""In 1911, the raging waves of the revolution finally toppled the Ching Dynasty, and the Republic was established." "But the success was only temporary." "Turmoil stirred up again after a few years, and China entered the warlord period, with the North and South split apart and the Chinese fighting their own." "Taking advantage of the situation, foreigners occupied certain areas by force and set up the so-called "settlements"" "to claim their respective territories." "They even mocked the Chinese by calling them "The Sick Men of Asia"." "At that time, the martial arts schools were shamelessly ignorant of the plight." "They cared only about themselves and competed for recognition." "Deeply hurt by the decadence of his own people," "Fok Yuen-gaap, a martial artist, moved to unite the martial arts community and the schools, so as to fulfill his ambition to save the country with martial arts." "With this in mind, he founded the School of Jin Wu in Shanghai."" "Starring and Action Choreography:" "Donnie Yen Chi-tan" "Screenplay by:" "Lee Yee-wah, Cheung Kwok-yuen, Tang Guei-seem" "Senior Screenwriters:" "Chan Yiu-fai, Yau Fook-hing" "Directed by:" "Benny Chan, Leung Yun-chuen, Wong Gum-miu," "Cheng Wai-man, Wu Ming-hoi, and Tang Mau-sing." "Executive Producer:" "Lung Shiu-kee" ""CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY"" "Master Fok, forgive me for being blunt." "The other masters and I, who are present here, have all received your invitation." "We would have wholeheartedly welcomed your new school here." "But, we all have a slight problem with you regarding the invitation"s content." "Therefore I invited everyone here to discuss this matter." "Master Fok, you said in your invitation that martial arts should not be classified by schools and styles, and that we should combine all the styles together, so as to achieve the highest level in martial arts." "Am I right?" "I am Tang Tim of White Crane." "Seems like Master Fok is looking down on us." "If everyone agree with you, then I, "White Tiger" Choi will close up my school and retire from martial arts!" "Please stay calm, fellow masters." "Why not let Master Fok explain first?" "Fellow masters." ""Inheriting and creating anew is not discarding the origin"." "My preference for a martial arts community without schools meant no disrespect." "On the contrary," "I hope to combine the strengths of all the various styles and elevate them to the highest level." "Tai Chi can be both forceful and soft." "Wing Chun"s strength lies in close contact, while Tong Long is cunning and crude." "South Fist, North Kicks, and Ying Yee Tung Arms all have their own advantages." "Think about that." "If you can bring together the best of all styles into one form of martial arts, then wouldn"t the end result be even more powerful?" "Fooey!" "Tiger Claw and Crane Beak are what they are." "How can you put them together?" "Nonsense!" "That"s right." "You are breaking hundreds of years of tradition apart," "Master Fok." "This I cannot accept!" "Master Fok, what about the Mai Chung (Traceless) Fist that you founded yourself?" "What you have done was a blasphemy to your own ancestors!" "The highest form of martial arts is to be limitless." "You are already limited by your own style." "Try my "Eight Weight" Form!" "Dragon Fist"s strength lies in its speed, fury and flexibility." "Then you have to try my Cherry Blossom Tong Long Hand!" "Tong Long aims for eight spots- the brows, the eyes, the lips and nose." "Accord is what matters the most." "Both masters" kung fu styles are excellent." "You mock us?" "!" "Let me!" "Don"t worry, Master Fong!" "We"II support you!" "Fok Yuen-gaap, I dare you to come up here and try my Wing Chun!" "Master Kim!" "It"s not right for you to resort to sneak attack!" "What sneak attack?" "This is my family-inherited "Spy Dagger" stance!" "How can you survive the martial arts world without knowing a trick or two?" "Never thought this "trick" will end up beating Fok Yuen-gaap!" "Let me." "Mai Chung Fist!" "AH!" "My wrist!" "Master Choi! "To learn is to know the limitation of one"s own crafts"." "Master Fok had already let you go easy and you"re still in the blind!" "My fellow masters," "I founded the Jin Wu School not because it"s a quest, but to obtain the highest level of martial arts." "It is also to strengthen our bodies through practice." "Then we Chinese can be more united and more powerful, and no longer be like a pile of loose sand." "So we won"t fight with ourselves anymore!" "The foreigners bully us because they see through our weakness." "Therefore, I hope that we can all do what this sign says!" ""STRENGTHEN CHINA"" "Takeda Sachio." "Per the instructions from the Emperor, you will set up Black Dragon Society in Shanghai to gather intelligence," "SECRET HEADQUARTER OF BLACK DRAGON SOCIETY and transport military resources back to Japan for military buildup." "The day to invade China is coming, and it will be done." "Uncle Takeda." "Why did you summon us here?" "I have received a confidential order from the Emperor to set up Black Dragon Society in Shanghai." "This is the society"s secret headquarter." "Black Dragon Society?" "Uncle Takeda, I"ve heard in Japan that this group"s objective is to promote invasion of other nations." "Why set up this group in Shanghai?" "Because we have to gather Chinese military intelligence in order to establish the Greater Asia Republic, and fulfill His Majesty"s wish." "Therefore, the first step is to invade China." "We have to invade China?" "We Japanese are full of talents, but we lack natural resources, and our land is in dire supply." "Only by invading China can we become a superpower." "Chen Jun!" "Chen Jun!" "Are you all right?" "L"m fine." "Who were they?" "Japanese assassins." "Father, did you send someone to attack Chen Jun?" "This Chen Jun is way over his head." "I have to teach him a lesson." "I don"t care what you do." "You can"t stop me from seeing him!" "I have taught him a lesson." "If he is smart, he should leave Shanghai now." "Otherwise, I will not let him live!" "This is China!" "We Japanese can"t just do what we want here!" "You..." "What are you doing?" "You"re going to kill her!" "Yumi, don"t make your father upset anymore." "I am telling you." "I am in charge here." "And I don"t believe I can"t even control my own daughter." "Don"t call me Father if you want to keep seeing Chen Jun!" "Sorry, but I have decided to be with Chen Jun." "Yumi!" "Yumi!" "Chen Jun!" "I don"t want to go home and I don"t want to see my father again!" "I just want to be with you from now on." "I don"t have a home anymore!" "Mr. Takeda, Mr. Ishii is here." "Auntie, Uncle." "I heard Yumi left home." "What happened?" "Yumi wants to be with Chen Jun, and Uncle refused, so..." "So you are saying that I kicked her out." "Go inside." "Actually, you were the one who caused all this." "I trusted you and asked you to take care of Yumi, but you handed her to Chen Jun!" "Yumi never liked me." "She likes Chen Jun." "You think it was a noble thing to do?" "Chen Jun is just a Chinese and a rickshaw driver." "Yumi will not have a future with him." "What if her heart condition returns?" "Can he take care of her?" "You are well aware of the Sino-Japan relation." "They won"t have a future together." "You love Yumi, yet you didn"t try to win her heart, and simply gave her up to Chen Jun." "You are not worthy to be a Japanese and a warrior." "You are a coward." "Give Yumi up." "L"m sorry, but I can"t." "I know this is a difficult thing for you to do." "But her body has always been frail, and I don"t want her parents to worry." "Yumi is doing fine." "I will take care of her." "Stay right there!" "Actually, I feel responsible that Yumi ran away." "Therefore, I have to find her." "Please give her back if I win." "I want to fight you." "I won"t fight you." "Stop fighting!" "Hideaki!" "Why are you here?" "L"m here to look for you, Yumi." "Your parents miss you very much." "Please go home with me." "Tell them that I will never go back." "Yumi..." "Say no more." "You"ve said that you will respect my decision." "Now I have decided to be together with Chen Jun." "Let"s go." "Chen Jun!" "Are you all right?" "Take Miss away!" "Let me go..." "let me go..." "Let me out!" "Chen Jun!" "Thank you, Mr. Ishii." "Madam, Chen Jun is here." " You may leave." " Yes." "Mrs. Takeda, where is Yumi?" "I would like to see her." "Please have a seat." "Yumi had a heart attack." "Heart attack?" "How is she?" "The doctor has given her an injection." "She"s asleep now." "I have to see her!" "Calm yourself." "Chen Jun, I don"t look down on you." "But you should know that you and Yumi can never be together." "I hope that you will not see her anymore." "No." "Listen to me." "If you come to see Yumi again, her father will kill you." "L"m not afraid of death." "You"re not afraid?" "That"s right." "Mrs. Takeda, Yumi is very important to me." "L"ve promised her that I won"t leave her, no matter what." "Looks like you truly love Yumi." "That"s right." "I have come here to talk to her father." "I want to take Yumi away." "Chen Jun. If you really love Yumi, then you shouldn"t do this." "Yumi is not well." "What she needs now is peace and quiet and a good doctor to take care of her." "I don"t think this is something you can do." "Besides, Yumi"s father will never let you take her." "If he really kills you, then Yumi will be devastated, and that will affect her condition." "Chen Jun, you don"t want anything to happen to her!" "L"m really happy that Yumi had found someone who truly loves her." "I will not object to your being together." "But right now, it"s impossible." "I hope that you won"t come to see Yumi for the time being." "We"II think of a solution once her condition improves." "Mrs. Takeda..." "If you truly love Yumi, you have to promise me." "I don"t want to see harm done to both you and her." "Fine." "I promise you." "Over there!" "Get them!" "Uncle Lu, are you all right?" "Uncle Lu, how are you?" "Have some water first, Uncle Lu." "You go ahead." "We"ve already drunk." "Stop lying to me." "You two had been carrying me for so long." "You two should drink it." "We"re not thirsty." "Here, you drink it." "Take your time." " Uncle Lu!" " You..." " Don"t mind me... you... you..." " Uncle Lu!" "You... save Yee-kiu." "Uncle Lu!" "Uncle Lu!" "Yee-kiu, take Uncle Lu away!" "Hurry!" "HURRY!" "This time you"II die for sure." "That old fart is probably blown to pieces!" "They"ve escaped!" "Go after them!" "Don"t blow them up just yet." "There"s plenty of time." "Uncle Lu!" "Leung Ha!" "Catch the net!" "Good!" "You have no choice." "You only have one option." "Bring all of Ching Gang"s people to Jin Wu School and ask them to release your father before he wakes up." "What if they refuse?" "That"s even better." "We can then say that the people at Jin Wu conspire with Leung and Yee-kiu." "Then we"II have an excuse to topple them." "That"s right." "Killing two birds with one stone." "Remember." "You have to act swiftly." "Otherwise you"II have nothing once your father wakes up." "Don"t worry." "L"II help you." "Master, how"s Uncle Lu?" "He"s seriously hurt." "I had to use acupuncture to stimulate his heart and lungs." "He"II live." "But still, he has lost a lot of blood." "To save him, we must use the Western method of blood transfusion." "But Choi Hok-fu"s men are guarding all the hospitals." "How can we send Uncle Lu there?" "Fine." "We"II think of a way." "Sing, go and inform the police." "Hurry!" " Brother." " Brother!" "There are many men surrounding Jin Wu." "Looks like they"re Ching Gang"s people." "Can they be Choi"s men?" "Keung, take Yee-kiu and Leung up to the attic." "Hurry!" "You two, go and protect Master." "Don"t let anyone prevent him from curing Uncle Lu." "Siu-ching and I will hold the fort here." " Okay!" " Hurry!" "What do you want?" "I should be asking YOU!" "Why are you hiding my dad here at Jin Wu?" "You better give him up now!" "You better watch your mouth, Choi!" "We Ching Gang are now friends with you Jin Wu." "I don"t believe you intend to harm my brother." "So are you hiding him here or not?" "Uncle Lu is indeed here, but my master is curing his injuries now." "You"II know what"s going on once he is awake." "My father doesn"t need Fok Yuen-gaap to cure him!" "L"II take him to the hospital!" "L"m telling you." "You Jin Wu people can stop acting." "You have never given much respect to Ching Gang." "You just want to take this chance to wipe us out and take over Shanghai." "Let me tell you." "L"m going to get my father now." "L"II see if you can stop me." "Don"t you dare!" "Stop it!" "How dare you stir trouble here at Jin Wu!" "So what?" "You think Jin Wu is the best of all?" "L"m not going to stand here and let you kill my father!" "Stop it!" "So you two adulterers are really here!" "Tiger, we are not the one trying to kill Uncle Lu." "It"s him!" "Are you trying to frame me?" "Uncle, I"m my father"s son." "Do you believe I will harm him?" "Of course not!" "My nephew will never be so heartless!" "I trust him!" "Tiger, I"m just a woman, and Leung is just a banished Ching man." "We have nothing against Uncle Lu, and what can we gain from hurting him?" "Of course you can." "Once you two adulterers kill my father, you can then promote Leung to be the head of Ching Gang." "Am I right?" "The truth lies with Uncle Lu." "Tiger, you"II understand once you go in and see for yourself." "Fine!" "Uncle, let me go in there." "Not you!" "Only Tiger can go in!" "Let me take a look." "Brother, are you all right?" "Watch out, Uncle Lu!" "You traitor!" "Get him!" "Don"t come near or I"II kill her!" "Get back!" "Get him!" " Don"t come over!" "Get away!" " Choi Hok-fu!" "Let her go!" "Let me go!" "You beast!" "Let her go now and get on your knees!" "You have only yourself to blame, you old fool!" "Go after him!" "Uncle Lu..." "I"m sorry..." "I can no longer protect you..." "Leung Ha, Leung Ha!" "You hang in there!" "Chen Jun, this is the Hung Hau Dojo, a Japanese place." "Chinese and dogs are not allowed." "Shut up!" "It"s you Japanese who should leave." "Give up Choi Hok-fu now." "Who do you think you are, you "Sick Man of Asia"?" "You and your martial arts are all rubbish." "Fine, you can have the traitor if you can bypass me!" "Just a pose and you"re scared." "So that"s Karate!" " Bastard!" " I will fight you!" "Get some rest." "L"II find someone to carry out your duties." "L"ve done all I could, Mr. Takeda." "So his legs cannot be saved?" "His lower spine was seriously injured." "He"II be paralyzed for life." "What a waste for such a good martial artist." "Take good care of him." "Yes, Mr. Takeda." "Are you trying to catch me?" "Do you think you can kill me in Japanese territory?" "Let me tell you." "L"ve wanted to kill you for a long time." "But, thanks to luck, you always got away." "But luck won"t always be by your side..." "Traitor!" "You"re not fit to speak with me." "Well?" "Am I fit to speak with you now?" "Don"t wait anymore." "Let"s eat." "Let"s go." "L"II save some food for him." "That must be him." "L"II open the door." "What are you doing here, you traitor?" "!" "Can I help you?" "Waiting for Chen Jun?" "You can stop waiting." "What did you say, traitor?" "Siu-ching!" "Fok Yuen-gaap, your disciple Chen Jun caused trouble at our Hung Hau Dojo." "We are watching over him for you." "If you still want to have dinner with him, you must go to Hung Hau Dojo tomorrow night and meet with Mr. Sachio Takeda." "How dare you detain my brother!" "Stay cool, everyone!" "You go and tell Sachio Takeda that I will be there promptly." "Fine." "Let"s go." "Master..." "I am Fok Yuen-gaap." "I am here to see Mr. Sachio Takeda and to discuss the matter of releasing Chen Jun." "Please pass the word." "Mr. Takeda." "I know my student has offended you." "L"m here to apologize." "Chen Jun!" "Don"t you worry." "He"s fine." "He"s not dead yet." "However, since he dared to cause trouble here at Hung Hau Dojo, it"s very easy for Mr. Takeda to take Chen Jun"s life." "But, we would like to give face to Mr. Fok." "As long as you kneel down, bow, and apologize to Mr. Takeda, we"II let Chen Jun go immediately." "Master, don"t listen to this dog of a traitor!" "You Chinese have a saying, "Gold lies beneath a man"s knees"." "Do you think your student"s life is more important than gold?" "Shut up, traitor!" "Don"t, Master!" "Be quiet!" "No, Master." "Don"t do it!" "Master!" "Don"t do it!" "So, it"s Mr. Charleston, Consulate of Great Britain." "What brings you here?" "Mr. Takeda, I happened to visit Jin Wu School today." "Someone told me that Master Fok and Chen Jun are both here, so I came here to take a look." "Master Fok, are you all right?" "L"m fine." "Don"t worry, Master Fok." "Nothing will happen to Chen Jun." "I thought we had an agreement, and I thought you Chinese always keep promises." "Mr. Takeda, a man should be responsible for his own action." "You"re just looking for an excuse to go against Master Fok." "That"s not going to work." "Besides, that so-called "agreement" between you and Master Fok is not a fair one." "There"s no need for him to comply." "In other words, I have the authority to punish Chen Jun then." " Don"t you dare!" " Don"t move!" "Stay calm!" "You have already tortured Chen Jun much." "That should amend for all he had done here." "You know that, even in our parks, Chinese and dogs are not allowed." "Now he has trespassed our academy." "How could I just let him go?" "Mr. Takeda, you don"t seem to be giving Mr. Consul face." "Are you implying that Japan plans to take over the settlements and give England a big slap in the face?" "This is part of the settlement area." "There is law and order here." "If you carry out torture, then you are openly challenging the judiciary spirit of the British Empire." "No need to make an incident out of this." "I can hand him over, but he must leave the settlements immediately, and never show his face here again." "Master." "How"s your injury?" "L"m fine." "Master, do I have to go to the Chinese boundary?" "Don"t worry." "There"s still hope." "Uncle Lu and I are working on a plan now." "There may still be a chance." "Once you are at the boundary, you have to keep your temper in check." "It"s time, Master Fok." "We have to take Chen Jun away." "Don"t be like this." "You have to take care." "We stayed up last night and wrapped all the medicine together." "Your wounds will be completely healed in a month as long as you take one dose of medicine every day." "Take good care of Master from now on." "We will." "Master, please accept this from your student!" "Brother!" "Get up." " Brother..." " Brother!" "My friends, I would like to stay here for a bit." "I won"t take too much of your time." "In this case... we"II go by the time we finish a cigarette." "Thanks." "It"s time." "Let"s go." "Come on!" "L"ve lost to Chen Jun." "Now I am no different from a cripple." "I would rather end my life in the highest honor a Samurai can achieve, then live in this world as a cripple." "You are the only heir to the Ishii family now." "Hideaki, I want you to promise me two things." "For the sake of the Ishii family, you must personally defeat Chen Jun and restore our reputation," "and prove that Karate is the world"s supreme martial arts." "Chen Jun!" "You"ve defeated my brother." "But have you ever thought that he would commit seppuku?" "I didn"t want it to happen." "To a martial artist, being crippled is a worse fate than death." "Before my brother died, he told me to do one thing for him." "Today, you are going to suffer the same fate as him!" "Oh my God!" "What happened here?" "Hideaki!" "Hideaki!" " Oh no!" "My rice!" " Mrs. Takeda, why are you here?" "Hideaki, Yumi became ill all of a sudden." "She"s now in a hospital and in a coma." "You must go see her now!" "The purpose of this emergency meeting is because I have just received the Emperor"s order via a secret telegram from Prime Minister Tanaka." "The content of the telegram had long been drafted." "But we wanted to wait until the success at the Versailles Conference, and after we have received" "Germany"s shares in the Shantung pact." "Once we have settled the Shantung pact, the Emperor will approve the imperial order previously given to Prime Minister Tanaka." ""The war between Russia and Japan in the past is no different from the Sino-Japan war of today." "To conquer China, we must first conquer Manchuria." "To conquer the world, we must first conquer China." "Once we have conquered China, others like Asiana," "India, Nanyang and other tribal countries will respect, fear, and eventually surrender to us." "So that the world will know that our country is Japan and will never dare to invade us." "This is the will of our great Meiji Emperor, and the key to the existence of our great Nippon Empire."" "By approving the imperial order, the Emperor is also approving our mission to invade China!" "Conquer China!" "Conquer China!" "Everyone." "I gathered you all here today, because I have a question for you." "We are stepping on Chinese grounds." "But in Shanghai, we Chinese can"t do what the foreigners can do." "And we Chinese can"t go to the places that the foreigners can go." "We even have to bow to the foreigners when we see them." "Why are the foreigners allowed to wreak havoc here?" "Master Fok, I do not have the answer to your question." "I only know that such things could never happen again, and that we will not let the Japanese bully us anymore!" "Right." "Master Fok, Master Choi was right." "That"s right." "Death to the Japanese!" "We have to chase them out of Shanghai!" "Everyone, Master Choi said it the best." "As long as we are united, the Shanghai settlements will vanish one day." "But we can"t just rely on ourselves, and we must never resort to violence and hurt the innocents." "As long as we work together, and use action to awake our fellow Chinese," "I strongly believe that the foreigners will pack up and leave!" "Well said, Master Fok." "White Tiger will wholly support your actions." "Also, we Wing Chun will stand behind you for sure!" "Master Fok, we have wanted to do this all along," "But a snake can"t move without its head." "Now that you, Master Fok, will lead this mission," "Just say the word, and we White Crane will be at your service." "Master Fok, the same applies to us Tai Chi." "Tong Long stands behind you too!" "Good." "Siu-ching, prepare wine for all the masters!" "We will drink with our hearts" content!" "Good!" ""THE SICK MEN OF ASIA"" "What is all this?" "Tell Fok Yuen-gaap to look for me if you want revenge!" "Master!" "Master!" "Are you all right?" " Master!" " Master Cheung!" "What happened?" "Master Fok, it"s Hideaki Ishii who attacked Master Cheung and us." "Hideaki Ishii..." "That"s right." "The Sick Man of Asia..." "I"m not the Sick Man of Asia!" "Master Cheung!" "Master Fok..." "We Chinese are not the Sick Men of Asia!" "Master Fok... promise me." "We... we have to..." "Master Cheung!" "I am the one you want." "So why do you have to cause so much injury and death to the others?" "L"ve said that, as long as you don"t fight me, you will bear the consequences." "Fine." "I will fight with you." "You choose the time and the place." "Master Fok will win!" "Master Fok will win!" "The fight will begin now!" "Bravo, Master!" "Bravo, Master!" ""STRENGTHEN CHINA"" "Master!" "Master!" "Master..." "MASTER!" "Master!" "Master!" "Brother, don"t be like this." "Master is already dead!" "Master is not dead!" "Master is dead." "Stop it, brother!" "Master is dead." "Stop it, brother!" "Master will not die!" "Master!" "Master won"t die!" "Master!" "He"s too impulsive." "We can"t let him be like this." "MASTER!" "Brother, you have been watching the coffin day and night for 3 days now." "You haven"t slept and you haven"t eaten anything." "You will collapse if you go on like this." "Chen Jun, even though Master Fok is dead, his spirit will live forever." "You have to carry out Master Fok"s last wishes, and bring glory to Jin Wu School." "Everyone is here!" "L"m glad I made it." "What are you doing here?" "You"re not welcome here." "Beat it!" "Chen Jun, you"re back too." "The perfect man to accept this signboard." ""THE SICK MEN OF ASIA"" "Oh, you can"t read." "Then I"II read it out for you." "The sick men of Asia!" "Today is your master"s funeral." "Stay cool." "Well?" "Want to fight me?" "Go ahead, kill me." "Then you won"t have to take this signboard." "Nothing to say, huh?" "You have to accept it regardless." "All of you Chinese are Sick Men of Asia!" "Chen Jun, if you want to take revenge against us Japanese," "we welcome it anytime." "We"II be waiting for you." "Let"s go!" ""MARTIAL ARTS"" "Chen Jun, what are you doing here?" "Returning this signboard to you." "How dare you stir trouble here, you Chinese dog?" "You"re asking for a beating..." "The Nunchakus are part of our Chinese martial arts." "L"m going to give you a taste of them today." "Let me tell you!" "We Chinese are not the sick men of Asia!" "Buying wind chimes again, Yumi?" "We have so many wind chimes, we can open a shop." "When did you come back?" "Three days ago." "You"ve been back and you didn"t come to see me!" "My master passed away." "I know." "It was Hideaki..." "No." "There"s no way Hideaki Ishii could"ve killed my master." "Come with me." "Mother, I have to go with Chen Jun." "Yumi!" "I don"t care." "I will always be with you." "Mother, take good care of yourself." "Yumi, I can"t take you with me now." "Why?" "My master has died a mysterious death." "I have to find out the truth." "Go home with your mother." "I promise I will come for you." "He"s Doctor Cheung." "He performed the autopsy on Master." "Doctor Cheung, what did my master"s autopsy report say?" "His bodily functions were all normal, but there was a problem in his blood." "What kind of problems?" "Hard to say." "Our country"s hospital equipments are imperfect." "It"II be difficult to analyze it." "Unless we send his blood to England." "How long will it take?" "About 6 months." "Doctor Cheung, is it possible that my master was poisoned?" "We"II know once the blood analysis is out." "Is there any other way?" "Yes." "Thank you, doctor." "Chen Jun, there was a stimulant in Master Fok"s body, and his liver was severely damaged." "Therefore, Master Fok"s death was indeed caused by poison." "So my master was really poisoned to death!" "Brother, it has to be the Japanese!" "Hideaki Ishii!" ""NO CHINESE AND DOGS ALLOWED"" "I know you would come." "Every inch of this land is soaked with our Chinese blood." "And every inch of this land belongs to us Chinese." "I will never tolerate anyone to take over our country." "Hideaki Ishii, I, Chen Jun, now challenge you to a duel!" "Good." "Hideaki!" "Hideaki!" "Take him away." "Master, Chen Jun had defeated Hideaki Ishii." "Sachio Takeda will be next." "Master Fok, now we can prove that our Chinese martial arts can readily defeat Japanese martial arts." "We Chinese can raise our heads from now on." "Chen Jun, we are depending on you." "Actually, our real enemy is Japanese Militarism." "Hideaki." "Hideaki!" "Where"s Hideaki?" "Hideaki!" "NO!" "Hideaki..." "Hideaki..." "Hideaki!" "Hard to imagine that, after all these years, you, Mr. Kuki, as a martial artist, will be promoted to the important rank of General." "It"s also hard for me to imagine that Sachio Takeda, a legend in the military, would bring shame to our Japanese Empire time and again." "I have already written my apology to the Emperor for the incident at the Northeast province." "Apologies are useless." "This is about our nation"s grand scheme to conquer the world for generations to come." "Your failure has set us back for at least 5 to 10 years." "Had Prime Minister Tanaka not come to your defense, you would"ve been sent back to Japan for prosecution." "Not to worry, Mr. Kuki." "I will redeem myself and compensate for the lost time." "I know you have drafted the so-called "Plan 137"." "But with Prime Minister Tanaka"s power fading, the plan had already been vetoed by the Cabinet." "I have full confidence Prime Minister Tanaka will return to power, and Plan 137 will become a reality." "Actually, your worst failure lies with the making of Chen Jun." "Do you know that, in Japan, more people know about him than you?" "He has become a folklore hero and a spiritual leader in China." "Just one Chen Jun is fearsome enough." "What if thousands more Chen Juns appear in the future?" "Then China will be even stronger, and our plan to invade China will become even tougher." "I can have someone assassinate him." "You must never do that." "Now that Chen has become China"s hero, if it is known that he died at our hands, it will only provoke the Chinese"s hatred towards the Japanese, and strengthen their sense of rebellion." "The military sent me here, because they hope that I can use the Japanese martial arts to defeat Chen Jun, and to completely shatter the Chinese"s confidence and self-esteem." "Master Choi." "Who are you people?" "The President sent us here." "We belong to the martial arts academy." "So you better behave!" "We"ve checked." "You have all joined the Southern resistance in an attempt to rebel against the Northern government!" "I want to see the Mayor!" ""KILL"" "Protect Master Choi!" "Master Choi, go!" "Go now, Master Choi!" "Dai Cheung!" "Master Choi, GO!" "This is the matter of the Northern government, not mine." "The Northern government had already denied it." "And you believed them?" "After the May 4th incident, the last thing the Northern government wants is to create public fury." "Besides, this is the settlements area." "Tsui Sai-cheung would never dared to do it here." "I know it was you who ordered the Black Dragon Society to do this." "Don"t lie to me." "Then why do you still have to ask?" "L"ve told you not to interfere with the academy matters." "But my words fell on deaf ears." "I wasn"t interfering." "I was helping you." "You defeated those at the martial arts academy, so that you can lure Chen Jun back to Shanghai." "But you may not succeed." "Sachio Takeda, I am warning you." "If Chen Jun returns, you have to let me take care of him." "Otherwise, you will be in contempt of the military, the Cabinet, and the Emperor." "Fellow warriors, I will not let you all die in vain." "I have fulfilled your wish." "You may now leave Shanghai." "Inspector Law," "I know this will make things difficult for you, but I will not leave Shanghai for now." "Chen Jun, you can"t even protect yourself." "What can you depend on?" "Two words!" "The Truth!" "First, I have to find Uncle Lu." "Second, I have to revenge their deaths!" "Chen Jun..." "If you want to dissuade me, then you can save it." "But if you want to help me, then tell me if these were the works of Sachio Takeda!" "I don"t know who is behind the murders." "But before the massacre, a Karate master named Kuki went to the academy and wreaked havoc." "I heard he"s the master of Hideaki Ishii." "So you are Kuki." "That"s right." "I came here today not to kill you." "To me, win or lose is hardly important." "What"s important is to verify the highs and lows between Chinese and Japanese martial arts." "There are no highs and lows in martial arts." "You Chinese always say that martial arts is for strengthening the body." "Wrong!" "The aim of our Japanese martial arts is "attack to defend"." "The stronger the enemy, the stronger we are." "Disregard one"s own life and death in killing the enemy foremost, be it God or Buddha." "So how can you say that there are no highs and lows?" "What is high, and what is low?" "Today you may be the highest, but what about tomorrow?" "The highs and lows are not important." "What"s most important is to realize the internalization of a martial artist"s spiritual world from the external." "That is the true ideal of martial arts." "Nonsense!" "You"re implying that there"s no need to practice." "All you need is the thought." "There are no such martial arts in the world!" "We Chinese search for truth among thousands of matters." "Practicing martial arts is only one of the matters." "Why must you enclose yourself in such a small world?" "Are you saying that I"m enclosing myself?" "Not only you, but also Sachio Takeda, and even your Emperor." "In order to satisfy your own ambition, you single-mindedly dream of invading our China." "You do not understand the Chinese, and you hardly understand the spirits of our martial arts!" "Your so-called Chinese martial arts spirits is to retreat in lieu of attack." "It"s not practical at all!" "That only serves to hide the Chinese" cowardice and impotence!" "Humbleness is not cowardice." "Even in the raging seas, a log can still float with the waves, and ride above the vast ocean." "So who"s stronger, the ocean or the log?" ""To have an idea and no shape is a sure way to win" "Use aggressive on the softness and use softness on the aggressive" "The fist is shapeless, and the shape is shapeless" "The shape lies in its shapelessness" "Using the opponent"s force to control his body" "Fight the stance as you see the stance"" ""Instead of hitting him three ways, why not just hit his central way?"" ""Martial arts can use softness to control the aggressive and vice versa"" "First, hit the brows and eyes!" "Second, the lips and the nose!" "Third, the chins and the ears!" "Fourth, the lungs and the chest!" "Fifth, the ribs!" "Sixth, the knees and wrists!" "Seventh, break all bones!" "Why didn"t you kill me?" "In order to obtain the highest level of martial arts, a strong martial artist must face his own demon." "Remember." "Don"t let your own demon controls you." "You should be the one that controls it." "My urge to kill my enemies is stronger than yours!" "But, unlike the Japanese, I don"t have to resort to invasion." "Martial arts is not savagery." "It is an open path to the search of the truth in life." "You have to remember." "Every martial artist must tread the path of self-understanding." "You have lost." "Yes, but I am content with my loss." "What are you planning to do?" "I know what I have to do." "I will return to Japan and face the Emperor." "Can you?" "You had a good student, Hideaki Ishii, who was also my son-in-law." "He was a true Samurai." "He never once tarnished the spirit of our Japanese Bushido, even until the very end." "You want me to commit hari-kiri?" "I will bring back your head to the Emperor." "You are not qualified to ascertain my triumphs and failures." "They have already been ascertained." "You are a general of the military, a Japanese warlord." "Your failure will affect the morale of our soldiers." "Your disgrace can only be cleansed with your own blood!" "So, you are a supreme master of the Shadow Moon Kendo!" "Shadow Moon Kendo is only one of the Kendos that I"ve learnt." "You saw everything." "So what if I did?" "There"s nothing I can change." "From now on, no one else will be able to change anything." "And history will only follow one direction." "Do you have to kill me as well?" "Go back to your room." "Uncle Lu!" "How do you know I"m here?" "Inspector Law contacted me." "He told me to just come here if I want to see you." "How"s the Lieutenant?" "The Lieutenant had returned to Fung Teen to mobilize the troops and to defend against the imminent Japanese invasion of China." "But I"m worried that the Japanese may make Shanghai the originating place of their attack." "Where did you hear about this?" "From the intelligence in the South." "They said that Sachio Takeda plans to launch a deadly conspiracy." "He"II find an excuse to justify his action to invade China." "Chen Jun!" "Inspector Law." "Miss Takeda." "Miss Takeda, I don"t know what we should do about this." "Why don"t you tell them?" "What is it?" "All I know is that my father has a secret mission tonight at the Embassy." "If the mission succeeds, then Japan will officially begin invading China." "Miss Takeda, I can inform the British and American consuls to search the Japanese Embassy." "But I can"t shoulder the blame if nothing is found." "Inspector Law, at this moment," "I think we should take her words for it." "You better inform the British and American consuls." "Inspector Law, time is of the essence." "We can"t afford any delays." "Inspector Law..." "Come with me!" "Uncle Lu!" "Lu, Lu!" "Lu, Lu!" "Are you all right?" "L"ve been thinking..." "How I, the head of the Ching Gang in Shanghai, will end." "L"m really worried that I"II die under the hands of a nobody." "Then my reputation will be ruined." "Uncle Lu!" "Chen Jun, you..." "you go to the Japanese Embassy." "Do not let Sachio Takeda"s plan succeed." " Inspector Law..." " Yes." "Go and get the British and American consuls." "Go now!" "Fine." "I will." "Chen..." "Chen Jun. Don"t..." "Don"t disappoint me." "Go." "L"II take care of Uncle Lu." "Thank you, Mr. Baileys." "L"II call Mr. Takeda immediately and inform him that we have accomplished our mission." "Why are you here?" "What mission has Takeda given you?" "This is Chen Jun." "Why are there so many dead soldiers?" "Why so many dead Chinese here?" "Speak!" "Come out!" "Come out!" "Come over here!" "Stay right there!" "Are those toxic bombs?" "Talk!" "Yes." "Mr. Takeda... the plan has failed..." "Chen Jun... he..." "I will not let your plan succeed at any costs." "I will not let you ruin my plan at any costs." "I know you want to kill me." "Don"t you want to kill me?" "I will wait for you here." "Good." "L"II be there." "And I thought you were mighty enough to destroy Plan 137 of our Great Nippon." "Turns out you left the most important thing for me." "Stay right there!" "I had to do it to lure you out." "Otherwise, how can I annihilate an evil demon like you?" "Annihilate me?" "Do you know what these are?" "These are toxic bombs." "Once exploded, the poisonous gas will become airborne, and nothing within 10 square miles will survive!" "So this is Plan 137?" "Do you know how many people you"II kill?" "I am no good in math." "All I know is that, besides Chinese, foreigners and our own Japanese citizens will also be killed." "You will kill your own people for the sake of invasion?" "Have you gone mad?" "Chen Jun!" "Can you let my father go, for my sake?" "I can"t!" "His hands are drenched with Chinese blood." "My master, everyone at Jin Wu, Uncle Lu, the masters, students, workers..." "I can"t let him go for all of his bloody deeds!" "My father is just a puppet." "He wanted to be loyal to the Emperor." "He doesn"t know that he has been poisoned by Imperialism." "Now he has nothing left." "His family and relatives are no more." "He"s dying." "That should be enough punishment for him." "L"m begging you." "Let me take my father back to Japan, so that I can fulfill my filial duty and take care of him for the rest of his life." "Consider this as my last request to you." "Father!" "No!" "Why didn"t they explode?" "Why didn"t they explode?" "They will never explode, because I"ve already cut the wire." "Yumi, the Takeda Family had failed the Emperor." "Father..." "And I have failed you." "Yumi!" "The Takeda Family had failed the Emperor!" "Yumi!" " Chen Jun!" "Come out of here!" " Chen Jun!" "What"s going on?" "Well, Chen Jun?" "What is Sachio Takeda up to now?" "Sachio Takeda planned to detonate toxic bombs at his own Embassy, and to give the Japanese an excuse to send troops to Shanghai." "Where are the bombs now?" "L"ve already disarmed them." "You"ve heard him!" "The Japanese doesn"t even care about the British and American settlements." "You must expose this to the world!" "L"ve already informed the consuls." "They said that it will be impossible for them to explain this to anyone." "Therefore, Chen Jun, please come with me to the station for statements." "I will go with you." "But I hope you will grant me a favor." "I would like to go back to Jin Wu School first." "Fine." "Your wish is granted." "Master Fok, fellow victims of Jin Wu School, and the many Chinese that were killed as the result of Japan"s invasion." "On behalf of my father Sachio Takeda, and all the Japanese that have participated in this atrocity," "I, Yumi Takeda, profoundly ask for your forgiveness." "Yumi!" "Chen Jun... why do people have to kill one another?" "Why do the hatred among different cultures run so deep?" "Why can"t we all just live in peace and harmony?" "L"m just an ordinary woman." "Why can"t I love the man I love?" "Yumi!" "What is this?" "We are here to arrest Chen Jun!" "Mr. Akino." "This is part of the settlements." "Japanese has no rights to be here." "In other words," "British and Americans are in charge here." "Who are you to speak, you Chinese dog?" "Step aside now!" "Bullshit!" "Who are you to dismiss me, you Japanese pig?" "Men!" "Aim your rifles at this Japanese pig!" "Well, Japanese pig?" "I dare you to tell your fellow pigs to shoot us." "Go ahead!" "Shoot!" "Inspector Law!" "Chief Inspector." "Put down the guns first." "Inspector Law, I will go out with you!" "Wait!" "The situation has changed." "Don"t act rashly." "I know this happened." "L"m going to tell my fellow Chinese!" "Hold it!" "The Japanese were willing to sell their gains in China to win the hearts of Britain, America, and France." "Do you know that they have all agreed not to pursue the Plan 137 case?" "Now all arrows point to you!" "Inspector Law, I will go out with you now!" "Why must you do this?" "Even if you let me go, the Japanese won"t!" "I know that." "Even if the Japanese let you go," "Britain, America and France won"t." "Because they are wary of Master Fok Yuen-gaap"s fighting spirits, and that you will become China"s spiritual leader." "Not to mention that others in the world will know about Plan 137." "Therefore, they now hate you to their bones, and they want you dead!" "They"re afraid of me, because I"m not afraid of death!" "But you don"t have to die." "L"ve already compromised with them." "As long as you and Jin Wu vanish from Shanghai forever, they will treat this as if nothing has ever happened." "Chen Jun, just take the back door." "I will never take the back door!" ""Victory comes to those who waits"" "Chen Jun, if you leave from the front door, they will shoot you dead in the name of treason." "Why not save your life and compromise with them?" "It"s not that I don"t want to compromise." "For the past hundred years, we Chinese have done nothing but compromise." "We are bullied for being submissive." "We let others call us the "Sick Men of Asia"." "We have hardly any respect left." "If I walk away from the back door now, that means I"m admitting that Plan 137 never happened." "Inspector Law, how can we Chinese be so timid?" "Inspector Law, the fist is a form of power, and so is death." "If all of us Chinese are not afraid of dying, then no one will dare to bully us Chinese." "Inspector Law, can you guarantee me that Jin Wu School will survive in Shanghai if I walk out of here?" "Inspector Law!" "I didn"t study much, so don"t you lie to me." "Can you REALLY guarantee that our Jin Wu will live in Shanghai forever if I walk out of here?" "With my own head, I promise that Jin Wu will never falter, and the spirit of Jin Wu will live forever!" "Thanks." "I have one more favor to ask you." "Go ahead." "Please give this lady a proper burial." "Not to worry." "L"II take care of it." "Chen Jun!" "Chen Jun!" "All you invaders are cowards!" "You dare not to admit that Plan 137 actually happened in Shanghai!" "I now stand here so I can tell you, that everything you heard was true!" "Bravo!" "Bravo!" "Shoot him!" "Chinese are not the Sick Men of Asia!" ""Although Chen Jun"s sacrifice could not alter the historical fact of Japan"s subsequent invasion of China, the blood he shed has awaken the fighting spirits that were once hidden in the hearts of every Chinese," "and proved that Chinese are NOT the sick men of Asia." "On July 7th, 1937," "Japan finally initiated the invasion of China and the horrific, atrocious massacring of her people." "They even boldly declared that all of China would fall within 6 months." "But like they themselves had said, just one Chen Jun is not to be feared, but what they feared were hundreds of thousands of Chen Juns." "The giant dragon that had been dormant for more than a hundred years had finally awaken." "The Chinese vowed not to let their country perish." "Therefore, every Chinese stood united in their courageous defense against the enemy." "Eight years later," "China was able to prove to the world, that China is not a nation that can be easily conquered!""