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lt was the age of the warlord...

when l returned to the temple of my youth to find peace.

But sometimes one starts a journey for one reason...

then finishes it for another.

And l would soon learn that there was no escape from the bloodbath...

that would destroy our land.

Fight.

l don't understand what l'm doing wrong.

You're afraid.

The hardest brick...

is the easiest to break.

Think only of your destination. Nothing else.

Forget the bricks. The bricks are nothing.

Only your own will...

your intention...

is important.

Take cover!

Take cover!

Everyone, go!

l can help.

Fire!

White Crane...

l cannot see you.

Remember who you are...

White Crane.

Do not disrespect me...

with revenge.

No.

They will pay.

How could l not seek revenge?

l was only alive the kindness of Grandmaster Myling.

No!

But only she knew the burden of revenge l carried...

the darkness l was capable of.

Master.

Well done. Many of my finest men.

The peasants of this valley are no longer under the protection of you...

or your Wudang warriors.

What is your name, Gweilo?

l am White Crane.

''White Crane.''

l am Al-Deu Berezov.

Soldier of Kahn.

And this is the name you will remember until your dying day.

No!

No!

Master!

Let him go!

Let him go and tell what happened today in Wudang!

-l don't think he's going to make it. -Quiet.

The arrow just missed your heart.

Where am l?

Master Crane...

this is Madam Lian's farm. She's been really good to us.

They will be looking for us.

No. They believe you're dead.

And me...

they do not fear me.

But... they will...

one day.

Thank you, Master.

l'm ready.

We will find Kahn and extinguish him.

Lang Han...

l must do this alone.

Why?

You must hide your markings.

These were once my husband's.

-Where is he now? -lt's not fair.

He's dead.

Why can't l seek revenge?

Why?

Because...

l have seen the darkness it brings.

And because...

l may be dead soon.

And you...

your life...

has just begun.

Poppies?

lt is the only way.

This, or death.

The entire Daixiangou Valley is his.

Whose?

Kahn.

Kahn.

You know him?

l know of him.

l have not had the pleasure of meeting him, but l will.

Must you go and seek revenge?

Yeah.

lt must be done.

That is what my husband said...

everyone in the resistance said... ''lt must be done''.

lf you ever see Kahn, tell him that we have not given up.

That he will have to pay for every drop of blood he takes in Daixiangou Valley...

and in all of our land.

Right on time.

lf you ever seek peace, White Crane...

you may find it here.

They come each week to take the poppy gum to Shanghai, and Kahn.

Hey! Don't touch her.

Don't touch her.

Get out of my way!

That is the last time l go!

Kahn should burn that damn village!

Nice...

very nice.

-You are late. -Terribly sorry, old boy.

Thinking of buying something... How's that?

-This is not all the money. -No.

-You give me the money now. -Listen, you yellow swine...

let this lad just decide who's in charge here.

Mr. Kahn will hear about this one.

Hello, Lilly.

Hello.

Thanks.

-Come with me. -Get off.

Come with me.

Hello, Mr. Wong.

Something for me?

Now, look! You owe me money!

Never hold out on me.

Touch�.

Hey, you two, you cannot come in. There is a dress code.

-You have to have a suit to come in. -Please.

Nice suit.

Well, get the girls ready. Come on. Go.

Good evening, ladies and gangsters!

l now introduce to you to a most beautiful songbird...

a white lily that has drifted across the blue pacific...

and landed upon our golden shores. Miss Jane Marshall!

l hate to see That evening sun go down

l hate to see That evening sun go down

'Cause my baby

He done left this town

Oh, Shanghai woman

With your diamond rings

You pull my man around

By your apron strings

l love the Shanghai blues Just as blue as l can be

My man's got a heart like a rock Cast into the sea

Or else he wouldn't

Have gone So far from me

-Let me go! No! -Let her!

The lady was singing.

Police!

All right, all right! That'll be quite enough!

British Shanghai police!

-Hello, Miss... -Marshall.

Marshall, yes.

Have you had any luck?

-Finding my brother. -Your brother?

Peter.

-lt's been days... -Yes. Peter.

Oh, no, no, dear...

l'm sorry, no.

But don't worry about it. l mean...

he'll turn up.

Eventually.

One way or the other.

Bingo!

Hey. Martini. Hold the garbage.

Hey, thanks for the intervention back there.

Looks like Shanghai's a lot more like Brooklyn than l thought.

Brooklyn?

l'm on sort of world tour at present.

Anyway l owe you one.

No.

You owe me nothing.

And a gentleman, too.

-My name is Crane. -Somebody mention money?

What's your poison?

Tea.

He drinks like a monk.

So, who the hell are you, anyway?

Crane, Chong ''Bingo'' Quo, Crane.

Call me Bingo.

Bingo.

That was my window you broke. And my tables, and my chairs.

All this is yours?

Well, nothing is ''all yours'' in Shanghai.

So what do you do? Sing? Dance? Piano player?

No.

Well, somebody's got to pay for all this.

You want to make some real money?

One! Two! Three!

Pawn to queen's four.

We have a winner!

Do we have our next victim?

Who is this clown over here?

Do we have the next victim? Next!

One! Two! Three!

We have a winner!

You almost met your ancestors.

What did l tell you? He's practically indestructible.

We have a challenger over here to take on the Gweilo!

This one is not gonna be so easy.

White Crane.

You do not die easily.

Not yet.

Come on, Crane! Come on!

Get him! Get him!

Kill him!

White Crane. You will remember that name...

until the end of your life.

l will take our half now.

Toad, what are you doing here? l told you not to come here.

Please.

-Your new man is very effective. -l don't know what you're talking about.

-Then whose man is he? -l don't know anything about him.

He just...

-appeared. -Find out more.

l wouldn't want to see him become a problem for the resistance.

Tell me, does he know he killed one of Kahn's men tonight?

Oh, Kahn will have my head for this.

Perhaps not.

When Kahn leaves the club...

delay him before he gets into the car.

Tonight? Here? Now?

You'll think of something.

We cannot fail this time. The resistance wants Kahn dead.

Kahn, l almost forgot.

l dropped a few hundred for you on the last fight.

ls this really necessary?

Please... Take it.

Get Kahn!

Home, sweet home.

Oh, Whiskey! Hello!

You guys should have gone out the front door.

Hiya, baby.

You can stay here tonight, but that's it.

l've already got one stray. lt's not a damn orphanage.

Oh, words to the wise these walls have ears.

As long as they don't have eyes. l got to take a hot bath.

See you, boys.

lt's complicated.

So...

do you know whose life you saved tonight?

Aside from yours?

Does it matter?

Yes, it matters.

-Good scotch. -Thank you.

lt was Kahn.

You know of Kahn?

l know of Kahn.

lf you know of him, you would have allowed him to die tonight.

When he dies...

it will be when l say it will be...

and by my hand alone.

Who do you work for, Crane?

l work for no one.

Well, everybody works for someone.

lt seems that you have proven Kahn's prophecy correct.

His prophecy?

lt is well known that Kahn...

believes he can only be killed by a Wudang.

You have seen his bodyguards. Russian...

Persian, lndian...

and mercenary Gweilo. Like you.

Do l offend you, Crane?

How can l be offended by one who...

lives off the weaknesses of men in a den of thieves?

You don't know me...

and my club...

l built from nothing.

l have Kahn on one side and Hoggins on the other...

and the resistance to answer to. You understand?

-The resistance? -Toad.

He is just as ruthless as any of them.

And who do you work for?

l work for no one.

Everybody works for someone.

So...

why didn't you kill Kahn?

l made a promise to someone...

which l'm finding very hard to keep.

Well...

Kahn is up to something big.

Real big. . .

and l need to know.

Do not kill him until we find out.

All right, Bingo.

l'll do as you ask.

For now.

Hello, Peter.

Did you bring it?

And how is your progress?

Well, it's good.

-l'm almost ready to start. -Well, l hope this is true.

Well... yes!

Good. Good.

And of course you guarantee the gas will be lethal?

Oh, l promise.

So... so?

So you brought it?

Oh, you mean, this?

lt's empty.

Of course.

-You know the arrangement. -No!

-Only at the end of the day. -No!

At the end of the day, so that you may sleep...

-sleep without demons... -No!

-ln total peace, without memories. -No!

You promised!

And you said you would bring this!

And you didn't! And where's my sister?

Where is she?

You said!

l want to see her!

l want to see my sister!

l want to see...

l want to see my sister! You said l could see her.

You promised!

You promised!

Crane?

Yes.

Are you busy?

No.

-Mind if talk to you for a little while? -Of course not.

-What are you doing? -Being still.

-Do you have a family, Crane? -No.

Neither do l.

Except for my brother Pete.

-But l don't know where he is. -l am sorry.

Everybody seems to be sorry, but nobody seems to be able to find him.

You came to Shanghai to find your brother?

That's him.

He was 22...

he just got his chemistry degree when they drafted him.

The army put him to work making gas.

The kind that kills people.

He was never the same. He had nightmares every night.

Why come to Shanghai?

l thought that it would do him some good to see the world.

We decided on the Pacific...

and he worked his way through.

He didn't have much money.

And from his postcards and his letters, he seemed to be doing better, you know.

-What happened? -l don't know.

l don't think l really want to know. l just... l want to find him...

you know, and l want...

l want him to be okay, and l just want to take care of him.

Thank you.

Can l just be still with you for a little while?

Of course.

Oh, Mr. Kahn. Mr. Kahn!

Well, nice of you to join us this evening.

This could be interesting.

lt should be predictable.

l was hoping to discuss a small matter of business with you.

Do not ever talk about business in public.

Oh, yes. Yes. Absolutely.

Positively.

Hey, it looks like Kahn wants to see you.

Maybe you'll get a rose.

Very nice.

Apparently you have gotten a new tailor since last we met.

l have been remiss in rewarding you for doing what my bodyguards could not.

So, what is the favor?

l want for nothing.

Well, as you can see, l have more than enough men to take care of my well-being.

But without their weapons, they're useless.

There are more men of honor in the world...

than there are guns.

l have many more where these came from. They are, how it is said...

''a dime a dozen''?

lt is also said...

''You get what you pay for''.

And l pay very well. Perhaps l could use your services.

ln the meantime, you will join me in my humble home.

Of course.

Whispering while you cuddle Near me

Whispering so no one Can hear me

Each little whisper Seems to cheer me

He's in love with her.

You think so, huh?

You're whispering Why you'll never

Leave me

Whispering why you'll never

Grieve me

Whisper and say

That you'll believe me

Whispering l love you

Hello, beautiful. Want to go to Shanghai with me tonight?

-Don't test my patience. -Get out of my way.

l'll tolerate this no longer.

Many resist... burn their poppy fields...

only to die.

lt seems useless now, with so few Wudang left to fight.

Your daughter is exceptionally fine!

Perhaps tonight l will have a taste.

Master Crane has forsaken us, but l will not!

l am a Wudang.

Hey, Farmboy...

mind your business.

Go back to Kahn!

Go back to Shanghai with a gift from the Daixiangou Valley!

Seems you've gotten in good with Kahn.

Of course, these villagers got off on the wrong foot.

But you stay on his good side.

You won't regret it, l can tell you.

l'm sure l won't.

Crane.

l'm pleased.

l am honored.

Show Mr. Crane to his room. You'll have time to rest before dinner.

Anything you need will be provided.

The artillery's arrived.

-Very good. -Yes.

French 75s. The best there is. ''Le soixante-quinze.''

Well, they practically won the Great War, you know.

Well, along with the Brits, naturally. Bit of help from the Yanks, perhaps.

-You've made your point. -They'll never know what hit 'em!

Then of course, there is the finder's fee.

Tonight's a special occasion. We'll talk business after my little dinner...

-when it's appropriate. -Oh, yes, yes, of course, of course.

We live in interesting times, Mr. Kahn.

Britain needs men like you.

And me.

The only way to national unity is to impose discipline on the masses.

No excess, no indulgence.

-l hope that meal meets your approval. -lt's excellent.

-lt's like being back in jolly 'ol. -Well, have some more.

l couldn't eat another bite, old man.

Are you insulting me?

One can't waste food.

Well... lf you insist.

How's the young American boy working out?

Any news on the gas? Any progress?

Pardon.

l haven't eaten so much in, since l can't remember.

You flatter me.

Good.

Let's talk business.

Excellent idea.

But l've done nothing.

Now you've wasted my food and my time.

You are a mystery, Crane.

l myself come from a long line of swordsmen...

so l appreciate true skill.

But a Gweilo with amazing Kung Fu skills in the middle of Shanghai?

How can it be?

There is little mystery.

My parents were...

missionaries.

Very sweet people.

They were murdered.

l was brought up...

in the mission, but never truly accepted.

And since l was not to be accepted...

l learned to be feared.

So, where have you been?

l've been everywhere.

Well, l wandered...

for years.

Almost two decades.

lt seemed to me that nothing that l found was worth anything.

l went back home.

There was an old woman...

who had been very kind to me when l was a child...

and l thought l'd go back to her...

and see if l could feel some of that kindness again...

and now...

l am in Shanghai.

My destiny, too, was foretold as a child...

but rather than fearing it, l have mastered it.

l must choose those l share it with most carefully.

Buy a new suit. Buy a dozen.

Anything you dream of.

Women, diamonds, automobiles, peace, happiness...

-What do you propose? -A simple test of loyalty.

As you've seen, l do not trust Hoggins...

and l'm afraid Bingo has other plans.

Kill him.

Then take your place at my side.

You are shocked.

lt is a good test.

A great test.

Boss, the villagers from the Daixiangou Valley have killed your men.

Modern new suits.

lt is said you need kill only one person to warn a hundred...

but Crane, l'll soon have the power to kill thousands in one day...

and to warn millions.

How can that be?

l now possess a weapon more powerful than China has ever known.

There'll be no more resistance.

l'll be feared by all.

So what does your blood tell you now, Crane?

Good.

l will have Sergonov witness Bingo's death.

Until then, he will be your best friend.

ln the meantime, you'll be my guest.

So, he doesn't eat? Well, wake him up!

Very bad!

lf the American dies...

Kahn will have your head. Shoo!

Go.

l'll sing sweet love songs Honey

All the time

Keep it together.

lf you'll just come be my

Sweet baby mine

So

l

Ain't got nobody

And nobody cares for

Come on, girls.

Won't somebody find My man for me

-Hey, Crane. -Hey.

You're looking handsome.

When did you get that hat?

Found it in an alley.

Jane?

Sometimes we begin something for one reason...

but we must finish it for a greater reason.

Okay.

l'm not following you.

What would you do...

to see your brother again? What are you be willing to do?

Anything.

Peter is held prisoner. ln Kahn's palace.

Meet me later.

Okay.

One more time, from the top.

l'll sing

Honey

Okay.

lf you'll just come be my

Sweet baby mine

l ain't got nobody

And nobody cares for

Won't somebody find My man for me?

ls it ready?

lt's ready.

You said you would prove it.

Here.

Excellent. This will work fine.

Better than fine. This is a single-stage reaction.

lf this glass breaks, we're both dead in seconds.

You know, you'd better be a long ways away.

l hope you're not downwind, either.

We can start filling the shells.

-Right now? -Have it ready before sunrise.

What about...

you know, you said you'd bring the...

When you're done.

-First, it has to be tested. -That would be all of the rats by now.

We could always find more.

l've come to free you.

-There won't be a problem, will there? -They won't be missed.

This new man of yours, Crane...

interesting.

You know him.

You are in any open business with Kahn?

You work for him now, you should know.

Kahn is in the open business and l am in the business to stay alive.

Why?

''Why?'' Why do ask such a thing?

lf you could be free, what would you do?

What would you be willing to lose for that?

Everything.

Even your life?

My life hasn't been my own for too long.

l'm a slave to Kahn and a traitor to my friends.

Who are your friends?

What does it matter?

l haven't long to live.

l will miss no one, and no one will miss me.

That is your own folly.

Why are you looking at your watch?

lt's new. l've never had one before.

Come.

Sit.

Hello?

Hi.

Excuse me.

Hi. l'm here to see Mr. Kahn?

You will sing for our Master this evening.

Well, yeah, that's kind of what l just said.

Okay...

let me know if there's anything l can do to help you.

Tell me, Crane. What does a Gweilo pray to Buddha for?

l prayed for both of us.

-lt seems that l have misjudged you. -Yes. You have.

l have been a fool.

l promise...

it will be painless.

lt must be done.

-l see l have misjudged you. -l won't die a coward.

You made me love you

l didn't want to do it l didn't want to do it

You made me want you

And all the time you knew it

l guess you always knew it

You made me happy

Sometimes you made me glad

But there were times when

You made me feel so bad

l trusted you.

You made me sigh for

l didn't want to tell you l didn't want to tell you

l need your love

lt's true yes l do you know l do

l really do

Give me Give me what l cry for

You know you got The kind of kisses

That l'd die for

You know you made me

Love you

l don't know what to say.

lt pales beside your beauty.

l could buy a thousand women...

but all the money in the world could never buy you.

l'm sorry, l can't.

l just can't think of... l've got to find my brother.

-Your brother? -Peter.

Then l'll find your brother for you.

l would kill half the world for you.

l guess it's too late to call a cab.

Much too late.

Verify.

He is dead.

lt was the only way.

Kahn will be pleased.

lt is difficult to kill a friend.

Even when it's necessary.

You do have ice water in your veins.

Yes.

Hey, lady?

Excuse, will you not look at me half dressed.

Nl was not looking at you.

l feel so violated. And to think that l was going to find a girls' room.

The toilet?

-l will show you the toilet. -No, thank you.

You will not show me anything, you tell me where it is...

unless you want me to find Kahn and ask him to show me where it is.

Calm down, it's okay. lt's okay.

Early one morning

Afraid you'd come Knock upon my door

Early one mornin'

Me and the devil

We been walkin' side by side

Pete? Pete!

Pete, l don't have much time.

Pete! Hi.

lt's so great to see you.

What happened to you?

Nothing. Nothing.

You're in here and nothing happened to you?

What are you doing? Pete, look at me. Look at me!

-What are you doing? -l'm doing the gas thing, you know?

l'm cooking the gas. They think it's so hard.

Right? l mean, you know it's easy.

lt's zethalene, sulfur, and dichlora...

Why? What does he need the gas for?

What is he doing with the gas? Where?

Who knows?

-l mean, it's a big damn country. -Why?

Why?

Well... l mean, kill people.

And it's easy, anyway. lt's just a few thousand Chinese.

Well, l mean, Chinese, French, German, what's the diff, anyway?

Pete, when?

-When? -Well, l'm already filling the shells...

well, whenever the hell he wants. l mean, now, for all l care.

Why are you doing this?

lt's my job.

lt's always been my job.

Come here.

Oh, no.

Oh, no. l've got to go. Listen, we've got to get...

Crane!

l hope your task was not too difficult.

lt was, as they say, a piece of cake.

Piece of cake! l like that.

Crane! Hi! lt's so good to see you again.

You were right.

lt's a Gweilo thing. Hugging.

Well, it has been a pleasure of having you, Jane.

Pleasure been had.

Hey, careful! You do not want to drop one of these.

Right, pack 'em tight.

This will be my greatest achievement.

Soon the name of Kahn will be known across all of China.

lf that is what you want.

Yes, l do. So, tell me, Crane.

How does it feel to have power? l sometimes forget, even myself.

l wouldn't know.

Sr. Kahn, are you sure we can trust Crane?

Of course, he's proven himself in the most decent fashion.

-But... -But?

They say one keeps one's friends close and one's enemies closer.

Either way, l'm safe.

Hey!

What are you thinking about, Crane?

l am thinking about the future.

Wei?

Wei?

Wei?

Where are you going?

Hunting.

For what?

Going with the resistance.

-l'm going with you. -No.

l don't want you to end up like me.

l'm going with you.

You're not going without me.

l'm so scared.

Stop, stop, stop!

Stop!

-This is the Daixiangou Valley? -Yes.

They have been the most resistant. We will restore order out of chaos.

By putting down these rebel villages...

l'll gain control of the rest of the country...

create peace and prosperity...

and then l'll be very comfortable.

-Comfortable? -Yes, Crane.

Ever since they deposed the emperor...

do you know how much anarchy there is in the country?

There's no unity at all. All these disparate factions.

l don't think you have any idea how strong these people are.

We'll see. We'll see.

They need to be pulled together by force.

That is the only way.

By having somebody strong, like an emperor.

We have a political party to restore the emperor...

but first we have to bring order to this country.

This village must prove as an example to all the rest of the rebel forces.

They need to be taught a lesson.

Excellent.

A good time to begin.

-But there are so many people. -Exactly, Crane.

Load the guns!

Guards, protect those shells! Everybody spread out!

Lang!

Lang!

Lang! Lang?

Oh, l see you dodged the bullet.

You're no match for my blade, Crane.

Thanks, kid.

-Who are you? -Bingo.

l'm back from the dead.

Who are you, Crane?

Wudang?

lt's impossible. l killed them all.

You kill me, you achieve nothing.

-There'll be another one just like me. -Then l'll kill them too.

Whatever you once were is no more.

Now you are nothing but an assassin.

l am...

a Wudang.

Wei!

Wei!

No!

Wei!

lt's okay.

lt's okay.

lt's okay. lt's okay.

Don't move.

lt's all right.

Go home.

-Master Crane? -Yeah.

Will l ever find peace...

now that l've killed?

Crane...

the more things change, the more things stay the same.

Welcome to Shanghai.

Hey.

lt's a Gweilo thing.

Goodbye, Crane.

Thank you.

Whiskey!

Hi.

Thanks.

You know, for everything.

Peter.

Feel better.

Yes!

-Master Crane? -Yes.

You never answered my question.

-Does it ever go away? -What?

Knowing that you've killed.

No.

The warrior's destiny always follows a broken path.

l would learn my journey would not end in Shanghai...

and that my past would soon come back...

to haunt me.