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He's a karate man, sir.

A mean bastard.

From okinawa.

And in his karate matches, he's killed seven men so far.

He must think he's Bruce Lee.

He refuses to talk with his lawyer, the priest, anybody.

Number 1820.

Execution at 10:00 A.M.

So be ready. Understand?

I'll be ready.

A little time remains.

I brought a visitor, as you see.

This gentleman is a well-known Buddhist priest.

He belongs to the Buddhist league.

He travels from prison to prison,

offering prayers for men like you.

To my understanding,

you have a brother and a sister.

If you'd like, you may send them a message via this priest.

I have no use for priests.

I will speak to this priest, though,

if you leave me alone with him.

Well...

All right.

You'll be given five minutes.

Handcuffed.

You're a priest who does karate.

The shirito school? Or the hatten?

You know who I am, no doubt.

Junjo, the last of the real okinawa fighters.

It my day, it used to be kill or be killed.

Today, it's only a child's game.

T wish there were the time...

To have a match with you...

That I might crush you till your heartbeat stops.

My heart beats, and there's time.

Don't move, junjo.

You'll be unconscious soon through lack of oxygen.

It's an ancient technique.

An oxygen coma.

That means you're a daigyoku school member.

I owe nothing to any school.

Relax.

You'll soon see, your body goes numb.

Perhaps you and I one day can hold a deathmatch.

And you can make the whole thing possible.

You must hold on ten more minutes.

I am dead certain that you can do it.

Yes. That's it.

Now stand up.

Time is up.

Is he all right?

Was it a heart attack?

Yes. He has some pulse, but it's very faint.

He should be sent along to a hospital immediately.

Warden?

You're a lawyer. What must I do?

Has there ever been a similar case?

There's nothing to do other than stay the execution.

He must be hospitalized.

It's quite clearly stated in the code

that any time a prisoner is taken ill,

he has to be treated.

Come on!

Get out of the way!

Hurry. Come on now.

I got you.

All right.

There you are.

I know you.

We made it.

I told you.

Get in.

Man: Despite all efforts by the police

to solve the mysterious kidnapping,

apparently no trace has been found of the prisoner

or the ambulance that was taking the prisoner to the hospital.

- Is there anything good on TV? - It has yet to be determined

if it was part of an organized plan or a bizarre coincidence.

Meanwhile, eyewitness reports differ

as to the number of abductors or ambulance hijackers.

Those idiots.

If the motive for the incident was to rescue the prisoner,

who was scheduled to be executed at 10:00 A.M. yesterday,

police and prison authorities are puzzled,

in that the dates and times of executions

- oh! - Aren't generally published.

The would-be rescuers would have had no way of knowing

looks funny.

- My chicken. - The prisoner had been taken,

and was being taken to hospital for emergency treatment.

Lunch is ready!

It's a really delicious chicken. American-style roast.

Tsurugi: Not again.

Get me something else.

Say, hotshot, I think you ought to be grateful

when I stand all day sweating over a hot stove.

And I'm stuck home while you're out having fun.

Who do you think you're talking to?

- On the international front, - Madame butterfly?

J. Hammett, the Malaysian tycoon,

is dead in Cairo.

President of the baronara oil company,

and said to be the third-largest oil producer in the world,

hammett was pro-Japanese,

and it is feared his death may result in a great loss

to Japanese oil-dependent industries.

He is survived by his daughter Sarai,

heiress to the hammett fortune,

which is estimated at close to a billion dollars.

At the present time,

Ms. hammett is completing her studies here in Japan.

Mr. hammett"s death occurred late last night.

It is not known whether or not Ms. hammett has been informed...

Oh. Mm.

What do you want? I did what I was supposed to do.

Where's my brother?

Is he all right?

Where is he?

We'd like to see if he's all right.

That won't be easy.

In this country you can't hide an escaped convict.

Then he's gone away? =-mm.

On his way to Hong Kong by now.

He's well and safe. Pay me the rest.

Not until we can see him.

No, don't. Listen to me.

We have no more money.

The three million yen we advanced was all we could raise.

It's the truth. We need more time to pay.

All right, but I'll need some collateral.

You'll make out on the streets.

I'm warning you not to touch her.

See here, I'm honest.

I'll pay what I owe.

We had to rescue our brother. You can understand that.

I'm not in this for nothing.

Get out.

You know...

I don't like promises that aren't kept.

Is that supposed to be martial arts you practice?

Had enough yet?

You'd better give up.

I'm a master, and you're going to lose this game.

Brother!

Brother!

Kendo, sorry. Your niece is waiting.

Uncle, how are you?

Sarai, I'm sorry.

I have news of your father.

He's dead.

He died in Cairo.

Oh, no.

It's not true.

I just had a letter,

saying that he was well and that he'd see us next month.

Oh, poor father.

Sorry, you must fly home right away.

I'll get your ticket.

No, no. She'll not go home for the time being.

Oh, but I must go.

Sarai, trust Mr. jadot.

He will be coming to take you home.

Now look, Sarai...

Look here.

Jadot called to tell us.

Your father wasn't all that well lately.

It was a stroke.

You understand.

You inherit the baronara oil company,

as no doubt you already know.

Now, legally, I'd say there's absolutely no question

as to ownership.

Only you're going to be surrounded with vultures.

Terry.

I'm sure you're the meanest guy in the world...

And one to whom money means everything.

Not a man to waste time, I know.

The girl you're selling is a beauty.

So...

Here are your three million yen.

Get her!

Get her now. = no. No.

Hold her. Get her.

No! No!

- No, don't! - Hold her down.

I'll take a little taste...

You whore.

Get her quiet.

Eh?

In fact, I've been trying to reach you.

A little job in your line.

That prisoner in the ambulance...

You did it, huh?

Let's get on with what you want.

I'd rather discuss that over dinner.

I've reserved a room at the Shanghai,

because there's some people I'd like you to know.

This is Ms. Yang and Mr. liang from Hong Kong.

That's Terry tsurugi.

Nice to meet you.

Do sit down.

I have heard a great deal about you and your reputation.

You can do things that nobody else dares to do,

isn't that right?

Skip the flattery.

What do you want me to do?

You're to kidnap that girl.

She is well-protected.

Masaoka and his whole school of fighters are on the job.

This requires a man just like you.

Someone extraordinary.

Would six million yen interest you?

T want 60 million.

You put a third of that up now.

Now, look here.

Why, that's unheard of.

Masaoka's a very rough customer.

My company could indeed agree to pay this tremendous sum.

But until we get them that girl,

trusting you is up to them.

And who trusts you?

Without trust, there's no way we can work together.

See you around.

Wait a second.

See here...

We told you our plans in complete confidence.

It's a little bit late to just get up and go.

You bastard.

I see. So you're with the yakuza.

A notorious Hong Kong assassination ring.

You get around, it seems.

Is Tokyo in your territory now?

Rumor has it you're backed by a subsidiary of the mafia.

They're behind the yakuza.

So, mutaguchi, you're their representative here.

With our kind,

we talk a lot. We trust each other.

And so good night, and thank you.

Mutaguchi. Better not.

We must.

I can't tell you how dangerous he is to us.

Since he knows our secret, he has to be killed.

All right, but not here.

Liang.

You will attend to him.

Yes.

You better go faster.

Get your legs higher.

Higher and lighter.

Higher and lighter.

Hup! Hup! And again! Hup!

Hup! Hup!

Hup!

Tsurugi!

So I am to die

because I know who it is that controls the yakuza here.

Isn't that mean and nasty?

Mean and nasty.

You see what fun this is?

It's going to get really exciting.

I know what to do now. They've made it clear.

You tell that bitch who sent you here...

How sorry I am I can no longer be her friend.

Tell us...

Damn coward, how you came to be insulted like that.

Accomplish nothing, and yet you return.

You had orders to kill even if you had to die.

I did try, but he beat me easily.

He was just too good.

Too tough, honestly.

- Forgive me... - No, I can't.

There's nobody that can.

I'll tell you the reason.

The fire dragon has never let down a client!

Your job in Japan was to uphold its honor,

not to ruin it through your cowardice.

I ask your pardon.

Try to understand.

Assassination or suicide. That's the penalty.

Mutaguchi.

This is all time wasted.

Terry tsurugi is our enemy. On this we all agree.

Call Hong Kong without delay.

They must send us one or two top operators.

Wait a second.

Masaoka is world-renowned.

He's the best there is in karate.

You know that.

I'm worried. Do you know what you're doing?

Who the hell are you?

Quickly, catch him. Up those stairs.

Up the stairs.

- Come on. - Everyone, quickly.

He's after that girl.

Quickly!

Who are you?

Photos do not do you justice.

- Let go of me. - Let her go!

Let her go.

You are to stop. I am tsuchida.

I order you to let her go. You must stop.

Let go.

Now get your director in here.

Uncle, help me.

Kendo masaoka, I presume.

I'm Terry tsurugi.

I challenge you to a match.

Or are you too weak?

Ti want this chance

to show you that your garden karate is so much nonsense.

And that's quite easy to do.

You refuse, and she's had it.

That's pretty easy to do too.

Follow me.

You all right?

Let go.

All right, then.

I'll take you on.

I'm getting up.

Stop. Time's up.

Now you fight me, kendo. Come on.

You try me.

Try me.

Stay there.

All right.

Terry.

Terry.

Now I remember.

You said your name is tsurugi.

I knew a raizo tsurugi once.

Ti first met him in China.

A great karate fighter and a friend.

He tried to combine Chinese boxing and Japanese karate,

and hoped to create an invincible fighter.

Tell me...

Could he be your father?

- Boy: Soldiers! - Man: Get away.

Boy: Soldiers!

Get away from here.

Please. Please listen.

Beat it.

You think my dad's a spy. He's not.

So do not hurt him.

Oh, no?

You've got to let him go.

You'd better shut up.

Your father's a traitor,

and your mother's a whore. You're no Japanese.

You're a half-breed. You're scum!

Daddy!

Daddy.

Raizo: Listen, my son.

Trust no one!

You can count on no one but yourself.

Improve your skill, son.

Harden your body.

Become a number one man!

Do not ever let anyone...

Beat you.

Terry, don't go on.

All right.

I see what you were driving at.

You do? That's fine, then.

You'll...

You'll give me what I earned.

You'll hire me for a special job.

I can tell you...

That the mafia and the yakuza association...

Want to control this girl's fortune.

Anyone can take this young lady to her hometown.

But that's not all.

You either get rid of all the punks in this...

Or she's still in danger.

That hurts. = huh?

Oh, so sorry.

I hate punks worse than anything,

and I would love to see the mob destroyed.

So I want to join your side.

You're one of many.

We want men who are skilled and will be loyal.

Please listen.

Don't do this for my sake. You mustn't consider it.

Look at that.

He's an animal. He couldn't protect any of us.

T couldn't bear it.

You're disgusting. He makes me sick.

You better decide.

Say what you feel.

You could deal with an ordinary crook,

whereas tsurugi knows they're special

and is able to trap them.

Consider.

I know what makes those red bastards tick.

There is one thing ti would like to ask.

What is it?

When you fight it's apparent

that there's a great anger in your body.

It's obvious you bear your father's fate.

A tragedy smoldering within you like...

An eternal flame.

I remember him and hope that I'm correct.

That's a load of sukiyaki.

What has my father to do with this?

Do you intend to hire me or not?

What's your decision? Answer me.

Yours is a superior talent...

And I have faith in you,

not only as a fighter...

But as a man.

Good deal.

You won't regret it.

What about me?

It just can't be.

So Terry tsurugi beat you, eh?

The yakuza's come down...

At a half-breed's hands.

He's a tough man.

To let him live is taking a chance.

Ms. Yang can't handle him.

You don't suppose I'd stand for a loss on that guy?

Dinsau, lend us a hand.

I think I need some of your men.

All right, Mr. kingstone.

However...

This time around...

It looks as though your client is someone important.

I'll put out a big contract.

I may go to Japan myself.

Well, that's something.

But the inscrutable oriental better not screw up.

This tsurugi fellow...

I'd like to see him meet his end with my own eyes, kingstone.

You know, I like you.

Have a good time, boss.

- Good night. - How are you?

He's the old boss.

You had a good time.

Fine.

I'll see you.

- Who did this? - He went this way.

- That direction. - Through there. He went there.

Yuan, what did you do now?

I killed a guy who talked about the boss

in a way I didn't like.

All right.

Have you seen yuan?

Where did he go?

Hey, you.

Are you Japanese?

Or are you Chinese?

Answer me now.

He's been hanging around here for some time now,

but no one seems to know where he's from.

Is that so?

Arrest him.

Dinsau.

Is this not one of your men?

He better learn some manners.

So sorry.

Kindly leave this man alone.

Go on. Just let it go, all right?

Dinsau.

It seems that lately, according to my information,

you have not been paying respect to the law.

That is for me to say.

You seem to forget in this area...

I'm the law.

You know that.

They were all brought here recently.

Well, go on now. Take your pick.

Nachi.

Nachi!

Junjo!

What is this?

I want to know what happened.

Will you answer?

He didn't lie.

And you're alive.

Oh, junjo.

Then there was a point to our brother dying.

What are you saying? Gijun is dead?

Yes, that's right. Tsurugi killed our brother.

T didn't know.

Listen.

Junjo, forget what I've become.

It's our brother.

We've got a score to settle for him.

And now there's hope.

You'll avenge him.

So, you're brother and sister.

Coincidence, as confucius says.

Terry tsurugi...

Is your enemy as he is ours.

Boss.

To redeem my sister, what can I do?

It is costly.

I'll do anything you ask.

Give me a job.

Do you think you could beat this tsurugi?

Do you think you could succeed?

Kill him and you can take her.

We'll go to Tokyo together and you can try.

I'll kill him.

I'll kill tsurugi. Now I owe it to him, dinsau.

Oh, karate.

A quaint exercise, and a sport, too.

Oh, so sorry, my dear.

I came here as soon as I possibly could, Ms. hammett,

and jadot, our vice president,

asked me to please express his condolences to you.

Mr. bayan, thank you.

Jadot is to have flown here. It's strange he didn't.

Oh, yes, well, he's been much too busy.

So much extra business under the circumstances.

This has all been very sudden, you understand.

We're to take the last plane out to Hong Kong

and he will come to meet us.

- Mr. bayan. - Yes?

These men are in our employ.

They are going to accompany her, if you don't mind.

Oh, no, that really isn't necessary.

= look.

They'll have to go.

Masaoka is her guardian here in Japan.

The young woman's under his protection.

I wouldn't worry. They're close friends of hers.

Sarai knows them well.

They'll stay with you till you reach your destination.

Mm. Mm-hm.

Uncle, goodbye.

Please. Goodbye.

It has been good to see you.

Terry.

Where do we follow her to?

Back to her home in Cairo, would you say?

It could mean that

but guarding her's only one job in my mind right now.

There's the matter of money.

Putting my hands on all those millions.

Let's go. Get started.

Why the sudden stop? The light's green.

Whoa!

Hey, what's going on?

Hey, we're taking off.

Ti think we're in trouble.

Hang on.

That's it.

Are you all right?

T think so.

This time, no.

They really went too far.

Terry.

Where are we going?

To get that bastard mutaguchi.

Terry.

The mafia and yakuza are too much for just us...

- Ow-ow-ow. - You're a fat coward.

You're lying, Terry. I'm hungry.

Terry.

Look, we don't know what's going to be coming next.

What shall we do?

Sweet.

- You mean you're scared? - Aren't you?

Hey, I laundered my clothes.

Wait for me in the car.

And keep the motor on.

Right on.

Junjo.

Just what are you doing here?

I've been impatient to see you.

I've waited a long time to settle the score.

Sorry. I have more urgent things to do right now.

Don't be too impatient. I'll see you another time.

Oh, I would say that you're a threat.

Tsurugi.

There is someone you're seeking. I know what you're doing here.

The baronara oil heiress isn't around.

Isn't she?

They took her away.

She's gone to mutaguchi"s house in the country.

But you won't get her till you get rid of me.

We'll see who wins out now.

Tsurugi.

There's no point in threatening to kill my sister.

She'd be quite happy to die if it meant your death, too.

Go on. Move.

Okay.

Let's get out. We're here.

I agreed to take this detour as a courtesy.

You said it was business, Mr. bayan, and I understand.

I only ask that you make it as fast as you can.

Hurry, or we might miss that last plane out.

So sorry.

I don't plan to leave tonight.

What?

Then you lied to us. What's the meaning of that?

The plans I had made are no longer convenient to me.

And honestly, we don't like foreigners like you

constantly meddling in our affairs.

- Is that clear? - Bayan.

How dare you say that to such good friends?

And I really insist that you apologize right now.

Well, then we don't agree.

To me, they're only a couple of lowlife villains

out to prey on you, Ms. hammett.

You can't trust the people of Japan.

No matter what they say, you can't believe them!

- That's enough. - Ah.

Masaoka is no exception to this.

And he'd like to have his hands oh your money, I guarantee you.

Come on.

They'll kill us, and I must go.

He's blind, and he's right in our way.

Kan!

- Let me go! - All right, pull her this way.

- This way. - Let me go!

- Let me go! - All right. Pull her this way.

- This way. - Let me go!

Oh...

Get down there.

Nol

no. Let go. Let go!

No.

No. No!

I was so frightened.

They're using me as a decoy in order to get you here.

Then they intend to try to kill you.

Bayan is a traitor.

He should never have been trusted.

And by this time, jadot could be dead as well.

Listen, Terry.

I don't know what I have to do...

But you're here...

And so there is a chance.

I'll do what I can.

You can count on that.

This time your life's at stake.

And all the odds are against us, you must understand that.

Will you come?

That's right.

I'll get you.

Terry.

Terry.

Hurry!

Let's go!

Hurry!

In the boat.

Go! Get them!

Get them! Quick!

Listen. Go downstream to a safe place.

And don't you let anything happen to her.

- Okay. - Move!

So you are tsurugi.

I can see you're good.

My name is dinsau.

Dinsau is a Hong Kong cutthroat...

Known to all here in the east as a most dangerous man.

I won't use my blue dragon, however.

Now stand back.

You heard what I said.

Now, see here!

He's the one who helped the hammett girl escape.

Ti want to know her whereabouts

if we have to squeeze it out of him.

We can't kill him now.

You're not the one to decide when it is his time to die.

Do as you like.

Who cares?

Get going.

I'm so worried.

They're beating Terry.

You will stay.

You're not to move.

I'll take a look and be back.

Tell us.

Where is she?

Where?

Now, talk.

Tell us where she is.

You know what will happen if you don't.

Come on. Don't be stupid, tsurugi.

I think you should stop helping the hammett girl.

What's the use, eh?

With us, you'd gain a lot.

We could buy your cooperation.

Also, we're not in a hurry.

Let's play a little Russian roulette.

Ratnose: Terry!

Let him go.

Let go of me.

Oh, that's the guy who took the girl away.

T saw it.

Ratnose: You leave him alone!

Put that thing away.

Somebody could get hurt!

Now, remember, there are two rounds.

You know I won't hesitate to kill this man.

Speak up. You know where Sarai is.

No.

Now, don't try to deny it.

No.

Ti can't let him die!

I'll dodge to the right.

What do you say?

You're not worth it.

Don't do it! Don't do it! I'll talk! I'll talk!

Silence. Shut your mouth.

Terry...

You cannot do a thing like that.

You know we are sworn to protect her.

Terry!

I won't... I won't let you die.

Look, I'll tell you!

I'll tell you. Don't.

She's waiting down at the bend of the river.

- Get her. - Come on.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Put it down!

Dinsau.

Be still. Why do you start meddling again?

You were already told he has to die.

We cannot let him live.

Then I'll kill him.

Ratnose: No...

Terry!

He's alive.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Terry.

Here we go. Here we go.

Terry.

There are many health spas near here.

I'll take you to one.

Come on. Get on my back.

I'll carry you.

Get on my back. Come on. Oh.

You...

You go back to Tokyo, alone.

Terry.

T don't understand.

You're not a man.

You're a miserable crawling cockroach, and...

I'm not going to tie up with you again.

This is really the end.

T don't understand.

Terry, they were going to kill you.

You're wrong about that, my dear friend.

You disobeyed all my orders.

Why?

Forgive me.

I promise not to disobey you again.

We...

We won't be friends any longer.

I'll be your slave now.

Actually...

Ever since you rescued me in Singapore,

I would do anything in the world you asked.

Forgive me.

Don't leave me like this.

Nol

Terry.

Just forget it.

I don't think you're fit for a job like this.

One last suggestion.

Don't cook chicken.

Terry...

Come back here.

I'll kill you if you try that.

Terry: Ratnose.

No. How did you get here?

Terry...

Don't...

Don't go.

Please, let's stay together.

Terry.

He killed me.

I never meant to let you down.

I'm sorry.

I made a mistake, Terry.

I only tried to save you.

And I did.

Jadot, how nice.

I'm delighted to see you here.

Read that.

"I, the undersigned...

Ms. Sarai hammett...

Do hereby renounce any and all rights to baronara oil company,

including any and all...

Of its affiliates, and transfer same to Abdul jadot.

And now you understand everything, yes?

Baronara oil is ours.

Jadot is joining our Hong Kong association,

and together they shall take charge of everything.

And now you'll sign this document, Sarai.

The fact is, I was kidnapped and all the others were killed.

And now it turns out it was all your fault.

Yes, that's right.

There is still one more thing.

It required a kind soul to help him on.

Well, I did it.

And I can do the same for you.

That's it, young lady.

And now you can sign.

I'll not sign. Go ahead. Kill me now.

Dinsau.

Tsurugi is still alive.

He just followed me.

I gave ming orders to stay behind and fight,

and instructions to kill him, but I wonder.

Listen to me, junjo.

I was thinking about who could take over when I died.

An heir who is strong like tsurugi.

Maybe.

But I decided to give you a chance.

You can take over my business.

It's yours if you can beat him.

Have a good fight.

If you know what's best,

you'll sign this document right now.

No, I'll not sign.

Kill me, and then you can take all the money.

Since you want it as much as that.

Look out. Here he is.

Let's go.

It's Terry.

You'll fall!

Come here.

No.

No...

- It's him! - Terry.

Come in.

Sarai: Terry, he's there!

Hold it, I say.

Don't try to stop me.

I have a suggestion.

He and junjo are old enemies.

Why not let them fight fair and square?

T would rather kill him.

If junjo loses...

I'll step in.

Any objection.

Did you hear it, tsurugi?

Then it's understood.

Agreed?

Oh, yes.

And should I win, it's understood I want the girl.

Word of honor. It's understood.

Come on. Ready?

Yes.

Terry.

Finish him off.

That's a dirty trick!

Finish him!

Stab us together.

Go on!

Junjo!

No, you mustn't!

No, Terry, no.

Don't go.

Oh!