"(In 1945, following Japan's surrender at the end of the Second World War)" "(Taiwan was returned after 50 years of Japanese occupation)" "(Shortly after, civil war erupted between the Nationalists and the Communists)" "(In 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China)" "(Chiang Kai-shek and his government withdrew to Taiwan)" "(And set up defenses in the offshore islands of Penghu, Quemoy and Matsu)" "(An order of military conscription was issued)" "(With plans of launching a counter-attack against the mainland)" "(1969, Quemoy)" "New recruits fall in!" "Line up into four groups" "Hurry UP!" "Those with A-class physiques and no tattoos" "Step forward" "If you've been chosen, pick up your knapsack" "Turn to the right" "March in formation" "One two, one two" "Everyone off!" "Off!" "You retarded?" "Gimme two rows, now!" "Stand straight" "Get down" "Get down!" "You deaf?" "Aim for the gate" "Start crawling" "Hurry UP!" "Move it!" "See that dog?" "That's you after you get through that door" "From today, you are a dog!" "PARADISE IN SERVICE" "Welcome to the Republic of China Military 101st Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion" "Quemoy is just 1.8 km off the mainland coast" "It's the very first line of defense" "Here at the Sea Dragons Special Force" "I only have one request" "Respect this ocean before you" "And the sand beneath your feet" "Because 11 years ago on Aug 23 and Sept 2" "A lot of our mighty Sea Dragon warriors died here" "They spilled their blood" "Show your respect to their spirit" "Don't freak out" "Get up" "That sound means the shell landed very far away" "They only bomb on odd-numbered days" "Keep in mind" "The 15 days of bombing every month ls simply a reminder from Mao" "He's reminding us that there's a beautiful land and millions of oppressed compatriots awaiting our rescue" "Take cover!" "(Chiang Kai-shek, the People's Enemy)" "(Chairman Mao is Taiwan's Savior)" "No wonder we all had to write up our wills today" "My dearest Shufen" "On this beautiful little island" "Morale is high, our hearts are as one" "I've been selected to the most elite special forces" "To defeat the Communists" "I'm humbly obeying superiors' orders" "Strengthening my body and my spirit" " Fuck you!" "You wanna fuck me?" "No" " Wu Yu-ching" "No sir" " Fuck me?" "No sir" "The chiefs are very good to us" "The whole unit is like one big family" "Keep it UP" "Keep it UP" "Wanna come get some milk here?" "You wanna?" "You bunch of grandmother fuckers" "Wake up!" "Into the water" "I've become a swimming expert" "And I'm going to keep pushing myself" "So I can better serve my country" "Can't wait for the day we retake the mainland" "We'll head back to the homeland" "Bring honor to our family" "Kill!" "Kill!" "One" "Two" "Three" "STOP" "Kill!" "OK" "Come" "Thrust it at me" "Thrust!" "If you keep fooling around you're going to get killed in battle" "The choice is yours" "I heard sergeant major Chang swam solo from Quemoy to Xiamen" "With nothing but a knife" "He charged into the Communist theater and forced them to play our propaganda films" "For real?" "I believe it" "Chang's the fucking devil" "I'd believe it if you said he cut out their hearts and ate them" "Yeah!" "And turned their dicks into sausages" "This is the best ice dessert I've ever tasted" "You haven't even had any yet" "I know because you brought it over" "Douchebag" "What's so funny?" "I would love to get a piece of that ass" "They say even pigs look like babes after 3 years in service" "You guys have only been here a few days" "But she really is pretty" "See how elegant she looks" "Shut up" "Lo Pao-tai" "Yes, sergeant major!" "You read?" "(Northern Dialect)" "Can you read?" "Yeah" "Let's go" "$300, 2 months" "What he say?" "He said $300, 2 months" "Come on, it's worth more than that" "It's a Bulova" "$350, 2 months" "$350, 2 months" "3 months, and I get to pick some other stuff" "Any fashion accessories?" "For girls" "It's all here" "(Pawn Ticket)" "No problem" "Let's go" "My treat at the 831" "I'm sorry, Sergeant Major" "My mom made it very clear" "I mustn't go to the brothels" "You..." "You big PUSSY" "Prepare to dive" "Prepare to dive 1,2,3,4" "5, 6, 7..." "What the fuck?" " Let's go" "Sergeant Major, I..." "Where are you going?" "That Way!" "Swim back yourselves if you want to live" "Fuck!" "Useless piece of shit" "We're the Sea Dragon Frogmen" "And you can't even swim 5 km?" "You've dragged the whole team down" "No lunch for you today" "Both parents are teachers (Northern Dialect)" "A scholarly family" "Five sisters" "Married?" "No, sir" "Are you in a relationship?" "Are you in a relationship?" "Got a girlfriend?" "Yes, sir" "Been intimate yet?" "No...sir" "You committed to her?" "(Northern Dialect)" "Co..." "Commitment." "Commitment" "Be honest with me" "Or else I'll send you to dig trenches" "Sir" "I have made a commitment to her" "I said I'm saving myself for my future wife" "If she's willing to wait for me" "I'll promise to be loyal and stay pure" "And I'll marry her when I return" "We'll have two kids, a boy and a girl" "Good!" "(Unit 831)" "(Loyalty)" "Hurry UP" "(Servicing the Armed Forces, Boosting Morale)" "(Recover Our Lost Land)" "This is a personnel order" " Please stamp here" "Okay" " Thank you" "Take care" "Do a good job" " Lo Pao-tai" "Yes" "Hey, relax." "Come on over" "We're not a military unit, you know" "I'm Chou Ching-wu, the Director" "Yes, sir" "Yung!" "Show him around the place" "What should I call you?" "Pao is fine, sir" "Pao?" "Sounds dumb" "Director's office, box office" "These are the girls serving at the Tea House" "The soldiers who come will check out the photos and pick a number" "We write the number on the back of ticket" "Then they go find the room" "There are so many girls here" "It's not enough!" "We've got 100,000 men" "Once finished, girls call the next number" "Customer goes in, give them the ticket" "The girls go fetch water" "Help customers clean their privates" "There's a red light outside every room" "Lit means in-business, off means it's over" "Over 15 minutes, pay for another ticket" "When you hear them call out" "Head over with your knapsack" "Take their money, issue a ticket make a record." "You got all that?" "Level two belongs to them as well" "Our dorms are in the attic" " Fuck you!" "You stole my customer" " I'll take you to your dorm" " Shit what's your problem?" "Not again" "Don't blame me if you can't satisfy your customers" "Look, the old one's No. 2, Cher" "The fat one's No. 5, Peach" "They're the heads of the two main factions" "of the Tea House" "What other moves do you have besides moaning like a pig?" "Everyone's sick of your squealing" "Take a good look in the mirror, bitch" "No wonder your customers are terrified" "You cunt" "What" "I dare you to say it again" "No wonder your customers are terrified" "That's enough" "What" "FUCK you!" "Stop it" "The Director's here!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "Stop it!" "The Director's here!" "Stop it or I'll dock you 10 tickets each!" "The Director's here" "Look at yourselves" "Do you know what the hell you're doing?" "You've all got your reasons for being here" "Even if you don't respect each other" "At least respect yourself" "Understand?" "You've all got to keep on living together" "Cut this shit out" "That's enough" "Get back to work now!" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Back to work" "Let's go, get back in line" "Stop watching, get out of here" "Get back to work." "Hey!" "OK" "OK!" "You girls never learn" " Get back to work" "A bunch of troublemakers." "Get back to work" "Stop watching" "Go put your bags down!" "If you've got time" "Go buy some soap or perfume" "Give them to Cher and Peach as gifts" "They'll make your life a living nightmare" "If you don't treat them right" "Understand?" "Thank you senior" "Senior" "Did you know?" "People say the Sea Dragons are worse than hell" "But after seeing those girls today" ".." "I suddenly want to be a Frogman again" "Welcome to Military Paradise" "Didn't you say cigarettes cost a buck each?" "It's your first day at 831, just pay me half" " Senior" "Shit!" "Get the basin" "Hurry" "Put it here" "What great timing" "First day and it starts raining" "I wanna see too, I wanna see too" "Little shits" "Come back when you've grown a dick!" "I'll be right here waiting" "Dumb girls and boys with smelly toys" "Humping like clowns in old Quemoy" "Wait" "You forgot one" "Did I scare you?" "Hey, excuse me" "Please wait your turn" "Come wait over here!" "Please" "The door's broken" "I'm so sorry" "I'll get someone to fix it right away" " Hey, come on" "No. 15 needs an extra ticket" "No thanks" "Come on, you can get a ticket later" "Hey stud" "Thanks for your gift" "Don't mention it." "I'm in your care" "Of course I'll look after you" "So when are we gonna shower together?" "Otherwise how can I... look after you?" "!" "Hey, I need an extra ticket" "OK, coming!" "You a virgin?" "I'll be waiting for you tonight" "Extra ticket for No. 7" "Coming" "How many?" "Nine" " Yeah, nine" "OK" "Gimme the tickets!" "You being picked on?" "Brother Hung" "Virgins ought to be picked on" "Let me tell you" "When you've got a break" "Spend a few bucks, buy a few tickets" "And fuck all their brains out" "Huh?" "Fuck every one of them" "They'll never pick on you again" " Fuck them all?" "Have you?" "Yep" "For real?" "Some I even fucked a second round" "Bullshit!" "You've never touched No. 7" "Shit, if I really could get my hands on No. 7" "I'd definitely fuck her brains out too" "Yeah?" "Speaking of No. 7 Nini, how come her customers can get 9 extra tickets in one go?" "Because she can afford it" "Tea House girls have to earn at least 10 tickets a day" "So after her first customer" "She just pays for the other 9 herself" "If she's so rich then why's she here?" "Fuck!" "This one's close!" "Holy shit" " Wait for me" "Hurry up" " Wait up" "Bomb shelter!" "Wait up" "This gift is too much" "I got myself a new one" "Since I gotta stash the old one somewhere" "You might as well look after it for me" "Since you put it that way" "I might as well accept your generosity" "I'm like a caged bird" "Wings I can't spread" "I haven't told nobody this yet" "But I'm telling you first" "I'm planning to get married" "No shit" "No shit" "This is great news!" "Let me think of a way to celebrate" "Last time Old Chou got married" "I gave him steel and concrete to help with his new house" "But you've already got a car and house" "So thinking of what to get you is gonna take some effort" "Forget about gifts" "You can come escort the bride with me" "You're the only person in Quemoy from my hometown" "You're as good as family" "OK" "That would be my honor" "Come" "Cheers" "Chung Hua-hsing" "What are you afraid of?" "Stop pretending" "Come on, let's go!" "Go on!" "Are you a man or not?" "You wanna be a virgin forever?" "Don't forget to give him a little extra" "Wear a rubber and don't just use your hands" " I really hate wearing a rubber" "Listen to me..." "Chung Hua-hsing" "Old friend" "You come to 831 too?" "Thanks" "You're in a really chilled-out unit" "I got transferred here from the Sea Dragons" "Total disgrace" "I'd rather be a disgrace" "What do you mean?" "Aren't you in the supply unit?" "The supply unit's supposed to be chilled too" "My unit's in a tunnel." "It's always dark and damp" "I don't have a dry piece of clothing" "Look, I even got weird shit growing on my skin" "You better get that checked out, man" "What's the point?" "I'm stuck in there all day it will never get better" "That said, that No. 16 just told me the dampness should get better in winter" "Yeah, just hold out a little longer" "You hurt?" "No" "Got hazed by my superiors yesterday" "They always pick on me" "Once they ordered me to do squat jumps at the edge of a cliff" "I'm scared of heights" "So I just kneeled there and begged" "The next clay all my leave got cancelled" "I was forced to stand for 20 something hours" "You all looked like friends to me" "I was forced to come here" "Fuck!" "That was my 3-months' salary" "Why do we have to join the army?" "Why don't we have a choice?" "Fuck" "Chung Hua-hsing" "Yes sir" "200 push ups" "Didn't you say if I treated everyone to 831" "What?" "Fuck!" "You think just because you paid for us once you can just sit around all day?" "Fucking asshole!" "Do it now!" "Motherfucker!" "Do it!" "One" "Lower!" "Keep going!" "What the fuck are you doing?" "Stop playing dumb" "Checkmate!" "I told you" "I'd win back that gold watch tonight" "Hand it over" "Watch." "Hand it over" "Hand what over?" "It not over yet" "I'm done." "No more gambling for me" "I was in a shit mood for days after losing that watch" "Now that I've finally gotten it back" "I'm never gambling again" "Come on" "Give it back to me" "I pawned it" "Fuck!" "Chang Yun-shan" "How could you?" "!" "My father gave me that before he died!" "You're full of shit" "You stole that watch from a corpse" "Did you see it?" "Did you see it?" "(Cantonese Dialect)" "Did you see me do it?" "That's my watch, you motherfucker!" "Give it back!" "FUCK you!" "Chang, what are you doing?" "Chang!" "Chang Yun-shan, I won't forget this" "I should go too" "Since when did you start pawning stuff?" "Get it back and return it to him" "I'm not taking your money" "Last time I asked you to come escort my bride" "This money's to thank you for that" "You have no reason to refuse" "Leave it with me" "Don't worry, OK" "Hey you, is No. 8 free?" "You kidding me?" "She's free" "Excuse me, excuse me" "No. 8" "Hurry!" "Hurry!" "Please, hurry it up in there!" "(No.3)" "These dumplings are good" "You like'em?" "They're no good" "Next time I'll make some for you" "You make dumplings?" "My dumplings are good" "My dad's are even better" "My dad was a fantastic cook" "It's a shame I was too young to learn" "What do you mean?" "He's been gone a long time" "Joined the guerillas when we fought the Japs" "And never came back" "The day before he left" "He made a whole batch of dumplings" "Back then, we only had dumplings for New Year's" "I asked my mother, is it New Year's today?" "She just turned away, didn't say a word" "This sky..." "It was just like this the day me left home" "That day" "When I reached the edge of the village" "I could even see my house" "I wanted to wear the new shoes my mom made" "Black top, white soles" "Fine material" "I treasured them too much to put them on" "My mom said" "Wear it, and I'll make you another one" "I was still reluctant" "Tied it to my waist when working in the rice paddies" "That day, I had just finished work" "I saw the smoke coming out of the chimney" "I started wondering" "What's mom cooking for me tonight?" "I was in such a good mood" "I wanted to put the new shoes on" "Mom!" "I miss you!" "FUCK you!" "Motherfuckers!" "Motherfuckers!" "FUCK you!" "Don't you want any of the women here?" "I am more resilient than most men" "For your girlfriend?" "Of course not" "Doesn't look like it's the bulb" "Must be a problem with the wiring" "I'll get someone to fix it, OK?" "I already told you" "The lamp's faulty too" "That English song you sing is really nice" "You can hear it upstairs?" "Yes" "You wanna learn?" "But my English sucks" "You can sing it to your girlfriend" "Then she'll never leave you" "Four chords" "The first" "The second" "Only move these two fingers" "The third" "The fourth, then back to the first" " Got it?" "OK" " Press tight" "Oh" "There is a river" "Called the river of no return" "You try" "Ready,99" "There it's biff er" "Called the biff er of no return" "Shut the hell up!" "Stop making all that noise!" "Once" "I was in a public speaking contest in the 3rd grade" "I was so scared I pissed myself on stage" "But I looked so composed" "That hot piss was rolling along my leg" "Slowly, slowly running down" "And my expression never changed" "Dear teachers and students" "My name is Lo Pao-tai from class 3-2" "My topic for today is..." "Going downstairs again?" "Remember to wear a rubber, Big Pao!" "You're evil" "What's this?" "I can't read" "Dearest Mother" "It's been more than 20 years since I left home" "I have not..." "I have not been able to look after you" "I have failed you as a son" "But not a day goes by I don't think about you" "I really think you should write home" "Write?" "I can't read, how can I write?" "That's why I'm writing for you" "What's the point?" "This ocean can only be crossed by birds and bullets" "My dad has a friend in Japan" "He said he can help us redirect letters if we want to contact the mainland" "That's against military law" "I'm doing well here" "I really miss you" "I miss your cooking" "I'm a Colonel now" "I command of more than 10,000 men" "I have my own car and driver" "You've turned me into Colonel Yu" "I live in a two-story mansion" "I'll be promoted to General soon" "I hope I can make you proud" "Now" "I will sure make the Chang family proud!" "20-something years of failing my family" "Don't know when I'll be able to make up for it" "Remember to take care of yourself" "Stay healthy" "Stay safe" "Dear comrades" "Please stop your pointless resistance" "The motherland awaits you with open arms" "(The People's Republic of China)" " Welcomes you to put down your weapons -(The Defense Ministry reiterates)" "It's time to come home" "(Only Chinese people can solve Chinese people's problems)" "Surrender to us -(This is the motherland)" "It's nothing to be ashamed of -(This is home)" "We used to be a family" "We should be joining hands" "(Hope you all make the right and return soon)" "Prove to the world -(Your families)" "That each one of us -(Are all waiting to be reunited with you)" "Has the right to enjoy a life of freedom" "You here for Sasa?" "Yeah" "Have patience, there's a queue" "It's been 20 minutes" "Time's up, need an extra ticket?" "If not then hurry up, people are waiting" "Get lost!" "I'll come out when I'm fucking done" "Ahhh!" "L Paid my money" "to have fun" "Stop Stop Stop" "You do whatever I tell you to do" "You think you're too good for me?" "Sir, please calm down" "We will educate her if she's offended you" "Please put your clothes back on" "Let's talk outside" " Fucking whore" "Let's talk outside" "Let's have a cup of tea" "Feng, did you hit our girl?" "No, she did that to herself" "Don't blame me" "Well she's hurt, so you better explain yourself" "What's there to explain?" "You're not walking out of here until you do!" "Let's" "Pao, put some ointment on her first" "Then take her to my office for a statement" "Go!" ""Go!" "Let's go" "What's the big deal?" "I'll go get the medical kit" "I didn't do it to myself" "It was already over" "But then he wanted it from behind" "I wouldn't do it" "So he slammed my head against the wall" "I understand, I'll tell the Director" "Scoop all the water out of the room" "How is that possible?" "You scoop if I tell you to scoop" "Or give me 500 squat jumps with the basin" "Fuck!" "You're giving me attitude?" "What the fuck you looking at?" "Are you fucking deaf?" "Keep looking" "Keep looking" "Motherfucker" "Fucker" "Fuck!" "Shut the door" "Fuck!" "Can you swim?" " You slacking off?" "No way" "He)'" "Yours" "Thanks!" "Letter from your girlfriend?" "Come in" "I just received her letter" "She broke up with me" "What was the point?" "Keeping my promise like an idiot" ".." "You kept that promise for yourself" "Not for anyone else" "You're responsible whether you keep it or not" "Not the person you kept it for" "Forget about it." "Don't think too much" "If it's not meant to be there's no point dwelling on it" "Then let's drink up" "Today's my birthday" "Just your luck" "Getting dumped on your birthday" "Happy birthday" "My father left me this" "Take it" "That"" "That's your father's" "I can't accept that" "This kaleidoscope" "Give me this instead" "You can't have this" "This is for..." "Someone else" "Anyway, this is a men's watch" "It feels strange for me to wear it" "Why don't you wear it for now" "You can return it the day you're discharged" "I was right" "It looks good on you" "One ticket for No. 16" "Here you go" "Hurry UP" "Cher's been fussing all morning" "Says it hurts when she pees" "Take her to the hospital" "Keep her cuffed the whole way, understand?" "She's tried to escape before" "Make sure it doesn't happen again" "Wear a rubber." "Next" " What number?" "Three" "What are you waiting for?" "Hurry up" "Wear a rubber." "Next" " What number?" "Twelve" "How long do we have to wait?" "Shit, I need to pee" "Hey!" "I have to pee" "Huh?" "I have to pee!" "Bladders go crazy when they're inflamed" "You want me to wear a diaper then?" "Motherfucker..." "Burns like a bitch" "All you bloody men!" "Would it kill you to wear a damn rubber?" "The worst is that fat bitch" "Acting like she's all that" "Skank...mustn't be cleaning herself" " That's how this shit gets passed around" "Thunder drill!" "Evacuate immediately" "What happened?" "There's a deserter, ran off with an 831 girl" "What unit are you?" "831" "Come out" "Come out now" " Cher" "OK, I heard you" "NQW!" "Pao the prosecutor's here." "Let's go" "What's wrong?" "When I came out of the Director's office this morning just as I was taking Cher to the doctor's" "I think I saw Sasa" "She walked right past us in a military uniform" "You serious?" "I think so" "Pao, listen to me" "You didn't see her" "Neither did I" "Nobody saw her" "You understand?" "Stop that crying!" "Shut up" "No one's listening to you" "Cut it out." "Don't you know the predicament we're in?" "Eat" "Don't think too much." "Just eat" "Fuck" "All this crying is ruining my appetite" "Ignore her" "Let's eat" "Cher and Nini" "Nini?" "Why does she need cuffs too?" "You don't know this but she's actually an inmate" "She came here for a reduced sentence" "You don't need to know all this, OK?" "Just cuff them both" "One two, one two, one two" "I have two guns" "Varied in length" "The long one's for the commies" "The short one's for the ladies" "The commies are in hell" "The ladies are in heaven" "Stud" "What are you looking at?" "Don't look!" "Don't look at those dirty things" "(Jindong Movie Theater)" "We're done." "Is it OK?" " Very good" "Thank you" "Sorry for the wait, I'll be with you soon" "I need to go to the toilet" "Excuse me, Cher" "(Men's Barber, Ladies' Beauty Salon)" "(Follow Our Great Leader, Reclaim the Mainland)" "Is he there?" "My baby!" "Have you ate?" "Have you been eating well?" "Good boy" "Have you been listening to grandma?" "Do you miss me?" "I miss you too" "Mommy will be home" "By the time you can count from 1 to 100" "Baby, be good, okay?" "(Jiao)" " Yung!" "Come" "Motherfucker" "Fuck" "Motherfucker" "What the fuck?" "Let us go play with them for a little bit" "Come on" "Appreciate it" "Who were you on the phone with?" "I wasn't on the phone with anyone" "I thought we were friends" "But it dawned on me today" "I have no idea who you are" "Where you're from, what you've done" "Why are you so close with a husband killer?" "This is for you" "First time anyone's ever given me a ring" "Will you make me your wife?" "Thank you" "I don't want you to go" "You treat me the best" "Mr Chen" "You're such a wonderful man" "For you" "Put it on" "Thank you so much" "See you again soon" " Have to go" "See you" "Who's next" "Me" "Please take good care of me" "Yeah, you bet!" "What" "You want to stay?" "If you want..." "I can consider not charging" "Don't you have a conscience?" "Chang has real feelings for you" "And you're playing him like a fool" "Playing him like a fool?" "And how do you men treat me?" "Think you can just spend a few bucks" "and do whatever you want to my body?" "From generals to orderlies" "I'm just a piece of meat to all of you!" "Am I unworthy of rings and jewelry?" "Am I unworthy of being loved?" "He has real feelings for me?" "Then prove it!" "They all say they want to marry me" "But who will?" "Would you marry a prostitute?" "Huh?" "Would you dare?" "Would you dare marry... a woman who has been" "fucked by every man including her own brother and father?" "Huh?" "Go!" "Go" "Please calm down, Sergeant Major" "Stay away" "Don't come near me" "Don't any of you even dare try" "From today" "No. 8 is not in service" "He)'" "Jiao's pregnancy is a big deal" "What are we going to do now?" "First of all, don't let her work" "Director" "Director" "Why do I have to give up the kitchen?" "This is 831, not the Sea Dragons" "I'm the cook of 831" "No one can take my kitchen from me" "You want to disobey my orders?" "You want to start a revolt?" "Yes, you're the cook of 831" "And I'm the bloody Director!" "Fuck!" "They're all out of control" "Is it ready, Sergeant Major?" "I'm starving" "It's done" "I'll take this out for you first" "Come on" "Let's thank the Sergeant Major" "Sergeant Major, thank you!" "Sergeant Major, here's to you" " Come on" "This is delicious" "Today's the 15th, it's just a drill" "Gun on my shoulder" "Grenade against my chest" "Stick out that chest" "And head to the battlefield" "Onward" "Onward" "Like a ferocious tiger" "Annihilate the Jap devils" "Onward" "Onward" "Homeward bound" "Yeah!" "I did make a phone call that day" "It was to my son" "The reason I'm working at 831 is so I can reduce my sentence and return to him sooner" "While he still remembers me" "Remembers that I'm his mother" "I twice tried to escape with him when he was still just a baby" "But every time my husband would hunt me down" "The first time" "He ripped all my clothes off and locked me outside the entire night" "The second time" "He lifted the baby by his legs threatened me" "Said if I ever tried to escape again" "He'd drop the baby on his head" "At first" "I married this man against my family's wishes" "I was too embarrassed to go home" "It was my own fault" "So I had to make it right" "One night" "I waited until he fell asleep" "I lit a fire" "I wanted to burn him" "Burn this marriage" "Congratulations" "Come, the auspicious time is upon us" "The bride and groom pay respects to the parents" "Your grandson will arrive next year" "Kowtow" "And again" "And again" "And again" "And once more" "Dearest Mother" "Your son has met someone" "She is a good girl with a great personality" "Mom, I'm getting married" "I will take her home to look after you" "The girl you arranged for me to marry all those years ago" "Has that shepherd girl from the next village gotten married yet?" "If she's not married then please tell her" "I'm sorry" "Tell her not to wait for me any longer" "Help her find a more worthy husband" "I'm planning on applying for a discharge" "I'll borrow some money from the Commander to marry" "And open a dumpling restaurant in Taiwan" "I'll leave the future battles to your generation" "I'm too old and saggy to fight now" "You're really going to marry Jiao?" "Look at your face" "You're too cynical" "I'll be content, don't you worry" "Here" "Help me write up an IOU" "So I can get a loan from the Commander" "Lo Pao-tai" "Huh?" "Huh what?" "I want you to me happy for me" "Be genuinely happy for me" "OK" "That's more like it" "You little prick" "Is it that hard to be happy for me?" "Start writing" "The orchid cacti are blooming" "Yeah" "Take me to see them" "But there's a curfew" "They bloom once a year" "We only have one chance" "(Day off)" "10 tickets for No. 8" "Don't worry about it." "Just do it" "Come on" "Hurry" "Captain, things are getting messy" "After all that, she said she's not even pregnant" "She insisted on seeing customers today" "If Chang ever finds out..." "There will be hell to pay" "I can't be made responsible for something like this" "But..." "I'd prefer it if you handled it" "Get set" "Ready." "Salute" " Sergeant Major sir!" "Attention" "Just in time." "I'll take you to see the morale show" "Let's go" "(Stars of the Quemoy Front line Entertainment Troupe)" "All thanks to the Commander for this" "What a great guy" "Comrades, is Ms Teresa Teng cute or what?" "Yeah!" "Want to take her home?" "Yeah!" "Yeah right!" "We have other benefits" "Now we're going to pick 3 comrades" "To share a dance with our 3 stars!" "Now, allow me to introduce our mystery guest" "The sexiest, most beautiful" "And most beloved superstar of Southeast Asia" "Ms Pai Chia-li!" "There's something I think I should tell you" "What?" "Hey, that officer with a gun over there" "The comrade next to you" "How come your arms aren't raised?" "Well you've been chosen!" "A round of applause please" "You're the one!" "A round of applause" "Come on stage" "Hurry!" "No time to waste" "Now let's give a warm welcome to..." "Ms Pai Chia-li!" "Haha!" "I'm going to be a father!" "I'm gonna be a father!" "I'm going to hold a banquet" "You're all invited to my banquet" "I got the dowry money ready" "I'm a man of my word" "Not a dollar short" "Whatever you've told other people" "I don't care" "I just want to ask you one question" "Honest to God" "Are you true to me?" "Is what we have real?" "Real... ls what we have real?" "What's real is that I can't wait to get the hell out of here" "What's real is that I want happiness" "What's real is that I want to marry someone" "That's all real." "But if I marry you" "Every morning when I wake up and see your face" "I'll remember that I was once a whore" "Do you think that will make me happy?" "You haven't answered my question" "You haven't answered my question" "You tell me the truth" "What are you doing?" "You haven't answered my question" "What do you want from me?" "You're going to take me home to see your mother?" "Wake up!" "Are you crazy?" "You'll never go back" "You'll never see your mother again" "All you mainlanders" "You'll never set foot on your homeland again!" "These are his personal belongings" "I hid them before the MP arrived" "I heard you have a way to send these back home" "(Military Award for Heroism)" "I'd been lying to him all along" "Why did I lie to him?" "My dad has no friends in Japan who can redirect letters" "Why did I tell him what Jiao really did behind his back?" "Why?" "(Celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Republic of China)" "The great national revolution" "Led by our founding father Sun Yat-sen" "Congratulations" "To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the ROC" "Our great leader President Chiang Kai-shek" "Has hereby issued an amnesty" "You meet the requirements" "You'll be transferred back to prison while your pardon is processed" "What's wrong?" "Don't you get it?" "You get to go home" "You understand?" "You get to go home!" "I'm... saving myself for my future..." "Where is he?" "Haven't seen him" "Remember to write (Hokkien dialect)" " Huh?" "She can't understand Taiwanese" "Remember to write" "I Will" "Hope you can all leave soon too" "Stop crying" "Time to go" "All the best" "Hey!" "Pay up!" "You on drugs?" "What drugs?" "You want some?" "I dropped my pants, sold my ass" "For you I dropped my pants, sold my ass" "Sold my ass" "Sold my ass" "Help!" "Help!" "Somebody help!" "What's wrong?" "No. 5 is bleeding" "Peach" "You're not a virgin, are you?" "You moron!" "Go get the midwife!" " Out of the way!" "Hurry up" "There's no time!" "Hot water, scissors and towels" "Hot water, scissors, towels" "Go, hurry!" "How are you feeling?" "Hold on" "Try to relax" "Deep breath in, and hold your breath" "Then push!" "Understand?" "Breathe in" "Hold it, then push!" "Come on!" "Let's do it again" "Breathe in" "Come on!" "We're almost there" "I can see the head" "Come on, do it again!" "One, two, three" "It's coming!" "It's coming!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "It's out!" "It's out!" "Hey!" "Get out of the way!" "Get the clip" "Get the scissors" "(Shou-yi" " Guard of Duty)" "Senior, have you chosen a name yet?" "Shou-yi" "Fine name" "The character for 'duty' is a hard to write" "It's hard to write and it's hard to do" "I'll take it to Peach and the others" "Dear Nini" "It's been a while since you left us" "How have you been?" "I doubt this is a letter you will ever read" "But there are so many things" "I want to say to you" "I often wonder" "If I had stopped Sasa back then" "Would Hua-hsing be like me right now, preparing for discharge?" "If I had not been so self righteous and told Chang about Jiao" "Would that tragedy have been avoided?" "If I could do things over" "If I didn't do those things" "Would everything be different now?" "That's a question I ask myself every day" "But I still don't have the answer" "I think about you all the time" "I think about that song you taught me" "The River of No Return" "No one can turn back time" "We can only keep moving forward" "I don't know if we'll ever meet again" "But I wish I could see you again" "Come, Shou-yi" "Take care of your mothers when you grow up" "Everyone here is your mother" "Pao" "Director" "Hey you" "Find a good girl, and forget about 831" "Godspeed" "Thank you, Director" "Take care!" "Bye" "Goodbye, bye big brother" "Remember to write" "Take care" "Have a safe trip back" "Goodbye" "Bye bye, big brother" "Good-bye" "(In 1951, to meet the sexual needs)" "(the ROC Armed Forces established of 100,000 soldiers)" "(aka '831' or 'Military Paradise')" "(By 1990, cross-strait tensions had eased as Taiwan continued to streamline its troops)" "(Following a court inquiry into women's rights violations)" "(Taiwan officially abandoned its military brothel program)" "(Like its birth, the program's closure)" "(consigning Military Paradise to the annals of history)" "(Chang's Dumpling)" "Major Sergeant, it's done" "I'm coming" "Jiao, hurry up" "Major Sergeant, stand over here" "OK, let me have a look" "Very good" "OK, look over here" "One, two, three...smile!" "(Inspired by "MAKE LOVE, THEN WAR" Written by YEH Hsian-Hsi)"