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[ band playing ] man: the new governorhas arrived. man #2: yes, it's tiger yu,the warlord from shandong. i hear he's ruthless. why dothey call him "tiger"? because he devoursanyone who gets in his way. ah.[ laughs ] sir. governor yu.
[ applause ] man: congratulations,governor. thank you.thank you for your support. man: who are those strange menwith the governor? man #2:they're russians. tiger yuis trying to start trouble between themand the japanese. yes, thank you. man:it's an honor, sir.
right. thank you very much.thank you for your support. let me go!he swindled us! you coward! give backour family's land! we own that land,not you! we should watch this onecarefully. it's all right. my friends, i apologizefor this disturbance.
at this time, i would liketo present the russian consul, for without his supportand guidance, i would not be herewith you today. so may i presentambassador barzov? ah,thank you, governor. it's an honor for us just to bewelcome in your country. ambassador,here's to our new alliance. and here'sto our newest venture. ambassador, will you join mein the unveiling?
right here. the city's newestand finest nightclub. [ crowd ohhs,applause continues ] tell us who's supportingthe rebellion! [ indistinct shouting ] tell us right now! [ whirring ] oh! [ screaming ]
[ laughs ] did you knowthat this play is oneof our most well-loved? oh. and i can see why,governor. the performersare just marvelous. [ laughing ]wonderful. now...go! i don't understand,governor.
why is the monkeyon top of the monks? there's something wronghere. you have risen to poweron the backs of the people. but the people don't support youor your foreign allies. let's go, sir --quickly! ah. ooh! get those clowns! look!he's getting away!
[ gunshots ] [ gunshot ] let's go! iron monkey: tiger yu! you have not seen the lastof the iron monkey. father, do you needsome more rice? see? i made plenty.and there's more fish, too. he's always hungry. i'm telling you,the guy eats and eats.
[ both grunting ] hey!we're in the current! i can't find the rope! you on shore, help us!help us! hurry! aah! lower the line!back there! can't somebody do something? hurry up!
we got to do something! help us, please! [ crying ] help us! we gotto do something! watch out! here, hold the pole! use the poleto stop us! push! push!
push harder! oh, no! what are you doing?!what are you doing?! man:what are you doing?! go on! hurry!go on! go on! hold on to the barrels!pull yourself up! be careful! you can make it!
[ baby crying ] tsing chun, i'm gonna give youthree more days to pay back the moneyyou owe me. after that, i'm gonna fed youto the buzzards! but tsing chunalways pays his debt! your buzzardscan go to hell! master jin,there are rumors around town. mm. yes. please, sir,enlighten me.
[ coin clinks ] ah, but true enlightenmentcan never come from money. it comes from within. that's true,but what about information? yes, be patient. informationwill always find you. are you certain? mm. thank you.
good news, li wen. we'll soon havethe information. shall we? thank you, uncle. ♪ great riches to who takethe life of a tiger ♪ man: did you hear? there's a planto assassinate the governor. they're offeringa lot of money. it's thelotus society.
they're meetingat the lotus society. lotus houseat noon. the lotusis hiring an assassin. hey, they'remeeting today. whoa. hmm! could it be? hmm. i knew it. chun, the lotusis hiring an assassin!
at the tea house --noon! [ gasps ] so long, buzzards. pardon, sir.this is colonel ito. tell mewhat you've heard. i'll make sure you'rewell-compensated, all right? how do i knowyou have the money? do you recognizethis sound? ah.then listen well.
though the dragon lies still,it is not dead. and those who have comefrom north and south should beware. soon the dragon will rise again. miss li, let me expressour great sorrow over the deathof your father. we membersof the lotus society will do everything in our powerto avenge his murder.
miss li,the members were hoping that the iron monkey would agree to avengeyour father's death. but the iron monkey has proven very difficultto locate, miss li. [ chuckles ]very difficult, indeed. mr. ho:so, the lotus society has agreed to financethe assassination of tiger yu, this butcherwho calls himself our governor.
and out of allof the brave men here, one of themwill be chosen. we'd like to seethe money. in time you will. and while the tiger hunts with the great bearfrom the north, there are thosewho will steal quietly into the tiger's chamberto spill his blood. blood.
someone has hiredan assassin. yes! 10,000. make it 6,500. 3,000. so much?[ clears throat ] gentlemen of the society,i'll take the job, and i'll charge nothing. miss li.
what are you doing? yeah,you're making us look bad. are you an assassin? who have you killed? like he said,who have you killed? let's hear it. uh... che lin: you're here! at last, iron monkey,i've found you!
calm down. we'd never haveescaped death if you hadn't cometo rescue us. we are allin your debt... except that the warlordshave left us penniless. there is no debt. miss li, kind sir, would you considersetting aside just 1,000 yu? i'm only askingfor a small amount
so that this girlcan start a new life with her sisterand brothers. is that possible? i hope this will help. yes, it will. tiger yu will be deadwithin three days, gentlemen. yeee![ laughs ] yeah! yeah! hey, you should bein the theater
with that kindof acting. you werepretty good yourself. let's go celebrate. how often do we get our handson 1,000 yu, huh? you're crazy.what about your debt? ah, i'll save just enoughto cover it. chun: the iron monkeyis so famous, but no one knowswhat he looks like. we could make a fortuneimpersonating him,
maybe even buy that housewe've always wanted. let's see the cash. all right. here. here. take one. well, why don't we wait untilall your debts are paid? let's not. this moneywas too easy to come by. [ screams ] the money!
the thousand! [ laughs nervously ] hey, look! isn't that the guywho owes us money? come on! this way! man: come on! over here! man #2:let's go this way! man #3:don't let him get away!
i'm ready! go! come on, let's go. [ laughs ]yeah! [ gasps, screams ] hey. i need to raisesome more money. those guys will be back. got any ideas?
iron monkey time. here we are. attention! come in, colonel ito. my lord. i've uncovered a plotto assassinate you, sir. yes,we know all about it. everybody wants to killgovernor yu. but, sir,this is different.
the lotus society here has been contactedby a woman named li wen min, the daughterof the former governor, the man you...eliminated. an assassinwas hired to kill you. they have offeredthousands. are you sure about it? they've already paidthe assassin. who is it, then?
he's the only onewho could kill you. here. it's a mancalled iron monkey. man:thank you very much. woman:make sure there's enough. woman #2:how are you, sir? woman #3:nice to see you, too. [ indistinct conversations ] huh? huh.
aw! wait a minute,wait a minute. i've seen him somewhere. you have? i'm pretty sure.he's the one. do you know him? yes, yeah. what's his name again?it's something like... don't tell me.
it's right on the tipof my tongue. what's that? you knowwho this guy is, right? i can't rememberhis name. it's jin te fong. jin! jin te fong! you've seen him? yeah.
you've both seen my fathersomewhere? yeah, sure.oh! this manis your father. yes, yes. hold on. i know i've seen him. i can't recallwhere it was. recently? you know,i have a good idea.
maybe we should sit downover a meal until my memorygets better. all right. yes!it's breakfast time! wonderful.come on, enjoy, eat up. hey!where's the chicken chow mein? and bring me some more rice wineto drink! be quick about it! man: coming, sir.
and after that, i wantsome sweet sticky rice. yes, sir. i'm starting to remember. let's see. the last timei saw your dad, i was eatingsweet sticky rice. wow. how muchis all this gonna cost? do you always eat here?
don't worry. the food here is goodfor jogging the memory. when we find your father,dinner's on me. huh? right? mm-hmm. you just waituntil you've tried the sweet sticky rice. right, che lin?it's the best. hey, i just rememberedsomething.
huh?tell me what. [ chuckles ] uh, well, jin te fong... yes, jin te fong,my father. what about him? well...no, it's only a rumor. i'm not surewe should tell him. of courseyou should tell him. jin te fongis his father.
yes,please tell me. well... you see,there are expenses involved. i'm surehe's willing to cover it. how much do you have? i, uh... hey, you shouldn't showyour money in public. i'm sure it's enough.don't worry. man: there he is.
man #2: let's get him! chun:we're gonna find your father, no matter what it costs. where is that damn rice? it's coming. [ groaning ] aah!let's go! get him! sir, can't we talk?
i'll kill you! hey.did you hear that? he wants to keep you from getting back togetherwith your father! yes, i even heard him say it,too. that's the one.that's the one. go on, go on. [ thud ] yes!that will teach 'em.
now, let's see. about that moneyyou say i owe -- the way i see it, you and meare just about even. just about. oh, please. please, no more,no more. we're even,we're even. perfecto! now get going or i feed youto the buzzards!
[ choir vocalizing,priest speaking latin ] uncle jin. wao gaelin? i heardyou'd be here today. i thought you were going backto kim lan... to your home and family. come.sit with me. you're getting too oldto be a rebel spy. don't you thinkit's time to go home?
i can't. my familydoesn't know. what doyou want me to do? how can i help you,then? my son has come. he wants to take mewith him. we'll misdirect him. but why? your boy's come a long wayto see you.
because what i dofor the resistance is too important. someday, gaelin, you can tell my sonwhat his father was really like. i'll take care of it. come on. go on. don't you have a door? yeah, but no key.
whose house is this? let's just saythat it's our house, at leastfor the time being. it's not much,but it's home. i'll show youyour room. huh?i'm staying here? well, if it's not big enoughfor you, there are more roomsdown the hall. no.i mean, it's...
you're way too kindto me. hey, it's nothing. yeah, that's right.tell him, che lin. chun and itake care of our friends. that's right... and their money. you knowwhat i'm talking about. my mother always saidthat being honorable is its own reward.
♪ 10 years away from home ♪ ♪ never seehow my child has grown ♪ ♪ the child grows strong,the man grows old ♪ ♪ the saddest story ever told ♪ you really miss your father,don't you? i can barely remember him. it's been so many yearssince i've seen him. at leastone parent raised you. we didn't even have that.
that's right, jin.we're orphans. no parents? well,that's a real tragedy. that's why we wantto help you. you see, we know about itfirsthand. oh. mm. weapons like this are just what i neededto take care of those rebels, and to killall potential assassins.
aha. but perhaps i can interest youin a few hundred more. i'm bringing them infrom shandong tonight. how about it? and what will itcost us? each gun? deal. good. now, let's just seeif our friends here
can use these weapons. [ crowd screaming ] what are you doing?! what gives them the right to gokilling people in the street? they do whatever they want --them and the japanese. chun's right. there's nothingyou can do to stop them. that's right.didn't you see those guns? jin, don't be crazy. let's go findyour father -- now!
it's very good.it's very powerful. we are satisfied. da, spacibo.this is a very good weapon. tell your boss to havethe money ready tomorrow. we'll completethe deal then. now, are you happy,boys? yes, very good. good weapon, no? hello, there,young man.
the manwho we'll be meeting with might knowwhere to find your father, so just do as i say,all right? [ clears throat ] so, are you ready? mr. wong. mr. ho. good to see you. and you.have a seat.
thank you, sir. i, wong kei-ying -- please don't pretendanymore. we knowyou're not iron monkey. well, mr. ho, perhaps you can tell mewho that man is over there. that's iron monkey? [ laughs ]nothing gets by you. but now that i've gota real assassin here,
he's asking mefor a bit more money, and he's more than willingto do it. we'll pay. for the men of our society,money doesn't matter. let's say, we'll give. for the iron monkey,no price is too high. since no priceis too high, let's seeif we can offer 5,000 up front. do you agree?
huh? do you want himto find your father? uh-huh. ah, he's so reasonable. now, let's talkabout this other job, shall we, mr. ho? there are smugglersbringing in weapons across the borderfor tiger yu. it's great.
chun's doing everythingin his power to find my father. and so are you. i guessmy mother was right -- good friendsare all one needs in this life. [ sighs ] if you can stopthose gun smugglers, i'll double the money,huh? we will. very good.
see to it, then. tell mewhat he said to you. friend,it's gonna take longer than i thought it would,for sure. is my father in hiding? precisely. some dangerous menhave been looking for him. what men? men who have illegal gunsfor sale.
i'm going after them. just let me at them. where are they, chun? you? well, who else, then? you can't go risking your lifeon account of me. what are we, jin? partners. and partnersdo what?
work together, always! that's right. we'll be in ittogether... always. together to the end. [ engine turns over ] that must bethe gun smugglers. prepare to attack. get ready.
[ spits ] i'm iron monkey! drop the gunsand step out of the car! hey, better come out! i'm gonna count to four, and when i'm finished,i'm coming after you! is anyone in there? what are yousupposed to be? well, uh...
what does it matter? i think it matters... to the iron monkey. well, you're just a thiefand a weapons dealer. i thinkyou know who i am -- the oneyou've been impersonating. aw, that's such a lot of --rah! tuh! chun!are you all right? his kung fu is real!
you fight him! give up,or you'll be hurt! hey,we better help him out. no, wait! no,he's doing all right. just wait and see. [ gasping ]it's a body. don't touch it.come on. maybe there's some moneyhidden in there.
don't be scared. another one. [ breathing heavily ] [ grunts ] come on! tell me againwhy we're doing this. they don't call me wonder boyfor nothing. all right.tell me who you are. iron monkey.
another one? man: let's get them! man #2: move! over there!this way! [ men screaming ] hey!up there! move! you here?come on! i wantthat old blind man alive! mr. chun?are you there?
iron monkey! do you knowwhere chun is? no, i'm sorry.i waited all night long. well, i supposewe owe you a great debt. great debt? yes, the smugglers. i mean, those gun thievesyou took care of. the iron monkey did it. the iron monkey?
oh, mr. chun wasonly pretending that i was him to intimidatethe gun runners. by the way, chun said that you would help me findmy father. if it's the money,i can give you more. your father? that's it. your friend chunhas cheated us. cheated us?
chun had told me that you werethe iron monkey, and if we paid you 5,000, you would assassinatethe governor, and thatfor the same amount, you would get ridof the smugglers. [ "when the red, red robin comebob, bob, bobbin' along" plays ] how may i help you? i have an offer for you. tell me.
this lady is my sister. go ahead. i'm waiting. perhaps i might interest youin some guns. just how many guns? how many do you need? how much are you asking? we don't want your money. we want something better.
which is? a chance to work with you,sir. what kind of work? well, i'm a singer. ah, you want to bea nightclub singer. yes, i do. and he'll run thingshere. so,let's see the weapons, then. where are they?
the weapons. come on.this guy's a cheat. let's go. hey, hey, hey.wait a second. come on, we'll show you. take it off, che lin. [ crowd gasping ] [ chuckling ] hmm? uh...
i'll show youwhat i got. man: it's all right,it's all right. we have a deal. long life,good fortune! cheers! man: yes. waiter!more wine, please. coming up. uncle ho,i've told you,
i can't help youor miss li. please go home. don't let me stop you.enjoy. there aren't many around who areas honorable as you are. so many have changed since the japanese and russianshave tried to control us. i wonderif my father is the same. uncle,you're a good man. but i can't help you.
i hope you can tryand understand. yes. oh, miss li. waiter, this man's bill -- how much is it? 7 yu, madam. keep it. thank you, madam. money is nothing to me.
should you want to negotiate,i will understand. man: how about joining usfor a drink? miss li! don't walk away! miss li,i could use the money. but right now, i'm after somethingthat is more important. for almost 10 years... someday, miss li,
there will come a timewhen i can help you. good night. oh, jin? that's her! the governorwants her captured! go! [ shouting continues ] man: out of my way! don't fight. help me, jin!help me!
help me! we're taking herto the governor. not while i'm here,you're not. she's not going anywhere. [ li wen grunts ] cover me! miss li, be careful. ready! you all right?
i think so. okay. hmm? hm. hey!that's far enough. stop right there! i'll kill you.i swear i will. go on, jin.go on. shoot! damn it!
how doesthis thing work? here.lift your arm. [ whimpers ] miss li, i don't believethat governor yu will ever give upon trying to harm you. no. [ door opens ] the word is out. there's a priceon your head.
young jin, i suggestthat you stay here. i can't, sir. i understand,but be careful. here, let me help you movemiss li over to the bed. there you are. now rest. if i get the chance,i will kill this man who pretendsthat he's our governor.
tell miss li. [ mid-tempo music plays ] [ women vocalizing ] [ singing in chinese ] thank you for coming. go.serve that table. hello.having a nice time? stop! play that japanese song,okay?
the japanese number. gentlemen!welcome to our club! you see? i told the bandto play this song. yeah?good idea. hey, let's get two of the girlsto sit with them. let's go, girls. [ man singing in japanese ] ah, my friends. may i send two beautiesto help pass the time?
we'll choose our own. [ singing in japanese ] good evening, miss. yes, very lovely. stop.what are you doing? such lovely curves. stop that! hey, let them play. take it easy.
the boss said so. no!get your hands off me! ooh!paris, france. what do you thinkyou are doing? he's the ambassador,you little whore! sir, no.let her go. bitch! che lin! your excellency, her bosswill take care of her.
play some music! [ humming ] [ laughing ] are you all right? as soon as we make enough money,then we'll leave here. i promise you that. until then,we stick to the plan. there's just no doubtabout it -- we're nothingwithout money.
has it ever occurredto you that what we're doing heremight be wrong, chun? have you thoughtabout that? what does it matter?huh? we do it for us. we don't askthose questions. why should we? where are you going? away, chun tsing...
from you. you're justa little upset. you can't just walk awayfrom all this. you're in way over your headthis time. these people will --they'll murder you, damn it. except i'm too smart. then start usingyour intelligence. stop the lies. stop hurting others.
if money's at stake,then... you'll betrayalmost everyone... the way we betrayed jin. jin? sure,we betrayed him. didn't we also help him? so, i took his money. and you know what? we treated himlike family.
you knowhow important that is, but you don't seemto appreciate it. i don't knowwho you are anymore. i guess you mightas well just... ...just... just go! che lin. che lin, wait! you're right, che lin.
all i really care aboutis money. [ sobs ] what's wrong with me? what the hell is wrong with me? [ priest speaking latin ] comrades... it all goesas planned. with governor yu's swift riseto power, the key to controllingall of mainland china
rests in the handsof the leaders of japan. uh, japanand, uh, mother russia. that iswhat i meant to say. not while the iron monkeystands in our way. he will do nothing as long as we havehis blind friend. you'll see. [ footsteps ] hold it!
man:hey, what are you doing? man #2:hold it right there. who are you? weng li wei,the weapons merchant. take me to tiger yu. those were my gunsthat were stolen. i intendto get them back. let him pass. this way.
mr. weng. so, you're tiger yu. i'll lay my cardson the table. you bought my weapons. you owe me 5,000. but those weaponswere stolen. and my only brotherwas killed. he was ambushed. he perished trying to protectthose weapons.
what happened? you knowwe didn't do it. where's your proof? i don't need any. someone stole them. who else could it be? the english. sure. with those weapons, theycould try to take me out... like everyone elsearound here!
are you telling mestories? why should i? do you want weapons? my weapons? are you willing to workwith me? why not? and showsome good sense? then pay for those guns. what guns?!
those weapons were stolen! then i guesswe're at square one, because you won't open your eyesand see! wait. now i have an idea. i'll get to the bottomof who stole those guns. bring the blind man. yes.he will know. he --he's one of them.
you're iron monkey? shut up. you have see the weapons,so tell me. i saw them... with the same eyes that see what color clothesyou're wearing. so... you too. give me a gun.
now,you better start talking or else get ready to die. i'm ready. go ahead now. i am prepared to dieright here and now. so,it's a good day to die. [ gun clicks ] i'm gettingsick and tired of your foolishness,governor!
my friend, calm down. what good would it do usto kill him? then we'd never findthe guns. but sooner or later, he will lead usright to them. we'll keep him alive,but this old man is gonna talk. i'll tell you something. on my brother's grave,i'll find out who did this. we'll findmy brother's killer
when we findwho has the guns. please, governor,hear me out. it's him. that's... you're the guy! what? what are youtalking about? you're the one. huh?stop acting crazy.
he's the iron monkey. it's him!i know it is! man:there they are! man #2: this way! stay lowand keep your head down. are you ready? ready. man: get him! man #2: get him!
man #3: get him! [ whizzing ] [ whizzing continues ] [ gagging ] [ knuckles cracking ] monkey? it's me. go. run. i've lived a long life.
get awaywhile you can. all right. now! no! uncle! uncle jin! here, take it. give it to my son. tell him what you saw --that his father fought well. his mothershould know it, too.
go!tell him, please! [ choir vocalizing ] don't ever give up...[ groans ] ...fighting them. in nomine patris et filiiet spiritus sanctus. dominus vobiscum. et cum spiritu tuo. i'm sorry, jin.
sorry you had a partin the scheme or sorry you got caught? doesn't matter now. we didn't want itto come out this way. you use people. always have,always will. when you used me,you took away all hope. what you did to mewas unforgivable. this house of godis comforting to me.
why do you intrudethis way, with your false apologies? the only way to repent is to start with the oneyou sinned against. i regretall that we did. i hope you realize that. all rise. in nomine patris, amen.
i've beenwith your father. i have a message for you. his last words. then is he... your father rests now. where is he? he wasa very brave man. he wanted youto have this. then he's...
dead. [ speaking latin ] your fatherworked for years as a spyfor the resistance... even afterhe went blind. you must comfort yourselfwith the knowledge that he servedhis country well. jin... he told me...
he wants you to go home. not until i can punish those who did thisto him -- tiger yu, the japanese,and the russians. i'll return to my homeland when it's done. 20,000... to kill my brother ang yuand his wife. sure, no problem.
your brother's landsoon will be your land. my point exactly. so the sooner you can. wait.before i do this job. i'll need to rest up, from thelast one. of course you will.what was i thinking? you shuld make yourselfat home here. most generous governor. i'mgoing to take care of this foryou. i heard the iron monkeywas making trouble for you.
well, let's just say that i would, mm, sleep betterif he were dead. you can sleep well, then,governor yu. who's there? [ giggles ] hello, boys. man:oh, that's good, huh? that way! the gunsare back there.
go, che lin!now! chun! go!look after her! iron monkey!you're just in time. we'd better hurry.let's move those guns. i'm sorry. please forgive me,che lin. forgive me. at first light,we'll move these guns
and distribute themto the rebels in the south. jin, it's timeto return to your family. they need you. it was the last wishof your father. go home. take this money. we owe you a great debt. stay by her side,chun. she needs you.
chun? yes, che lin? do you want something? i want you to be with me all of the time. do you remember when i promisedthat we'd have... a great big house,right? a really big house, with front stairsand our own front door.
i feel really cold. let me cover you. there. is that better? che lin? che lin... i'm going to makea promise to you. [ voice breaking ] i'll neverbetray anyone ever again as long as i live.
move on if you knowwhat's good for you. [ whimpering ] [ smacking ] [ neck cracking ] why don't you take it? it's yours. no, jin. why...why don't you give itto your family? i'm not ready to go home.
we havesome unfinished business. che lin,i'll do what's right. or i'll die trying. man:we need those 2x4s now! higher. higher. now moreto your left. that's better. man #2:is this the spot? now.
man #3:here, let me help you! man #4: i got it. are you blind?!you idiot! get up! man #5:sure you got enough? man #6:it's all there. tiger yu'sinner chamber. hey, don't let your emotionstake control of you. hey. just remember --tiger yu is our real target.
oh, yeah. once we get in there,you follow what i do. man #7: a little more.whoa, whoa! hey! let's go. man #8:grab me another bucket. [ hammering ] man #9: hey, you want to sendthat upstairs, please? let's tarp all of this. tie it down there.
yeah, from your side. make surethat it's good and secure. is everything okay? i'm sorry,but the governor is not here. he's busy.[ chuckles ] i want you to find himright away. you heard what he said. you call him now. tell him the ambassadorwants to talk to him.
hello, sir.sorry to disturb you. ambassador moto wishes to speakwith you, sir... hurry up. ...right away. it's the governor, sir. don't you move! [ electricity crackling ] [ glass shattering ] wait just a minute!
let me out! do you know who i am?! i'm the governor!the governor! i'm a ruler of china! you can't do this! young jin: now, father. now i can go home.
