Original subtitles

Open up!

Open the gate!

Open up, open up, open up!

Amitabha. What can I do for you?

- I must visit the abbot. - Almsgiver,

you can't enter the temple without permission.

- Stop please, almsgiver. - No, I want to visit the abbot.

- Please stop, almsgiver. - Please stop, almsgiver.

- Step aside! - Stop him!

(SHAOLIN WARRIOR)

(SHAOLIN TEMPLE)

(SHAOLIN TEMPLE)

(ZEN)

Master, how on earth will you take me in?

I know that the Second Ancestor

asked Dharma, the founder of Buddhism,

to teach him the doctrine by breaking his own arm.

Since you're indifferent, I'll break my leg

to show my determination.

- Who are you? - Amitabha.

Come in with me please.

- What did you say? - Come in with me please.

R-really?

- Yes. - I can't believe it.

The God opens his eyes at last.

Abbot, I, Yao Hanwu,

hope to learn martial arts in the Shaolin Temple.

Almsgiver...

it is said that the Buddha helps the right people.

It is okay

if you want to enter the Shaolin Temple,

but you must meet three conditions.

- What are the conditions? - First,

one is to subdue the material world

- and be converted to Buddhism. - Yes.

- I can do that. - The second

is to forget hatred

and give up any thought of revenge,

and fame and gain in the world--

since you're determined to be converted to Buddhism.

可表面答应他

After I learn

they can do

Mmm. Okay, I can do that too.

Buddhists don't lie.

Almsgiver, you cannot lie

in a Buddhist temple.

少林方丈果然名不虚传

can see through me.

Hmm, yes yes, master.

The third is that all the disciples

must comply with the rules of the temple.

Almsgiver,

- do you have any objections? - No! I have none.

此人眉宇之间

He has to temper himself.

It will not be

Okay, you can stay.

Sengman, take the almsgiver

to water the vegetables.

He will receive tonsure

when he gets used to the life of an ascetic monk.

Yes, abbot.

No. No no.

No no!

Hey, what's wrong?

Where is my sister? Where is my sister?

No sister here.

Do you miss your family?

Then go back.

Why must you stay here?

All we have here are wooden beds

and vegetables.

- I had a nightmare. - Eh!

Go to sleep, huh?

Hey, you must have evil thoughts.

Cut your nonsense. I'll choke you to death.

- No no. - Who has evil thoughts?

- Tell me. Are you going to tell me? - I was only joking.

L-l-l-let me go. Let me go.

You were joking?

It didn't sound like you were joking.

It's true, I swear to you.

I'll believe you this time.

Remember,

I won't forgive you next time you make a joke at me.

- You got it? - Yes.

Huh.

They want me to gain strength by making me

carry these two buckets of water.

I want to learn kung fu

and this-- this could take forever.

No...

I must figure something out myself.

Zhishou,

when will you teach me kung fu?

Eh, it's not that I wouldn't teach you,

but the court forbids us to practice kung fu.

Do me a favor, Zhishou. You see,

it's just the two of us here. No one is from the court.

哎呀这个啊

Hey, Zhishou, don't worry.

You won't teach me for nothing.

Here.

- A token of my gratitude. - Okay then.

- Huh. - No no no, here.

Let me do it.

I'll make an exception and teach you.

- Great. - I'll teach you--

I'll teach you for the sake of your sincerity,

but you must keep it a secret.

Thank you, Zhishou. Thank you, Zhishou.

Hey, watch carefully.

The first skill is "Carrying the beam with two hands."

"C-c-- carrying the beam with two hands."

- Eh, arms straight. - Arms straight!

- Knees bent. - Knees bent!

"Watch the sky from within."

"Watch the sky from within."

Look up!

- Look up. - Up up!

U-up... oh uh.

Knees bent!

The third skill: "Having strength all over."

"Having-- having strength all over."

Puff your chest out.

Knees bent.

The fourth: "Breathing out and taking back."

"Breathing out and taking back."

Hey, that one's easy.

You know, you can grind a stone up with your hand

once you master the skill

of "Having strength all over."

- Really? - Yeah.

Zhishou, here are two stones.

Do it with them.

I haven't mastered the skill.

I've reached the ninth level, one level left.

You are really great. Zhishou, thank you, thank you.

I'll be grateful to you for the rest of my life.

Ah, no need. We were fated to meet.

- So? - Oh.

Here.

Thank you, thank you, Zhishou.

- Thank you, thank you, Zhishou. - You're welcome.

- Thank you very much. - Practice hard, okay? Practice hard.

Okay.

"Carrying the beam with two hands."

- "Watch the sky from within." - Practice seriously and attentively.

Okay. "Watch the sky."

"Having strength all over."

"Having strength all over."

Huh.

"Breathing out and taking back."

Pfft, heh heh.

"Carrying the beam with two hands."

"Watching the sky from the bottom of the well."

"Having strength all over."

"Breathing out and taking back."

Excuse me.

How far to the Shaolin Temple?

Uh, go straight ahead,

about 10 miles away.

- Thank you. - You're welcome.

"Carrying the beam with two hands."

"Watching the sky from the bottom of the well."

"Having strength

"Breathing out

"Carrying the beam with two hands."

"Watching the sky from the bottom of the well."

"Having strength all over."

"Breathing out and taking back."

"Carrying the beam

Excuse me.

- Hmm? - What skills are you practicing?

To tell you the truth,

it's the real Shaolin fighting move.

You're a Shaolin disciple?

Oh no no no. I--

I'm new here!

Oh, so you haven't received tonsure.

That move you did...

is really weird. It looked like you were squatting.

And who are you?

How dare you insult the Shaolin kung fu?

Watch this. "Carrying the beam with two hands"!

Stranger: Forget it!

You see?

He said it looked like I'm squatting.

Yeah. It does look like that.

Why didn't I see it before?

Bastard! How dare you trick me?

Ow ow, my ass! Hey hey hey!

What are you doing? Ow ow!

What am I doing?

You tricked me! You tricked me!

Huh? You tricked me!

What are you doing? What are you--

I'm innocent! Have you gone crazy?

How dare you sleep! All you know is how to sleep!

- Ow ow ow ow! - Tell me, which kung fu did I ask you to teach me?

- Tell me! - Ow ow!

- Shaolin kung fu! - Shaolin kung fu!

Was that Shaolin kung fu? Was it?

- No no no no! I didn't trick you! - Why did you trick me?

I did not trick you!

- You didn't trick me? - Help me, help me!

- No one can help you! No one! - Help!

- No one can help you. - Somebody help me! Ahh!

- No one can help you! For me? - No no! I did it for you, for you!

我去你的好意吧

- 我去你的好意吧 好人心 - 你怎么不识好人心啊你

我打死你

- Let you go? - Ow, stop, ow!

- Ow ow, help help! - You tricked me!

Evil for evil! You tricked me!

- Let me go-- ow! - You tricked me!

Listen here, punk. Remember this:

don't you ever trick me again.

"Listen here, punk. Remember this..."

We'll see that!

Master!

When can I start learning?

You think you have not started,

but all of our students can learn.

Please give me tonsure.

I want to join Shaolin.

I have already told you this before.

You will receive tonsure once you adapt to our ways.

I've been here for almost one month.

I only eat vegetables and rice.

You haven't started learning sutra.

You will receive tonsure after you start learning sutra.

Master.

Master?

Master!

Master!

Zhishou?

Zhishou!

Okay.

Hey, Zhishou.

You're slacking off again!

Master Sengzhi, I'm not.

I could not do that hard work

- because I was beaten up. - Huh?

Ow! Master, it really hurts.

- Look. - How could you have been beaten up

if you just looked after the garden?

Well, Master Sengzhi, look look.

Yao Hanwu went crazy.

Abbot assigned him here to work,

but he forced me to teach him kung fu

and I refused to.

So he almost-- he almost beat me to death.

He's gone too far!

Yao Hanwu!

Yao Hanwu, come here!

Heh heh.

Master Sengzhi.

What do you want me to do?

Tell me

what the sixth rule of the temple says.

"Those who are eager to surpass others,

call others names and beat others

will be driven out of the temple."

You know it, but why did you violate the rule?

From now on, you are no longer a disciple

of the Shaolin Temple.

Leave here right now.

- Hmm. - Uh uh uh...

Master Sengzhi.

Please, Master Sengzhi, please forgive me.

- Master. - No.

A temple should have its rules as a country does.

The Shaolin Temple

is one of decency.

There would be nationwide disorder

if we violate the rules.

Master!

I beg you. I know I was wrong.

Give me another chance, master.

- I'm afraid that won't do. - Master!

Master, master.

Okay, I'll give you another chance.

Go to the discipline court to get your punishment.

Thank you, master. Thank you, master.

- Thank you, master. - Ow ow. Ow.

Oooh, ow.

Sengrui, you're doing it wrong.

Yes, master.

We'll see if any of you dare to violate the rules of the temple.

(DISCIPLINE COURT)

Yao Hanwu!

Yes, master.

Do the posture of "crouching tiger" a thousand times.

Not one time less.

Master, that would be too severe.

Sengrui, do you want to be punished again?

Master, what is the "crouching tiger"?

- Sengli! - Master.

- Show him how to do it. - Yes.

Do you know what to do?

Yes, I do.

Then start now.

If you do it wrong once, you have to do it 10 more times.

Yes, master.

- Abbot. - Hmm?

Some soldiers are here to see you.

- Why are they here? - For an escaped criminal.

怎么回事

出什么事了

Abbot, I heard a criminal named Fang Lei is in your temple.

We were ordered to catch him.

What crime did he commit?

He is a very cruel man.

He ran away after he wounded King Chu.

Do you have an arrest warrant or badge?

Hmm.

Almsgiver, how do you know he's in the temple?

Before he ran away, he told his friends

he would come here to learn kung fu

and then get revenge on King Chu.

So then, we came all the way here,

so please be cooperative.

So tired. So tired.

So tired.

I can't believe

how good it feels to lie on my stomach.

It feels good, doesn't it?

Master, I now know

it's quite nice to lie on the stomach

- and not move at all. - Is it?

Get up!

Yes yes, master.

- Master. - All right!

I punished you

- because I wanted you to remember these lessons, hmm? - Yes.

Yes, I understand.

Why you don't go back to the garden and do your job?

Yes, master.

Abbot.

Are all of the disciples of the temple are here?

Amitabha. They are all here.

He is not among them.

Abbot, think carefully, have you forgotten anyone?

Hurry hurry, abbot is waiting for us.

Huh?

Hey, abbot's waiting for us.

Zhishou, listen to me.

Since I haven't taken the tonsure,

I'm not really a disciple, so I don't have to go.

Huh. What you say it true,

but you're one of us when you're staying in the temple.

I am one of you. I--

I am one of you, but you won't teach me kung fu!

I have to water vegetables all day long.

Uh, well...

- Zhishou. - Huh?

My stomach

I have to go to the bathroom, Zhishou. I'm gonna go now.

Could my men and I stay in the temple overnight?

We'd like to question all the monks in the temple carefully.

- Uh... - Amitabha.

I'm afraid it's not convenient for us

- to lodge you since we're all Buddhists. - We work for the court.

I think we can stay in the temple whether or not you agree.

Ah. Sengzhi,

go prepare the guest rooms.

Yes.

Move!

这个凶手会是谁呢

He's unidentified.

If he was the one they are looking for,

he will bring disaster to our temple.

- Do you have evidence? - Evidence?

I have a lot of evidence.

When he came to our temple,

I felt he didn't come to convert to Buddhism.

He often practiced kung fu at midnight.

He almost choked me to death once.

- I'm afraid that if he's that guy-- - Oh, Zhishou,

how can you tell a good man from a bad man

according to the standards of the court?

They run riot, but they call the people "rebels."

Do you really think

Yao Hanwu is a very good man or a very bad man?

- Well... - Tell me the truth.

Master, I actually don't think he's a bad man.

Then you should help him to do good.

But--

(流芳百世)

Huh?

Huh.

Eh, that's weird.

It feels as if I'm being followed.

Hey! Who's there?

Don't try to hide. I know you're there.

Yao Hanwu, are you behind me?

I haven't done anything.

I'm quite good at kung fu!

You bully me every day.

Now master wants me to help you. No way.

I hate you so much I want to kick you.

You made me lose sleep.

- What are you doing here? - Is this the guy?

Yes, it's him.

Huh.

It took us quite some time to find you.

It turns out you hid here.

- I don't know you. - Catch him fast.

- 走 - 走

Hey hey.

- 给我下来 - Hyah!

Stop him now!

Quiet down there!

怎么办

Let's go.

Hyah-hhh!

Huh?!

What are you doing? Ow.

- Huh? Who are you? - I'll hit you!

Ow! Oh.

- How dare you hit me! - And I'll do it again.

I'll get you!

Hyah-hhh!

Huh. Huh?

H-hey hey, hey hey hey.

Hey-- hey, why don't you move?

Oh, I beat him to death.

Uh-oh.

Oh, oh my God, oh my God.

What should I do?

Soldier: Gotcha! Ha!

- I got him, I got him! - Cover him!

Captain: Squeeze him down.

Captain: Squeeze him so he

Do you really think Yao Hanwu

is a very good man or a very bad man?

- Well... - Tell me the truth.

Master, I actually don't think he's a bad man.

Then you should help him to do good.

I'm here to help you! Hyah!

Huh. I didn't expect to be this good!

Oh, hit us again!

Try hitting us again!

- You can fight, - Okay, that's enough.

Don't beat him to death. We better leave since we've caught him.

- Tie him up. - Yes.

We'll get into trouble if the other monks come.

Move it! Hurry up!

Move.

Walk.

Ow!

Huh?

What now?

What should I do now?

No, I have to--

I have to go help him!

Move quickly. Hurry up!

Soldier: Hurry up.

Hey! Don't you hear me?

Ohh.

Soldier #2: Hurry up. Hurry up.

Soldier: Don't play dead. Now get up.

- Hurry up! - Soldier #2: Get up.

Soldier: You're only delaying us.

- Get up already. - Soldier #2: Get up!

Soldier: Bastard.

- Soldier #2: We have to go. - Soldier: Get up.

- Idiot! - Soldier #2: He's playing dead.

Get up.

Soldier: Get up.

Get up, loser.

Soldier #3: Do you hear me?

- Soldier #4: Come on. - Soldier #2: Come on. Get up.

Get up.

Oh! Who is there?

- Huh? - Huh?

Soldiers: Who's there?

You two go over there. And you two, go search there.

- Yes sir. - Yeah.

Come out.

Come out! I've seen you.

出来

Hey, there's no one here.

Captain: Go search there. Go.

Over there!

Come out.

- Come out. - Come out.

Get up.

(SUN RISE PUB)

Waiter! Waiter, come over here quickly.

- Why are you so slow? - Have a drink, Captain.

- Captain: Okay, thanks. - Soldier #2: Yeah yeah.

Soldier: Fill your cups. The liquor and food here is really good.

Soldier #3: I'm thirsty.

Soldier: Oh, we haven't eaten

- Soldier #2: Drink, come on. - Soldier: Okay!

Captain, cheers.

- Soldier #3: Yeah, cheers! - Captain: Drink up.

- Oh, good stuff. - Cheers cheers.

Captain: Ah, this tastes great.

Waiter, two more jars of liquor and two more steaks.

来喽

Ha, yeah.

Are you hungry, huh?

The bone is delicious. Try it.

Come on, eat it. Eat. Come on.

Don't offend me. Eat it, eat.

Eat it. It's delicious.

Do you want to starve?

Eat, come on already. Come on.

- Soldiers: Eat! Eat it! - Eat this!

- Ah! - Ooooh.

How dare you?

Bastard!

Soldier: Yeah!

You're not a real monk, eat!

- Eat. - Eat it.

- Don't want to eat, huh? - Huh-uh.

I'll stuff it down your throat!

- Eat! Eat it! - You don't have the guts to untie me!

You don't want to eat?

Then I'll feed it to the dog.

Huh!

You refuse to eat something? You'll die of hunger.

- Soldier: Who cares? - No no no, don't mind him.

Hurry up and finish eating. We have a long way to walk.

We have to get to Huangji by the evening.

Okay, he's right.

- Cheers! - Cheers!

- Cheers. - Oh, this is so good.

Cheers.

(LING MING INN)

(滤溪客栈)

Waiter!

来了

Come on. Come on. Hurry, waiter!

Bring us liquor.

好好好里面请

坐啊坐坐坐

马上上菜 马上上菜

Soldier: Hurry up!

- Waiter: Take your seats. - Captain: Come on, take your seats.

- Soldier: Sit down, I'm exhausted. - Soldier #2: Me too.

喝点酒解解乏

Soldier #2: Oh yeah, he is.

- Captain: Hey, - Waiter: Mm-hmm.

Captain: Bring me another beer.

- Captain: I'm exhausted. Are you? - Soldier: That guy was tough!

- Yeah, he was. - Captain: Did you hear that?

- Soldier #3: Listen! Shh. - Soldier: I don't

I think he's had

Soldier #2: Check out the look

Captain: I can't believe we had

Soldier: Pass me that plate.

- Soldier #3:Who has the bottle? - Soldier: I do.

I thought we just said that we drank enough, guys.

- Let's slow down. - It's your wine.

All right.

Soldier: Hmm.

Wait wait wait. I want some too.

God, you guys are alcoholics.

I'm going out.

You stay here, keep drinking.

I am gonna out for a while too.

- Come back fast. - Okay.

Captain: Come on, let's drink.

Hmm.

Leave me alone.

- I'm pissing. - Hyah!

Oh oh oh!

Take that!

Oh. Oh, that was dangerous.

Hey,

I really wish I had taken my master's lessons seriously.

But you know what?

That was pretty easy.

- Who are you? - I'm your grandfather.

Wow, ahh.

Captain: Hmph.

- What took you so long? - Zhishou: Huh?

Sit down and drink. Don't just stand there.

- You're mistaken. - Zhishou!

Huh? You bold monk.

Do you want to die? Go and t-tie him up.

Yes sir.

Hey, idiot.

Huh?

- Zhishou, Zhishou, come here. - Captain: Come back here!

Don't fight with him. Come here and untie me.

I'll get you!

How dare you!

Zhishou!

Come untie me, hurry up.

The rope is too tight. I can't untie it.

Captain: You want to untie it?

- Wow. - Untie me.

- Zhishou, why are you here? - Why do you think I'm here?

- To rescue you. - Thank you, Zhishou.

Don't talk so much, all right? Let's just get out of here.

- Come on. - Go go!

不好了 有人闯寺

Amitabha.

Hand Fang Lei over to me.

I'm sorry,

there is no such person in our temple.

Fang Lei works in the garden of the temple

and goes by the name of Yao Hanwu.

Almsgiver, Yao Hanwu disappeared

since you came here last time.

Don't lie to me.

A monk from your temple wounded a soldier

and then took away Fang Lei, or Yao Hanwu.

Hand the two over to me.

Almsgiver, I know nothing about what you said.

I can do nothing about it.

I knew you wouldn't hand them over to me.

Very well. I'll search for them myself.

不得无礼

- Stop it. - Either you hand Fang Lei over to me,

- or you can watch me kill this monk. - Don't act foolishly.

Amitabha.

Almsgiver, we can talk peacefully.

Don't hurt my disciples.

The old monk, you come at last.

- Hey, look who's here. - Be quiet, be quiet!

Be quiet, they're here.

Abbot, you violate the law knowingly.

Almsgiver, I really do not know

who did it.

Sengzhi, do you know who did it?

It might be Zhishou.

Where are they now?

Monk: Abbot.

Abbot.

Abbot, I know where they are.

- Where? - They came back last night.

- Where are they now? - They said that they got in trouble

and they felt sorry for abbot,

so they headed for Luoyang last night.

Abbot, this is the letter they left for you.

Hmph.

This is the letter he left for you?

Uh...

- It is. - Okay,

we'll go to Luoyang then.

Abbot, if you don't report when he comes back,

it is a serious crime!

Let's go.

Daoguang, what on earth is this?

Abbot...

my last name is Fang

and my first name is Lei.

I'm from Jinzhou.

My sister was a concubine of King Chu Zhu Can.

I lived in the palace with my sister in my childhood.

I was Zhu Can's servant in his study.

But...

one day...

Oh, sweetheart, don't run away from me.

- Your Highness. - Come here, don't run away from me.

Woman: Come here.

Zhu Can: Ah, my darling.

Aha ha ha.

My sweet girl, you're so beautiful.

I really do love you.

Hey.

Don't leave, my beauty. Come here.

Come over here, come here.

Woman: Oh stop it.

Oh ho ho.

Stop!

Your Highness?

What is this food?

Your Highness, it's venison.

You give me venison every day.

I'm sick of it. You know that?

- Get the hell out of here! - Your Highness.

- Uh... - Don't be angry.

He's my brother, so he's your brother-in-law.

Ohh.

That's fine then, my boy.

You can take it away and eat it. Go away.

Get out of here now.

- Your Highness. - Listen, sweetheart.

- Huh? - Do you know...

what's the most delicious food in the world?

- Umm... - Huh?

The liver of a dragon?

Well, that's just a legend.

Umm, tiger or bear paw?

Incorrect.

And bird's nest or shark's fin?

Ha ha. Incorrect.

Eh, guess again.

Mmm. Your Highness,

I have little talent and education.

I can't guess it.

Fang Xia, to tell you the truth...

Mm-hmm?

It's human flesh.

You're joking.

I've never heard of anyone eating human flesh before.

Ohh. Well, it's delicious.

Would you be willing to be my food?

- Huh? - Your Highness,

since you love me so much, I'd be happy

to be your food. What do you think?

Okay.

Your skin is smooth and your flesh is...

tender.

It'd be a pity if I didn't eat you.

Guards!

What do you require of us?

- Your Highness, stop kidding. - Take her away and boil her.

- Why are you just standing there? - Your Highness,

please forgive me. I was only joking just now.

There's no kidding with a king.

How can you joke with me? Huh?

Your Highness, forgive me for making a joke.

Ehh, you'll be my dinner.

Take her away.

- Let's go. - Come here!

- Your Highness. - Come, let's go. Come on!

- Come! Come here. - Your Highness!

Take her!

Your Highness!

I'll treat you to a delicious dish.

I'll promote those who can

and I'll give those

1,000 qing in good fields.

Taste the meat, men, and give me your answer.

It's elephant meat.

Wrong.

Try again.

Is it the meat of a crane?

Ehh, wrong.

Deer venison, slaughtered less than 100 days ago.

Wrong again.

Do you know what meat it is?

I have no idea.

You should have a taste.

It's your sister's flesh.

Uh...

Am I good to you or what? Huh?

I boiled my very own wife to treat you.

I had my wife to treat you all.

Look how generous I am.

Huh?

You beast! I'll kill you.

You beast.

How dare you eat my sister? I'll kill you.

I'll kill you. I'll kill you.

You-- you beast!

I'll kill you.

Take him away!

是

He is very cruel.

Amitabha!

It is sinful. It is sinful.

Hey, what are you doing?

Are you crazy or what?

Hey!

You'll get sick if you keep doing this.

Why are you so stubborn? It's freezing!

Actually, I think you're already sick in the head.

You're useless! Useless!

Huh?

Huh.

Master Caitou.

Master Caitou, what are you going to do?

Why didn't you cover the water jars after you filled them?

Yes, master.

Catch!

- Hyah! - Oh oh!

That's not fair.

There are still four water jars not covered.

Your kung fu needs practice! Let's go!

Yes, master!

Abbot, there is an official coming.

What do they want to do this time?

- He wants to worship the Buddha. - Worship the Buddha?

Do they come

to worship the Buddha

while they kill and fight in front of him?

I agree, master. Could it be a trick?

Ah. Amitabha.

Huh? Oh.

Amitabha!

I am General Zhu Can.

I am abbot of the Shaolin Temple.

My name is Zhichao. I am sorry that I didn't greet you when you arrived.

It's okay okay okay.

Abbot, the Shaolin Temple

is very very famous around the empire.

But...

why...

why are there so many refugees?

The Shaolin Temple is becoming a refugee camp.

Almsgiver, you do not know the situation.

- Oh? Explain. - People have suffered a lot

because of wars and drought.

There is no food

and therefore our temple decides to help thosepoor people.

Oh.

Oh, almsgiver,

you were predestined by Buddha.

It is true.

When I was in my childhood, an old monk helped me out

whenever I stole something from others.

Therefore I believed in Buddha from then on.

- Oh. - Yes, and now I know

I am on the right path.

That's good.

Zhu Can: Huh?

Zhichao: Huh? Is something wrong?

Don't you move!

Almsgiver, do you know my disciple?

More than that.

He's my brother-in-law.

- Oh, is that true? - Of course it's true!

Hey, Fang Lei,

come over here.

You beast! I would rather die here

- than go back with you. - Huh?

Come on, I treat you like a brother,

but you betray me and curse me in my presence.

Not only do I curse you,

but I would kill you!

Captain: Hold him.

Are you crazy, boy?

I have been searching for you ever since you ran away.

You beast, you're the crazy one.

- Yao Hanwu, don't be rude! - No-oo!

I will kill him to avenge my sister's death.

Your sister is my beloved concubine

whom I love very much.

How could I kill her?

You're a liar!

If you really loved her,

how could you eat her?

Come on, she volunteered to be my food!

You're a mad man! No one would be willing to be eaten.

It was true. If you don't believe me, you can ask her.

She is dead; how could I ask her?

You bastard! I will kill you today!

Damn you, boy!

I only show you kindness, but you insult me in public.

I'll fight!

Why don't you and I settle this now?

It is sinful, it's sinful.

Guards, take him back!

- You monster! - Move.

Hold on!

Almsgiver, don't you believe in Buddha?

He is also a disciple of Buddha.

Please forgive him and let him stay here.

I can't do that.

I promised his sister that I would look after him.

I should keep my word.

Therefore I must bring him back.

Abbot, can you stop me?

If you can't,

I will take him back.

- Well-- - Abbot,

I would like to try on behalf of the Shaolin Temple.

Okay.

Captain!

General!

Please.

Oh, it hurts! It hurts!

- Amitabha. - Amitabha.

You are so useless!

Almsgiver, please don't do that!

Ha!

Almsgiver!

(大雄宝殿)

Amitabha.

How can you bite me?

Don't offend me, you stupid monk.

If you do, I will eat your flesh.

Huh? Eh!

Abbot...

I told you, if you can hidean escaped criminal,

you're committing a serious crime.

If you don't let me take him with me,

think of the consequences

for the whole temple.

Master, let me go with him.

- Amitabha. - No, you can't go.

I am not a disciple.

I cannot bring troubles here.

I must go! I must go with him.

That's good.

You should be as obedient as before, huh?

Abbot, we can't let them go.

Stop!

Almsgiver, if you want to take him away,

- promise me one thing. - What is it?

Please don't kill him.

Since both of you believe in Buddhism,

you must promise me that.

- It would be of no use. - Okay.

No problem.

I like him so much.

How could I kill him? He is my brother-in-law.

(ZHU RESIDENCE)

- Zhu Can: Bring him in. - Guard: Yes sir!

Come on.

You beast! Why not kill me?

Come on, Fang Lei.

Don't take me as your enemy, brother-in-law.

- Is that really necessary? - Necessary?

- Don't you think it is? - Don't be angry.

Eh. Your sister...

was willing to be eaten,

believe it or not.

Now she and I are in one body.

We will never part from each other, for all eternity!

You disgusting animal.

You're a real monster! You're a monster!

I should kill you.

If anyone else cursed me like that, I would kill them.

But not you.

I will not kill you. Did you know that?

You are an exception.

- Do you know why? - You're the idiot.

Do you know why?

I will not kill you...

because I love you like a pet. You're an animal to me.

- I would rather die here... - Watch him.

...than stay with you, you bastard.

The more you want to die, the less I want kill you.

No!

I cannot stay here.

I should run away.

I cannot bear that beast insulting me.

The damned beast.

He had me shackled. I must escape.

Zhu Can, you bastard!

Zhu Can, sooner or later I will get revenge--

revenge on you!

What about Fang Lei?

I wonder where he is right now.

Hey, Zhishou, what's this?

- Master Caitou. - Why do you worry so much?

- Uh, I'm not. - You lazy boy!

Don't lie to me. How long have you been washing the vegetables?

Master, don't worry.

I'll finish soon. I'm almost done.

Look look. Here they are.

- Master Caitou, do you think Fang Lei is in danger... - Hmm?

...since he was taken away by Zhu Can?

Why are you asking me?

I had a dream about Fang Lei last night.

It really upset me, master.

Ah, of course, I heard.

- That man likes eating human flesh. - Huh?

If Fang Lei dares to offend him,

I think he's a dead man.

Oh.

If he dares touch Fang Lei, I will kill him.

Come on, boy.

You can't fight against those officials. You will definitely be defeated.

No doubt about that.

Master, it was a joke. I was only kidding.

Uh, okay.

There is no firewood in the oven. Go add some.

Yes yes, of course.

You silly boy.

You can try all you want,

but you will never break it.

You swine. Why did you come here?

Due to the command of His Majesty,

I will be leaving the city

and I won't be back for several days.

- You wait here for me. - You animal.

You will go to hell for this!

Brother-in-law, I will come back to you later.

Once I'm free, I'll be all yours!

Go.

You beast.

Crazy lunatic.

Filthy bastard, I'll kill you!

Bastard. Beast!

Why are you fooling around?

You should water the vegetables.

Master Caitou, I watched those brothers practicing with poles.

I learned postures. The one you used was great!

Tell me, what is that?

Which one? Was it with my left hand

or with my right hand, huh?

The one where you smashed the shoulder pole

with your hand. That one.

Yao Hanwu, you must concentrate on everything.

But how is that related to kung fu?

Like the tree that grows in the earth,

Zen and kung fu are growing in your life.

"Like the tree that grows in the earth,

Zen and kung fu are growing in your life."

- What does that mean? - Ehh!

You fool! Must you think so literally!

Zen and kung fu are in your life.

Zen and kung fu in my life?

Wrong!

Ah, so close!

I almost got hit.

How can I get revenge?

Not like this.

I can't even control an iron ball.

Yes, kung fu...

is in my life.

- Daoguang: Hey! - Huh?

- What are you doing? - Uh...

Master, I'm just practicing kung fu!

You're famous for being lazy. Why practice kung fu?

Ah, uh...

I suddenly realized that I should change my way of life

- so I can be a good Buddhist. - Oh, that's great!

Abbot will be happy when he finds out.

Amitabha.

It is my duty. It's not worth mentioning.

Okay, go on practicing then.

- Yes, master. - Hmm.

- Oh, wait! - Huh?

Yes, master. What is it?

Don't forget what you have to do, huh?

Oh, I remember, master.

Hmm.

He's a good man. I must help him.

He's a good man. I must help him.

(ZHU RESIDENCE)

(ZHU RESIDENCE)

Captain #2: Who is it?

Amitabha! Almsgiver.

Little monk, are you blind?

Do you know where you are? How dare you come here? Go away!

Hey hey hey, hold on, hold on.

What's going on? Do you want to get hurt?

No, I am looking for a man.

What's his name?

- His name is Fang Lei. - Fang Lei?

- Uh, yeah. - He cannot see you.

Almsgiver, is he all right?

He is the brother-in-law of General Zhu.

How could anything be wrong with him?

Well, if he is fine, why can't I see him?

I said you can't see him. Go away!

Hey hey, almsgiver, almsgiver,

please please, let me see him. Please!

Wait a moment, please.

Let me see him, please. Open the door, please.

I just want to talk to him.

Open the door, please.

Huh.

This residence is huge.

Fang Lei must be comfortable.

He's already forgotten me.

And I was feeling bad for him?

Lucky little...

All because I thought he was good.

I shouldn't have come.

Now I'm the fool!

Charge!

This really is

Fang Lei must have a happy life here.

How dare you? How dare you attack me!

Huh?

Ow ow, oh!

Ow ow!

Who are you?

Tell me now and tell me what you want.

Wait wait wait wait!

Wait a minute. Are you afraid?

Not at all.

Can't you recognize my voice? Huh?

Huh?

Zhishou?

- Zhishou, it's you. - Yeah!

Oh, my neck.

Wh-- why are you so cruel to me?

Shh shh. Keep your voice down.

Oh. Huh?

Why? Aren't you enjoying a happy life here?

Why are you creeping around like that?

Happy life? What happy life?

- I'm suffering here. - Then why not escape?

Zhishou, I want to escape,

but look-- look at this.

- I'm locked up in here. - What? Let me see that.

Huh.

- Zhishou. - Huh-- ahh.

Wh-- huh?

- Uh... - Wait a minute.

Huh.

Huh?

- Wow. - Zhishou, see what I'm talking about?

Wow, what a large iron ball!

You're stuck here!

And I thought you were enjoying a happy life.

Time for breakfast!

How could he escape

with such a large iron ball tied to him?

I am confused as well.

Confused? You fool!

Huh. I'll eat you!

Ohhh. Please forgive me!

- Don't eat me! - We have no time for this.

Search for him-- immediately!

Guard: Assassin!

There is an assassin!

Soldiers, this is none of your business.

Beat it, all of you!

You're causing trouble here.

Someone wanted to kill us!

No one wants to kill us.

Just you.

Huh? What?

What am I going to do?

Fang Lei, run!

What are you, crazy? Run, quick!

All right.

Zhishou, you've been away from Shaolin Temple

without permission for almost 10 days.

Do you know that's wrong?

- Of course I do. - Then why did you do it?

I had to do it.

Fang Lei would've lost his life!

He can prove it.

Master, what Zhishou said is right.

He left Shaolin Temple to save me.

Please punish me for--

- for any wrong that he did. - Uh-huh.

- All right. - I will accept whatever you see fit.

Brother.

You're up so late. What are you doing?

I want to learn the technique of the stick.

All right! Take the stick!

Okay.

All right.

I want revenge!

Yah!

Brother, brother.

I want revenge!

- Brother. - I want revenge!

You're lost, brother.

- Reve-eeeeeenge! - You're lost.

Hyah!

I want revenge!

Stop hurting me, brother. Stop hurting me. Stop it!

Brother, brother. Wake up, wake up!

Wake up, wake up!

- Amitabha. - Amitabha.

Has the general come here for worship?

Oh, abbot,

what you just said was only half right!

Can you tell me why it was half right?

Tang's invading our territory.

In order to prepare for wars,

the royal court is recruiting warriors for their army.

I hope your temple makes some contribution.

There's been a rule that temples

and shrines don't give grain and men to the army.

Uh-huh. A new chief brings in new aides.

Even officials of the royal court

are subject to the emperor.

And besides, it's a dumb rule, isn't it?

Well, abbot,

don't you want to make a contribution?

No no!

Because there is not much grain in the temple

and it would not be enough supply for the army.

It doesn't matter.

Even a little grain can be accepted!

But if you refuse to turn it over,

then you're resisting the emperor's order

and I won't spare you. What do you think?

Abbot, goodbye!

Oh, Amitabha.

(少林寺)

Brother...

we're all forced to do it.

But I'm very confused.

The master has always told me

to punish bad people, but without killing.

If you don't punish those bad people,

those bad people will kill you

and other good people.

Yes. You are right.

There is an opportunity now.

I will punish that evil man--

Zhu Can-- when he least expects it!

- I want to help you. - Good brother!

Someday I'll help you get revenge!

Let's go at night.

We can't go if we're found during the day!

Okay.

Let's go!

Zhu Can: Quick! Take the meat!

Oh, mmm mmm.

Delicious!

Very delicious!

Ha!

Fang Lei, it's you!

You don't even recognize your closest relatives. Go to hell!

Go!

Go to hell!

Brother!

Huh?

Sengzhi: Wait!

- Master! - Amitabha!

Have you forgotten that Buddha is lenient?

But he killed hundreds of thousands.

Don't spare him or...

the dead can't rest in peace!

We've been standing on the right side of the law

since the temple was established.

We must release them even if we are in danger.

Yes yes yes!

I believe in Buddha too.

If you spare me,

I'll release their souls from purgatory.

I hope you keep your word

- and never kill more people. - Yes yes yes yes yes!

- I'll give up evil and return to good! - You can go now!

All: Master!

Thank you, thank you.

- Abbot! - Let him go.

If he still does what he did, he'll be punished by God!

Those damned boys.

I'll-- I'll eat them.

(ZHU CAN ESCAPED BUT THEN WAS SHOT TO DEATH BY HIS OWN SOLDIERS)

(BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THAT HE WAS ONE OF THE ENEMY.)

(THE END)