do to help you..." "Tell me Crane, what does a gwai-lo pray to Buddha for?" "I pray for both of us." " I seems that I have misjudged you." " Yes, you have." "I've been a fool." "I promise, it will be painless." " It must be done." " I see I have misjudged you." "I won't die a coward." "I trusted you." "I don't know what to say..." "It pales by your beauty." "I could buy a thousand women." "But all the money in the world could never buy you." "I'm sorry." "I..." "I can't..." "I just can't think of..." "I've gotta find my brother." "Your brother?" "Then I'll find your brother for you." "I would kill half the world for you." "I guess it's too late to call a cab." "Much too late." "Verify it." "He is dead." "It was the only way." "Kahn will be pleased." "It is difficult to kill a friend." "Even when it's necessary." " You do have ice water in your veins." " Yes..." "Pete, I don't have much time." " Pete." " It's so good to see you." " What happened to you?" " Nothing, nothing." "You're in here and nothing happened to you?" "What are you doing?" "Pete, look at me, look at me!" "What are you doing?" "I doing the gas thing, you know?" "I'm cooking the gas." "They think it's so hard... right?" "I mean, you know... it's easy." "It is zethaleen, sulfur and dichloro..." "Why?" "What does he need the gas for?" "What is he doing with the gas?" "Where?" "Who knows." "It's a big damn country." " Why?" " Why?" "I mean... to kill people, it's easy anyway." "It's just a few thousand Chinese." "Chinese, French, Germans." "What's the dif anyway?" " Pete, when?" "When?" " I'm already filling the shelves, so..." "Whenever the hell he wants, I mean, now for all I care!" " Why are you doing this?" " It's my job." "It's always been my job." "I gotta go." "We gotta get..." "Careful!" "You do not want to drop one of these." "That's right, pack 'em tight." "This will be my greatest achievement." "Soon the name of Kahn will be known across all of China." "If that is what you want." "Yes, I do." "So, tell me Crane, how does it feel to have power?" "I sometimes forget, even myself." "I wouldn't know." " What are you thinking about, Crane?" " I am thinking about the future." "Where are you going?" "Hunting." "For what?" "You're going with the resistance." " I'm going with you." " No." "I don't want you to end up like me." "I'm going with you." "You're not going without me." "I'm so scared." " This is the Daixiangou valley." " Yes." "They've been the most resistant." "We will restore order to chaos." "Putting down these rebel villages and we'll gain control of the rest of the country." "Create peace and prosperity." "Then I'll be very comfortable." " Comfortable." " Yes, Crane." "Ever since they deposed the emperor, you know how much anarchy there is in the country." "No unity at all." "All these disparate factions." "I don't think you have any idea how strong these people are." "We'll see... we'll see..." "They need put in a ......... , that is the only way." "By having somebody strong, like an emperor." "We have a political party to restore the emperor." "But first we have to gain order to this country." "This village will be an example to all the rest of the rebel forces." "They need to be taught a lesson." "Excellent." "A good time to begin." " But there are so many people." " Exactly, Crane." "Load the gun." "Guards, protect those shells!" "Spread out!" "So, I see you dodged the bullet." "You're no match for my blade, Crane." " Thank you." " Who are you?" "Bingo, I'm back from the dead." "Who are you, Crane?" "Wudang." "Impossible." "I killed them all." "If you kill me, you achieve nothing." "There'll be another one, just like me." "Then I kill them too." "Whatever you once were, is no more." "Now you're nothing but an assassin." "I am a Wudang." "Don't move." "It's all right." "Go home." " Master Crane" " Yeah?" "Will I ever find peace... now that I've killed?" "Crane, the more things change, the more things stay the same." "Welcome to Shanghai." "It's a gwai-lo thing." "Good bye, Crane." "Thank you." " Well, old pal." " See you, old pal." " If you're ever in LA." " If I'm ever in LA." "Thanks." "You know... for everything." "Peter... feel better." " Master Crane." " Yes." "You never answered my question." " Does it ever go away?" " What?" "Knowing that you've killed." "The warrior's destiny is always a broken path." "But how we walk that path, is our choice, and our choice alone." "We are left with the open wounds of battle, and pray that one day they will heal." "We are left with the open wounds of battle, and pray that one day they will heal."