"This story is based on real events but some of the names of people or places are fictional" "A TOEI PICTURE" "About 1 500 years ago a form of Kung Fu was brought from India by Dharma the great Buddhist to Shao Lin Temple China lt was called Shao Lin and the priests practised it as a part of their training along with meditation" "The technique had long been kept secret by the temple lt started from the technique to protect oneself lt's a perfect art of defence lt's one of the oldest martial arts in the world" "THE KILLING MACHINE" "screenplay by ISAO MATSUMOTO" "Photography :" "YOSHIO NAKAJIMA Music:" "SHUNSUKE KIKUCHI" "Starring" "SHINICHI CHIBA" "MAKOTO SATO" "YUTAKA NAKAJIMA" "NAOYA MAKOTO" "SANAE KITABAYASHI" "ASAO KOIKE" "ETSUKO SHIHOMI" "TETSURO TAMBA" "Directed by NORIBUMI SUZUKI" "MAINLAND CHINA" "Japanese troops from Manchuria will pass here tomorrow." "There will be about 300 soldiers." "They must be very tired." "We'II win easily." "We'II attack at the mountain pass." "Are you ready ?" "We'II kill all the Monsters of the East." "Who's there?" "You're Japanese!" "Get him!" "Catch him alive!" "colonel, we'd better make a detour tomorrow." "Soh, forget it." "Japan has..." "We have surrendered." "As a Secret Service agent, you've worked very hard." "But it's all over." "Damn it!" "Why did we have to surrender unconditionally ?" "Soh." "At midday today..." "His imperial Majesty will issue a message." "It's the end of... ..the Empire of Japan." "FIGHT FOR YOUR COUNTRY" "Shit!" "Hey..." "Japan lost the war." "But I'm not defeated!" "Never!" "Doshin Soh." "He studied various forms of martial arts in China." "He would later become a Shao Lin master." "But at the end of the Pacific War, he was just one of the confused young Japanese to see the nation's defeat." "We need your help." "A Chinese officer likes you very much." "It will help get us back to Japan." " Come with us." " What do you mean?" "Go to bed with the officer." "No!" "Kiku is an innocent girl." "This is to save your fellow country men!" "Make the sacrifice as a Japanese!" " Come, hurry !" " No, please!" " Damn you!" " What did you do?" "How dare you rebel against the army ?" "Sacrificing innocent people to save country men?" "Is that an army ?" "We endure hardship together." "Mother." "Are you alright?" "Don't worry." "As long as I'm here, they can't touch her." "Thank you." "Get out of the way!" "Move!" "Out of the way!" " Who are you?" " Chinese?" "Korean?" " Japanese." " fool!" "Your country is defeated!" " Beat him!" " Bastard!" "Ouch!" "Where's your pride as Japanese?" "We lost the war." "But don't be such cowards." "Throw them out the window." "Wait." "Forgive us!" "There are 80 million Japanese and 300,000 Koreans here." "You can't swim back to Korea." "If you want to live in Japan, be friends." "Forgive us." "You're alright." "Three... four... five... six... seven... eight..." "Stop it, Akemi." " Here comes the poor!" " The poor!" "You can't play, can you?" "Isn't it a hard life without a father!" "Do you want my bamboo stilts?" "You can't ride on this!" "Isn't it heavy ?" "Bastard!" "Poor!" "Poor!" "Poor!" "Ouch!" "An apology won't help." "My baby was almost crippled." "I'm sorry." "Michiomi." "apologise!" "I kept away from the buggy." "I didn't touch it." " Michiomi!" " Liar!" "We all saw it!" "You did it!" "It's you who's a liar!" "Mother, I didn't touch it." "Michiomi, apologise!" "apologise!" "Michiomi." "apologise!" "Michiomi, can't you sleep?" "Forgive me." "If your father were alive, you wouldn't have been in that situation." "I'II go to Okayama and work hard." "You'II stay in Kyushu... ..with your grandfather." "You're a brave boy." "I realised that today." "The Soh family have been samurais for a thousand years." "So you can endure, whatever the hardship." "Mother." "You taught me patience." "But I chose the life of fighting with my strength." "Forgive me." "ABENO, OSAKA" "It's here." "This way." "hello." "AII quiet here?" "We've brought you two." "You're tickling me." "Enough." "well done." " You, kids!" " Run!" "Hurry !" "Hurry !" " Mr Soh!" " What is it?" "Akamatsu yakuza caught Kunio." "Why ?" "He stole black market food." "Save him." "Take me there." "Hang him up." "Let it be a lesson to the other kids." " Wait." " Mr Soh!" "What are you doing?" "This brat always steals." "He's stolen food." "We all have to eat." "Why shouldn't a hungry kid steal black market food?" "Shut up, bastard." "Looking for trouble again?" "Fairness is more important than the Iaw." "Nonsense!" "It's unreasonable." "Throw it this way !" "Give it to me!" "Bastard!" "Don't act like dogs!" "You!" "Don't play the hero!" "You and your weird karate." "I'II beat you." "Give me chewing gum!" "Stingy !" "TO OUR LOYAL SUBJECTS - STARVE AND DIE" "Mr Soh!" "welcome back from prison!" "welcome back." "Let's eat Daikon radish." "welcome home." "I've missed you." "You won't get any thing by flattering me." "Come here." "We'II cut your hair." "Stop!" "Go ahead and do it." "Be quiet, or we'II kill you." "What's the matter?" " She solicited in our territory." " She deserves it!" "Stop it!" "I said, stop!" "Enough!" "Oh..." "You are..." "In Manchuria..." "I parted with the other Japanese when the Russians came." "How's your family ?" "My mother died on the ship back to Japan." "I should go now." "My brother's waiting." "Wait." "will you go on the streets again?" "Yes." "I'II find a place I won't be bothered." "It's the only way I can live." "We can't live on water." "I made up my mind today to do it." "My mind is clearer." "Hey, bring your brother." "I'II treat you to hot soup." "Good." "fill your stomach." "There's plenty." "Poor boy." "You haven't eaten for three days?" "Eat a Iot." "Go on." "What's wrong?" "Can I talk to you?" "What is it?" "What's the matter?" "please, do whatever you Iike." "I saved you from being a whore." "Respect yourself." "I survived today, but what about tomorrow?" "Be my first customer." "Come on." "It's free of charge." "fool!" "After all I've done..." "You've kept yourself clean despite hardship." "How would your brother feel if he knew what you do?" "clean?" "How can you say that?" "I'm not clean any more." "The Russians raped me." "They used my body like a toy." "Prostitution suits me well." "Forget that." "Just think of it as if mad dogs have bit you." "Your eyes still shine just like before." "You haven't changed." "Come." "Come with me." "There's a job for a woman as well." "AII the bad memories will fade someday." "delicious!" " Here you go." " Come, come, every one." "Thank you." "Come again!" "Hot rice soup!" "Hi, boys." "Mr Soh!" " It's not too hard, is it?" " No." "Take care of Kiku, boys." "We can't say no to your personal request." "You, kid!" "Kimio!" " Kimio!" " Hey, Kimio!" "Wait!" "You bastard!" "You..." "Move away !" "You did it..." "I told you to stay away from American soldiers!" "You are... such trouble..." "Kimio." "Are you alright?" "Hey, Crazy Dog." "Now you realise who we are." "You'II be stuck in prison for beating up Americans." "Serves you right." "Stay still!" "Bastards..." "I heard that you had a big fight." "I didn't expect to see you here." "Same to you." "Let's fight." "Fight?" "I've had enough for today." "I've got to fourth grade of karate." "Let's see who's better." "Last time I was too drunk." "Take this!" "Forget it." "I'm tired." "Up!" "Excuse me." "Sorry." "Are you alright?" "My God..." "You're amazing." "You won." "fool." "I told you not to fight." "I'm glad you're OK." "Keep your spirits up." "Kimio." "Are you OK?" "We've got chocolate and gum for you." "Thank you." "Roundup for prostitutes!" "I'm not a whore." "I'm not a whore!" "I'm telling you!" "Kimio!" "Masako..." "Masako!" "Where are you going?" "What's the matter?" "Sorry." "Did I say something?" "Who is Masako?" "My wife." "Is that the woman in that photo?" "To tell you the truth, I'm a ghost." "Ghost?" "The War Office has officially reported that I died in Burma." "After all the struggle to get home..." "My house had been burnt down." "And my wife is missing." "Crazy Dog, the chief wants you." "Come." "Soh." "The American military want you tomorrow." "OK." "They can't take my soul away, as long as I Iive." "I've been living this way since I was in China." "I used to argue with the Japanese army when they treated the Chinese badly." "The two GIs you attacked are crippled." "The American court will sentence you to death, or to hard labour in Okinawa, if you're lucky." "I've been watching you coming in and out of the prison, and I took an interest in you." "I've been bothering you too much." "How about getting out of Osaka tonight?" "Go far way." "I'II tell them you've escaped." "Never go back to the black market." "If you do, the Americans will close down the area." "The inhabitants will lose every thing." "I'II take care of the rest." "Good luck." "As long as somebody like you is around, there's hope for Japan." "Mr Soh!" "Mr Soh's back!" "You've been waiting up for me." "Good boys." "Come here." "Kimio, how's your wound?" " It wasn't serious." " Good." " Your sister?" " She got caught in a roundup." "Don't worry." "She'II be back tomorrow, same as usual." "Listen to me carefully." "I have to leave Osaka tonight." "Why ?" "Why do you have to go?" "Don't go." " Are you in a bad situation?" " Yes." "If I stay, you all will be in trouble." "You can look after yourselves, right?" "Keep your spirits up." "Hide, Mr Soh." "They're gone." "You're safe." "Kimio, listen." "AII your friends here are orphans." "But they stand on their own two feet." "You have a sister." "But she's a woman." "You must help and encourage her." "What's the matter?" "Don't cry." "Kenji, Fumio..." "Koichi..." "Susumu..." "Sachiko..." "Yoshie..." "Listen." "You must work together." "Live on the rice soup stall." "Understand?" "I'II open a martial arts school somewhere in Japan." "You helped me to make up my mind." "Keep well." "Fumio, stop smoking." "Goodbye." "Mr Soh." "Mr Soh, don't get into fights." "When are you coming back?" "Escape safely." "Goodbye." "TADOTSU, SHIKOKU" "Move!" "Shut up!" "Don't act big here." "Or you'II die." "The war is over." "It's Crazy Dog!" "Stop it." "Are you alright?" "Leave me alone." "I have this." "Stop it!" "My fellow soldiers didn't die for those cheap Japanese." "I'II kill them all." "cool your head." "half of the men here were reckless and hungry for a fight." "Just like you." "Right, Kiyoshi?" "He picked me up when I was loafing around." "Tachibana, you were found in a cinema." "He told me to stop smoking." "I got angry and resisted him, then he put my head in the toilet." "It really stank." "I'm Kawai, a salt maker." "I'm Ichihara, a railroad worker." "They're my assets." "The invaluable treasure of Shao Lin." "You may be big in this small town of Shikoku." "But if you go to Tokyo..." "The city is scorched." "Starving people demanding rice." "There's no place for us." "That's why you've run away ?" "What a shame!" "Why don't y ou train with us?" "No thanks." "To hell with your Shao Lin!" "Seven, eight!" "Back to your position." "'Fists of Heaven'." "The third." "One, two, three..." "Four, five..." "Six, seven..." "Brother!" "Where have you been wandering about?" "Why didn't you tell us that you were back from Tokyo?" "I've been waiting." "I stayed at Mr Soh's." "Why didn't you come home?" "You'II never know how I feel." "Coward!" "You always talk big, but never accomplish anything." "hello, Mr Soh." "I'm Miho, his sister." "Thanks for taking care of him last night." "Brother!" "Leave him alone." "He's ruining himself." "Won't you join us?" "You'II make friends." "I've no time to spare for a man with no guts." "Let's go." "Another bowl, please." "I Iike the way you eat." " I Iike your cooking." " glad to hear it." "Here you are." "Noriko, his pupils will be jealous if you treat him as a favourite." "Don't say that." "You're great." "This is not an easy place for strangers to settle." "But you came and built the school all on your own." "No!" "Stop it!" "Noriko, Iet's dance." "slow dance, you know." " Dad!" " What are you doing?" "The last man we want to see." "Don't moIest girls." "I hear too many girls are crying because of you lot." " Be quiet." " Stay away." "Crazy Dog, so what?" "I'm letting you go today." "But it'II be different next time." "May be I'II have a go." "Do it." "You need friends." "Mr Soh." "My brother wants to Iearn Shao Lin." "please take him in." "Is it true, Tomoda?" "Yes." "I just felt the itch for action, watching you fight." "Stupid." "If you want to do it, ask me yourself." "please teach me." "Teach me, too." " You?" " Yes." "Why not a girl?" "please." "balance yourself." "Wait." "Your arm is at the wrong angle." "Look at me." "Come." "Wait. 'Sukiyaki' is coming." "I got it." "'Sukiyaki' for supper!" "It's the neighbour's." "Never mind." "It's an illegal intrusion." "You're sentenced to death." "Mr Soh?" "It's me." "Who are you?" "Matsunaga, fifth grade of Judo." "Kanda, fourth grader." "Is Shao Lin a sort of game?" "We've lost the war, but why should we favour Chinese martial arts?" " What do you want?" " A match." "If I win, I'II take over this school." "What?" "Stop it." "Come on!" "Fight!" "We don't fight with other schools." "But this is what you've asked for." "Go to the hospital." "Hurry." "well done, Master!" "It's been a Iong time." "Otaki!" "My wife's hometown is in Shikoku, and I heard of a new school." "I thought it must be yours." "congratulations." "Thanks." "I've done lots of jobs, Iike a broker to raise money." "Here you are." "Have you found your wife?" "No." "I've even quit drinking." "I've looked everywhere." "I see." "Otaki." "You can stay with us until you find her." "Take your time." "But..." "Keep your spirits up." "Practise with the young men." "It'II make you feel refreshed." "well..." "I will." "Thank you." "Hey." "Noriko!" "Don't!" "Stop it!" "Take her." " No!" "Let me go!" " We'II teach you nice things." "Let me go!" "It's good here." "No!" "Don't!" " Hey, show us her tits." " Sure." "No!" "You've got great tits." "Open her legs." "Stop it!" "Noriko!" "What's the matter?" " Noriko, tell me." " Dad, leave me alone!" " Who did it?" " Go away !" "Bastards..." "I'II have the police arrest them." "How are you?" "They let you go already ?" "Of course." "We can't stay in this sort of place too long." "I can't believe this!" "Chief, why are you releasing them?" "ShouIdn't the police punish them?" "We've investigated." "The case isn't a rape." "Liar!" "We're a democratic police." "We've investigated, and it's fair." "He's right." "Won't you help us?" "old man." "They found newspapers spread out to make a bed." "Your daughter enjoyed herself, moving her hips with joy." "Shut up!" "Noriko stopped going to school." "She's locked herself in her room, as quiet as the dead." "I raised her on my own." "She's my only hope in life." "But they destroyed it." "And they're walking free in town." "Poor Noriko!" "Hey." "The police you let you go, but I won't forgive you." "If you want to complain, shall we go to the police?" "If the Iaw is useless, I'II punish you." "Hey." "Your thing causes a Iot of trouble." "Tomoda." " Strip off your trousers." " What are you going to do?" "Stop it." "Stop it!" "Kick!" "Good." "Let's go." "Are you tired already ?" "You've changed." "Have I?" "Changed?" "Miho." "If you practise Shao Lin so much, boy s will stay away from you." "It's fine." "I don't need any other men but you, brother." "You'II never be able to find a nice one like me any way." "Tomoda, don't act big even if Soh's behind you." "I'II help y ou, Brother." "Brother!" "Brother!" "Brother!" "Brother!" "Brother!" "Who is it?" "What is this about?" "I've come for your arm." "Shut up!" "Our men got hurt too." "Do you want me to cut your throat?" "It wasn't my order." "You, apologise!" "Cut off your finger." "Boss..." "Hurry !" "Can't you even cut off a finger?" "Just a small finger hurts so much?" "Tomoda lost his arm." "It hurts!" "Ouch!" "Ouch!" "You don't know how it hurts!" "You'II be alright in three days." "But next time, you'II die." "TAKAMATSU, SHIKOKU" "See." "Here it goes." "Why don't you play with them?" "Because I haven't got a glove." "A Korean boy without a bat and a ball can't join them." "Kenichi, supper is ready." "What are you doing?" "Come." "Masako." "Masako." "Hi, Dad." "What is it?" "Is he a guest?" "hello." "Kenichi, help me." "So you're alive." "After the official report of your death," "Takamatsu was bombed, we lost the house." "When I was totally at a loss, I met him." "He's Korean, isn't he?" "Yes." "He hates dishonesty, so we stay poor." "My son believes he's his real father." "He likes him." "Then the boy is..." "Didn't you read my letter?" "At the end of 1943..." "I named him after you." "His name is Kenichi." "Kenichi..." "He's my son, then." "Forgive me." "please forgive me." "Stop it." "This is our fate." "He seems to be a good man." "please look after Kenichi." "Otaki." "Is any thing wrong?" "You've been out a Iot." "Have you got any information about your wife?" "She's... ..dead." "Dead?" "She's dead." "Master..." "She's dead!" "Otaki." "Let's have a drink." "I'II keep you company all night." "welcome." "Brother, you must come home." "Sake isn't good for your health." "Mr Soh and his pupils are worrying about you." "Come to the school with me tomorrow." "please." "Shut up!" "fool." "What can a one-armed man do?" "Shao Lin?" "You weren't such a coward before." "You can do it." "You can!" "Shut up!" "Leave me alone!" "I'd rather have... ..died as a kamikaze pilot than this." "I should have died!" "Tomoda." "If you want to die, I'II help you to find the place for it." "You're ruining yourself." "Try to look after yourself." "Come on!" " Brother." " Stop it." "Stand up!" "Shit." "Brother!" "Stay away." "Tomoda." "See?" "You can do it." "Tomoda, you moved faster than I did." "You can do it." "Mr Soh." "Overcome the weakness within you." "That's the spirit of Shao Lin." "Master!" "THE BODY... ..AND THE MIND..." "..ARE... ..TOGETHER" "SHAO LIN SCHOOL PUBLIC PERFORMANCE" "SHAO LIN SCHOOL" "HOLDS ITS FIRST PUBLIC PERFORMANCE" "A CHALLENGER IN A CHAOTIC TIME" " DOSHIN SOH" "It's been a Iong time." "We were both reckless before." "But you've become a great man now." "It's amazing." "We decided to expand to Shikoku as well." "We teamed up with the Shinseikai yakuza in Kobe." "We'II be based in Takamatsu to watch over Shikoku." "With big eyes like this Dharma." "It'II be a big market." "will you send some of your lazy young men to work for us?" "We're not cheap yakuza gangsters like you." "What?" "well, well." "We just dropped by to say hello." "You must need a Iot of money to support all these people." "Go home!" "We'II go to Marugame after Takamatsu." "We'II need a Iot of men." "We have a Iot of resources." "Things like penicillin and foreign cigarettes will make a Iot of money." "If you help me, we can let you have some." "Go away !" "Get lost!" "I see." "We'II be going." "See you soon." "This is for everyone." "Otaki." "Throw this money into a ditch." "Giving it back to him won't do any good." "AKAMATSU CO." "welcome back." "Look who's here." "Sorry for keeping you waiting." "Thank you for helping us to get the land for my market." "Not at all." "Take this with my congratulations." "Thank you very much." "Oh, by the way..." "Here's my gift for you..." "some Johnnie walker." "Johnnie walker, huh?" "Thank you." "Mr Iwasa, Iet's be friends." "I have good connections with the Occupation Forces." "Good." "Mr Akamatsu." "About the Shao Lin school..." "It's a headache to me, and it will be to you, too." "I know." "martial arts are banned by the Occupation Forces." "But..." "I'II advise the American GHQ to destroy that school." "They bought the land, but they have no right to kick us out so suddenly." "What did the council say ?" "They say the land was sold to Akamatsu legally, so they don't care." "Akamatsu entertains the officials and the police chief every night." "Mr Miyoshi, you live on the land as well." "Ask him to help us." "building a market is just an excuse." "They plan to build brothels for American soldiers." "help us." "please." "There are too many people who use the Iaw for evil." "Stay on the land." "I'II help you." "Master." "A telegram from Osaka." ""Kiku is seriously ill."" ""please come."" ""Kimio."" "Mr Soh!" "Are you well?" "You're late." "She reads this all the time." "SHAO LIN SCHOOL PUBLIC PERFORMANCE" "Kiku." "Get well." "I'II alway s be with you." "At last your dream of a Shao Lin school is... ..realised." "Why didn't you contact me when you read this?" "Get well soon, so that we can go to Tadotsu with the children." "I've heard that the sea is beautiful there." "Kiku!" "Mr Soh, forgive me." "I..." "She worked as a prostitute to support us." "The children were so kind to me." "But..." "I didn't want to take it for granted." "Don't die, Kiku." "I don't regret it." "This is the life I've chosen." "Kiku!" "Mr Soh." "My brother..." "please take care of my brother and the children." "Hang on, Kiku." " Kimio." " Sister!" "Sister..." "Be a strong man," "like Mr Soh." "Kiku!" "I couldn't save Kiku." "Do I only have physical strength?" "She had no strength." "But she had love." "She had enough love to protect the children, whatever it took." "Yes, love!" "I believed only in strength." "What I'd lacked was love." "Strength and love." "I need both." "'Rikiaifuni'..." "Strength and love." "Strength should never be separated from compassion!" "That's the Akamatsu gangs." "Get them all!" "Stop!" "Stop it!" "Stop this!" "My love!" "darling..." "Mr Otaki!" "Otaki..." "This is a nice restaurant." "It was a bargain." "I needed a place to treat city officials, so I bought it." "That's a pretty good idea." "please..." "Thanks." " Boss." " What is it?" " The Shao Lin men stopped us." " They are uncontrollable." "You and your filthy faces!" "You are useless." "Why don't you call the police?" "That's why we've bribed the chief." "Go ahead." "Destroy the Shao Lin school!" "I'II talk to the police chief." "They're really a bunch of criminals." "If we're criminals, what are you?" "If that's the Iaw, I'm happy to break it." "Otaki would have been pleased." "Strength without justice is violence." "Justice without strength is inability." "THE END"