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Presented by
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The Weinstein Company,
Annapurna Pictures
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Block 2 Pictures,
Sil-Metropole Organization Ltd
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A production of
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Jet Tone Films Ltd,
Sil-Metropole Organization Ltd
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Executive Producers
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Song Dai, Chan Ye Cheng, Megan Ellison
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Producers
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Wong Kar Wai,
Jacky Pang Yee Wah
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Action Choreographer
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Woo Ping Yuen
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Starring
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Tony Leung
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Ziyi Zhang
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Chang Chen
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Zhao Benshan
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Xiao Shenyang
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and Song Hye Kyo
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Directed by
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Wong Kar Wai
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- [thunder rumbling]
- [water dripping]
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[men shout]
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Don't tell me how well you fight,
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or how great your teacher is,
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or brag about your style.
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Kung fu: two words.
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Horizontal. Vertical.
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Make a mistake, horizontal.
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Stay standing and you win.
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Isn't that right?
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[thunder rumbles]
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[chain rattles]
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[men shouting]
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[rain pattering]
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[thunder rumbles]
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[yelling in pain]
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[thunder rumbles, rain pattering]
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[man] Not bad.
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A master of Wing Chun.
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The new hope of the South.
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What's his name?
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Ip Man.
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[lp Man] We're from Foshan.
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My father ran the family business.
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He exported goods to Hong Kong.
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The Ips are an old Foshan family.
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They named a street after us,that's how wealthy we were.
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Before I turned 40, life was easy.
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I lived on family money,
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and had one passion:
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Wing Chun.
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My wife, Zhang Yongcheng,
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was the descendantof an Imperial Minister.
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She was a woman of few wordsbecause she knew their power.
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We understood each other well.
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When I went out, she lit a lamp
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and left it lit until I came home.
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[no audible dialogue]
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If life has seasons,
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my first 40 years were spring.
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ln 1936, Foshan was a prosperous city.
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Life was peaceful and good.
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Men socialized in brothels.
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Foshan's finest was Republic House.
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Its walls were covered in gold,
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so we called it the Gold Pavilion.
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lt was the first to have an elevator.
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Enter a prince, exit a pauper.
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You'd spend money like water.
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lt was like a social clubfor martial artists.
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Good men can be found among rogues...
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...and hidden masters, too.
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People saw it as a pleasure palace.
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But to us, it was a battleground.
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[Gong Yutian] I claim three
accomplishments in life.
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I united Xingyi and Bagua styles.
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Second, I became the director
of the Northern Martial Arts Union,
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bringing together Tongbei, Cannon Fist,
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Tai Chi, Yan Qing, and other schools.
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Third, I took
the Northern masters South.
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In 1929,
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I supervised the founding
of the Southern Martial Arts Academy
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after talks here in the Gold Pavilion.
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I'm getting old.
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It's time for new blood.
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I held a retirement ceremony up North.
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You invited me
to hold a second one here. . .
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. . .to bid farewell
to my Southern comrades.
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Up North, the one who took part
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was my top disciple, Ma San.
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- He'll be my successor.
- [applause]
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I hope you'll give him your support.
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I'd always wanted
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to take the Southern styles North.
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Sadly, my time is up.
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I want to hold a demonstration match
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with a Southern martial artist.
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Someone you all support.
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Pick one.
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How could I represent the South?
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Among the great Southern schools,
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there are many besides Wing Chun.
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In rank, you're all senior to me.
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You're the leaders and masters.
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I have no standing.
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The reputation of the South is at stake.
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We Southerners may be petty,
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but we don't run away from a fight.
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[man] We're not afraid
of these Northerners!
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This is a challenge.
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We will rise to it.
Isn't that right?
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- [man] Absolutely!
- [shouting]
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- It must be you.
- [overlapping chatter, shouting]
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[shouting]
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Think you're good enough
to challenge the Grandmaster?
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Let's keep it simple.
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- I'll take you all on.
- Get him!
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[grunts]
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[gasps]
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[Ma San] Go tell Ip
that at the ceremony up North,
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I had the honor.
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To worship at the feet of the Buddha,
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first pass the Guardian of the Gate.
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- That's me.
- [men gasp]
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[thunder rumbles]
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Do you know
why a knife must have a sheath?
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Its real power lies not in sharpness,
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but in concealment.
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You're too sharp a blade.
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You have to stay put.
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My sheath. . . is you, Master.
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With you around, I'm under control.
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I can no longer control you.
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You're too anxious to make your mark.
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For now, leave Foshan.
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Miss that train,
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and I'll break your legs.
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[woman on radio] Central News Broadcast:
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Mounting anti-Northern sentimentin the region
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has turned the match by theNorthern visitors into a challenge.
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The Southern clans have begunblocking off entrances to Foshan
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to prevent hostilities.
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- [man shouts]
- [men shout in response]
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[gate clanking]
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[thunder rumbles]
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[man] Halt!
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Let us pass.
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Sorry. This street is closed off.
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No one bearing arms can enter.
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Do you know who's in that rickshaw?
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It's Master Gong's daughter!
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Miss Gong, it's good you're here.
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He must call this off.
Win or lose, it's a disgrace.
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In all his years of fighting,
he's never lost.
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How dare you?
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She's impossible.
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Your Northern colleagues
disapprove of this match.
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It's a huge honor
that this Ip doesn't deserve.
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It's not how things are done.
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Don't follow the herd.
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If the old never let go,
when will the young ever get a chance?
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Ip Man has talent.
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Let's see if he can prove himself.
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The Gong Family has never lost before.
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With you here,
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what can he prove?
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I once had a temper like yours.
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Winning was everything.
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But life's bigger than that.
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Take a longer view.
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Past the mountains, the world opens up.
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Not to see the good in others,
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not to admit their talent,
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is to lack generosity.
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Our high standards in Martial Arts
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apply to character as well.
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[traditional Chinese music plays]
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[woman singing in foreign language]
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- Father.
- [man] Hm?
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Why did you bring me to a brothel?
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If you don't see something. . .
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. . .does it not exist?
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No harm in seeing.
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The first time I came here
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was before you were born.
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Twenty years have passed in a flash.
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In life, ability isn't everything.
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Some thrive in light,
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others in shadows.
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The times make us what we are.
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I asked you to come South
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to bring things full circle
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and to let you see
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how I step down.
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Since you were little,
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you've watched me fight.
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This is the last time.
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I wish you could've been my successor.
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But in the world of Martial Arts,
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there's no place for you.
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Become a good doctor.
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Live a peaceful life.
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This is my greatest wish.
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Master Ip.
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You'll be challenging their Grandmaster.
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Your big day is coming. [chuckles]
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We're here to show our support.
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I'm humbled, Uncle Deng.
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[chuckles] It's a pleasure.
You're very welcome.
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Please.
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The ladies and staff congratulate you.
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[Ip Man] That's quite
a battle formation.
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[man] Sister San heads
our Peking Opera troupe.
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She dabbles in Bagua.
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She'd like to offer a few pointers.
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Please.
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- After you.
- Bagua is based on swordplay.
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Single reverse palm is a single blade.
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Double reverse palm is a double blade.
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The feet arc out and in.
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There are 64 transformations.
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Attack comes out of nowhere.
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- [gasps]
- Sister San, it's just practice.
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No need to smash the ancestral tablets.
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I've done that many times before.
No big deal.
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Mr. Ip, Bagua is underhanded.
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Beware.
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Thank you.
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Ah, Mr. Ip.
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Today is a happy day.
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We in Accounts wish you well.
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Xingyi began with General Yue Fei.
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It uses the fist as a spear.
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Drill!
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Chop!
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Cross!
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Blast!
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Crush!
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Such sensitivity. Impressive!
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That Crushing Fist is quite something.
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Mr. Ip,
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each challenge leads to a higher peak.
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Xingyi is brutal.
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Don't underestimate it.
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Let's see how high the peaks get.
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Hmm. This will be fun.
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My turn now, Master Ip.
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And what have you got for me, Yong?
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A string of firecrackers.
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[grunting]
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That move, isn't that Hung Gar?
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I'm a jack of all trades. [grunts]
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- You do mix it up.
- What's wrong with that?
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So long as it works.
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Their 64 Hands have endless
combinations.
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Your Wing Chun is a three-trick pony.
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Spade, Pin, Sheath.
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- How can it compete?
- Three's enough to take care of you.
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Ah! [grunting]
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Spade.
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Pin.
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Sheath.
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[grunting]
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Yong, your fireworks have fizzled.
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[panting] What of it? I'm an old man.
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Youth trumps skill.
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He might be a Grandmaster,
but don't hold back.
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You'd better win.
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This has been a real privilege.
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To victory!
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[all] Good luck.
272
00:26:24,374 --> 00:26:27,168
[Gong Yutian] Every generation
produces new talent.
273
00:26:27,335 --> 00:26:30,880
Mr. Ip, we were fated to meet.
274
00:26:31,047 --> 00:26:33,549
For my final contest,
275
00:26:33,717 --> 00:26:37,970
I suggest we match wits, not skill.
276
00:26:38,138 --> 00:26:39,180
Do you accept?
277
00:26:40,515 --> 00:26:43,559
As our guest, it's up to you.
278
00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:57,198
When our union was
founded 25 years ago. . .
279
00:26:59,910 --> 00:27:01,827
. . .a man came from the South
280
00:27:01,995 --> 00:27:04,788
and offered a challenge.
281
00:27:04,956 --> 00:27:09,877
He held out a flat cake
and asked our Master to break it.
282
00:27:12,881 --> 00:27:15,132
Our Master wasn't offended.
283
00:27:17,677 --> 00:27:21,013
He even named the man
our first chairman.
284
00:27:21,181 --> 00:27:23,515
It wasn't because of his kung fu,
285
00:27:23,683 --> 00:27:25,059
but what he said:
286
00:27:26,978 --> 00:27:29,146
Kung fu divides North and South.
287
00:27:29,314 --> 00:27:31,106
Must the country divide as well?
288
00:27:33,652 --> 00:27:36,278
Mr. Ip,
289
00:27:36,446 --> 00:27:41,158
can you break this cake in my hand?
290
00:28:26,079 --> 00:28:30,082
[Master Rui] A Tai Chi master stopped
a bird from flying
291
00:28:30,250 --> 00:28:34,378
by giving it no perch from which to fly.
292
00:28:35,964 --> 00:28:38,465
The Old Master's skill is too great.
293
00:28:38,633 --> 00:28:42,720
Mr. Ip is a sparrow in his palm.
294
00:28:43,847 --> 00:28:45,514
I don't think he can do it.
295
00:29:38,526 --> 00:29:40,361
The world is a big place.
296
00:29:40,528 --> 00:29:42,946
Why limit it to North and South?
297
00:29:43,114 --> 00:29:45,366
It holds you back.
298
00:29:46,326 --> 00:29:49,995
To you, this cake is the country.
299
00:29:51,164 --> 00:29:52,998
To me, it's much more.
300
00:29:54,042 --> 00:29:57,628
Break from what you know
and you will know more.
301
00:29:58,838 --> 00:30:03,509
The Southern arts are bigger
than just North and South.
302
00:30:04,636 --> 00:30:07,471
- Would you agree?
- Well said.
303
00:30:08,890 --> 00:30:10,349
All my life, I've been the victor.
304
00:30:11,601 --> 00:30:13,727
My technique has never failed me.
305
00:30:14,896 --> 00:30:19,358
I never thought I'd see
the limits of my own vision.
306
00:30:28,993 --> 00:30:31,245
Mr. Ip,
307
00:30:31,413 --> 00:30:33,539
today I've made you famous.
308
00:30:35,500 --> 00:30:39,670
In the future,
you'll face challenges at every step.
309
00:30:41,005 --> 00:30:43,298
I hope you'll be like me.
310
00:30:43,466 --> 00:30:46,718
Pass on the torch.
311
00:30:46,886 --> 00:30:50,347
Never give up the faith.
312
00:30:51,182 --> 00:30:54,268
Keep the light burning.
313
00:31:03,653 --> 00:31:06,655
[cheering, applause]
314
00:31:50,783 --> 00:31:53,368
Tonight, following Northern custom,
315
00:31:53,536 --> 00:31:55,120
the winner will host a banquet.
316
00:31:55,288 --> 00:31:56,914
You'll represent me.
317
00:31:57,081 --> 00:32:01,627
Don't worry,
I'll do the right thing.
318
00:32:02,670 --> 00:32:05,547
- Let's go!
- [man shouts order]
319
00:32:17,435 --> 00:32:19,353
Miss Gong, you mustn't do this.
320
00:32:19,521 --> 00:32:21,355
The Gongs have never been defeated.
321
00:32:21,523 --> 00:32:24,775
To me, this contest isn't over yet.
322
00:32:26,861 --> 00:32:29,530
Give this to Mr. Ip. He'll understand.
323
00:32:31,449 --> 00:32:36,078
I have no chance
to be as great as my father.
324
00:32:37,038 --> 00:32:38,747
It wasn't my choice.
325
00:32:39,624 --> 00:32:40,832
But I'll make my mark.
326
00:32:42,669 --> 00:32:44,461
Go.
327
00:32:47,465 --> 00:32:49,883
[Master Rui]
Of Master Gong's Martial Arts,
328
00:32:50,051 --> 00:32:52,928
Ma San inherited the steel
329
00:32:53,096 --> 00:32:56,014
and his daughter the silk.
330
00:32:56,182 --> 00:32:59,351
She's the sole heir to the 64 Hands.
331
00:32:59,519 --> 00:33:03,480
Her moves are deadly.
332
00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:07,693
This isn't just a banquet.
333
00:33:08,278 --> 00:33:11,029
She's here to redeem the family honor.
334
00:33:11,823 --> 00:33:13,657
Don't underrate Gong Er.
335
00:33:14,492 --> 00:33:16,952
The Martial Arts world has four taboos.
336
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:20,163
Monks, Taoist priests,
women, and children.
337
00:33:20,331 --> 00:33:21,540
Grappling with them is a bad idea.
338
00:33:21,708 --> 00:33:25,836
If their 64 Hands are that good,
how could I not accept?
339
00:33:26,212 --> 00:33:30,048
[opera plays]
340
00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:37,431
[lp Man] It's said that all encountersin this world
341
00:33:37,599 --> 00:33:38,849
are a kind of reunion.
342
00:33:40,143 --> 00:33:41,977
And that was how we first met.
343
00:33:43,605 --> 00:33:46,523
She was nothingI could've ever expected.
344
00:35:06,896 --> 00:35:08,730
[Gong Er] Three days ago,
345
00:35:08,898 --> 00:35:10,691
my father sat here.
346
00:35:12,235 --> 00:35:14,736
Tonight,
347
00:35:14,904 --> 00:35:16,697
it's between us.
348
00:35:18,616 --> 00:35:22,327
- Please.
- Pity about the lovely décor.
349
00:35:23,705 --> 00:35:25,497
[Ip Man] Kung fu is about precision.
350
00:35:25,665 --> 00:35:29,000
If anything gets broken,
the win is yours.
351
00:36:23,639 --> 00:37:30,384
[chuckles softly]
352
00:38:12,957 --> 00:38:14,583
[grunts]
353
00:38:23,175 --> 00:38:24,509
[chuckles softly]
354
00:38:24,677 --> 00:38:26,094
[lp Man] ln those days,
355
00:38:26,262 --> 00:38:28,513
there were many rituals in our world.
356
00:38:28,681 --> 00:38:32,225
A challenger was an honored guest,
357
00:38:32,393 --> 00:38:36,771
welcomed with a banquetand sent off with gifts.
358
00:38:37,940 --> 00:38:42,277
The night Gong Er left Foshan,I suggested a rematch.
359
00:38:42,445 --> 00:38:44,362
[Ip Man] It went your way this time.
360
00:38:44,530 --> 00:38:47,866
Who knows what next time will bring.
361
00:38:48,492 --> 00:38:50,160
Come to the North.
362
00:38:50,328 --> 00:38:51,745
I'll be waiting.
363
00:38:53,247 --> 00:40:00,075
Take care.
364
00:40:34,306 --> 00:40:38,601
I dream of seeing the 64 Hands
again in the snow.
365
00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:03,001
I'm waiting. What's keeping you?
366
00:41:22,021 --> 00:41:24,939
Ip.
367
00:41:30,571 --> 00:41:31,821
[Zhang Yongcheng] Does it fit?
368
00:41:34,283 --> 00:41:35,742
Foshan's never this cold.
369
00:41:36,744 --> 00:41:38,411
Better to be ready.
370
00:41:38,579 --> 00:41:40,497
You'll go sooner or later.
371
00:41:52,301 --> 00:41:54,552
Pick a day.
372
00:41:56,138 --> 00:41:58,264
We'll take a family portrait.
373
00:42:52,111 --> 00:42:53,236
[glass shattering]
374
00:43:05,583 --> 00:43:08,751
[lp Man] ln October 1938,the Japanese invaded Foshan.
375
00:43:08,919 --> 00:43:12,130
Their army took over our home.
376
00:43:12,298 --> 00:43:14,299
If life has four seasons,
377
00:43:14,466 --> 00:43:17,969
we went from spring straight to winter.
378
00:43:25,102 --> 00:43:26,895
[bombs exploding]
379
00:43:27,062 --> 00:43:31,149
- [opera plays]
- [continued explosions]
380
00:43:34,111 --> 00:43:37,989
[baby crying]
381
00:43:45,706 --> 00:43:50,501
- [rumbling, explosions]
- [baby continues crying]
382
00:43:58,677 --> 00:44:01,137
I'll be back with dinner.
383
00:44:09,104 --> 00:44:10,521
[Ip Man] Help me prosper?
384
00:44:11,565 --> 00:44:13,191
Rescue me from poverty?
385
00:44:15,236 --> 00:44:16,653
I've never been poor in my life.
386
00:44:17,988 --> 00:44:21,532
The country is in crisis
and everyone is suffering.
387
00:44:22,534 --> 00:44:23,826
To be poor is no big deal.
388
00:44:26,247 --> 00:44:30,500
I'd rather starve
than eat Japanese rice.
389
00:44:31,377 --> 00:44:34,587
I won't collaborate.
Enjoy your dinner.
390
00:44:53,315 --> 00:44:54,941
They're brand-new.
391
00:44:55,109 --> 00:44:58,611
I was going to the Northeast.
But that's impossible now.
392
00:45:00,030 --> 00:45:02,782
Sell them and I can feed my family.
393
00:45:02,950 --> 00:45:04,617
[man] Why's there a button missing?
394
00:45:08,330 --> 00:45:10,206
Is there?
395
00:45:10,374 --> 00:45:11,374
Must've dropped off.
396
00:45:17,631 --> 00:45:19,507
[lp Man] I began studyingkung fu at age seven.
397
00:45:19,675 --> 00:45:22,719
Before I turned 40,I was never beaten.
398
00:45:22,886 --> 00:45:24,971
When that happened,
399
00:45:25,139 --> 00:45:27,765
it was life that dealt the blows.
400
00:45:27,933 --> 00:45:30,893
ln eight years of war,I lost everything.
401
00:45:31,061 --> 00:45:33,604
Money, friends...
402
00:45:33,772 --> 00:45:37,900
- China will never die!
- [gunshot]
403
00:45:38,068 --> 00:45:40,945
[thunder crashes]
404
00:45:41,113 --> 00:45:43,573
[lp Man] Finally, I lost my family.
405
00:46:37,419 --> 00:46:40,797
[music plays, woman singing
in foreign language]
406
00:47:05,948 --> 00:47:07,740
[man] Ever taught before, Master Ip?
407
00:47:07,908 --> 00:47:10,076
[Ip Man] To teach for a living
is a new experience.
408
00:47:10,244 --> 00:47:13,454
- So why now?
- [Ip Man] I'm starting a new life.
409
00:47:13,622 --> 00:47:17,166
[man] You've got your things.
You must be confident.
410
00:47:17,334 --> 00:47:20,670
- [Ip Man] Saves running back and forth.
- [man] We've never heard of Wing Chun.
411
00:47:20,838 --> 00:47:24,006
- Any special moves?
- Not really.
412
00:47:24,174 --> 00:47:27,677
Three basic hands: Spade, Pin, Sheath.
413
00:47:27,845 --> 00:47:29,971
[man] How many forms?
414
00:47:30,139 --> 00:47:32,765
The Concept, The Bridge,
415
00:47:32,933 --> 00:47:34,642
and Darting Fingers.
416
00:47:34,810 --> 00:47:36,519
[man] Weapons?
417
00:47:36,687 --> 00:47:39,730
Double Knives,
and the Six-and-a-half Point Pole.
418
00:47:39,898 --> 00:47:42,567
- [man] Anything else?
- That's it.
419
00:47:44,111 --> 00:47:46,404
Bone-setting, internal energy,
420
00:47:46,572 --> 00:47:48,406
I don't do any of that.
421
00:47:48,574 --> 00:47:51,200
Street performance, lion dancing,
422
00:47:51,368 --> 00:47:53,453
I won't work like that.
423
00:47:53,620 --> 00:47:54,745
[man] Why not?
424
00:47:56,707 --> 00:47:58,916
Kung fu's not a circus act,
425
00:47:59,084 --> 00:48:01,461
so I won't teach
without a proper school.
426
00:48:01,628 --> 00:48:03,171
Lion dancers jump at firecrackers.
427
00:48:03,338 --> 00:48:07,425
They're always brawling
and showing off,
428
00:48:07,593 --> 00:48:09,802
all for a bit of cash.
429
00:48:09,970 --> 00:48:11,179
It's crude.
430
00:48:11,346 --> 00:48:13,473
I'll ask you straight.
431
00:48:13,640 --> 00:48:15,600
Ever been in a real fight?
432
00:48:16,852 --> 00:48:18,811
It's wall-to-wall kung fu schools here.
433
00:48:18,979 --> 00:48:20,480
Fights start over nothing.
434
00:48:20,647 --> 00:48:24,108
Master Ip, have you got what it takes?
435
00:48:24,276 --> 00:48:27,153
Try me and find out.
436
00:48:28,947 --> 00:48:30,490
Fight! Fight!
437
00:48:31,492 --> 00:48:33,409
I've had a few years of training.
438
00:48:34,912 --> 00:48:36,329
Show me your stuff, Master Ip.
439
00:48:36,497 --> 00:48:39,207
- Have you had lunch?
- Barbecued pork and rice.
440
00:48:39,374 --> 00:48:41,667
I suggest you wait a bit.
It'd be a shame to waste it.
441
00:48:41,835 --> 00:48:42,835
Waste it?
442
00:48:51,595 --> 00:48:53,262
- [gagging]
- [men gasping]
443
00:48:53,430 --> 00:48:57,016
[retching]
444
00:48:57,184 --> 00:49:00,019
[man] Brother Hung, are you OK?
445
00:49:02,064 --> 00:49:04,524
- Where's the tea?
- Tea?
446
00:49:04,691 --> 00:49:05,900
To give to your new master!
447
00:49:14,409 --> 00:49:15,868
Is there a hammer?
448
00:49:29,424 --> 00:49:34,011
Master Ip,
the boys and I want some lessons.
449
00:49:34,179 --> 00:49:36,180
Eighty cents a head.
Cheap enough.
450
00:49:36,348 --> 00:49:38,849
But call yourself a master,
you'd better deliver the goods.
451
00:49:39,017 --> 00:49:43,396
No snake oil.
How good is your kung fu, anyway?
452
00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:00,371
- Lock the gate.
- [man exclaims]
453
00:50:00,539 --> 00:50:01,872
[gate locks]
454
00:50:02,040 --> 00:50:03,666
Hey! Little fucker.
455
00:50:03,834 --> 00:50:05,626
Shut the door and it's on for real.
456
00:50:05,794 --> 00:50:08,254
You've got two hands and two feet.
How you gonna beat us all?
457
00:50:08,422 --> 00:50:10,131
You're mistaken.
458
00:50:11,049 --> 00:50:14,260
I have two hands, but. . .
Wing Chun has eight kicks.
459
00:50:14,428 --> 00:50:16,637
Never mind your boys.
460
00:50:16,805 --> 00:50:19,223
There's more than enough for you.
461
00:50:19,391 --> 00:50:21,142
More than enough for me?
462
00:50:27,983 --> 00:50:30,234
[men exclaiming]
463
00:50:35,657 --> 00:50:37,033
That one's free.
464
00:50:38,118 --> 00:50:39,952
[shouting]
465
00:50:51,006 --> 00:50:54,258
- First kick.
- [all shouting]
466
00:50:59,640 --> 00:51:00,806
[grunting]
467
00:51:12,694 --> 00:51:15,738
- Fourth kick.
- [shouting]
468
00:51:26,667 --> 00:51:29,085
- One more left.
- [gasps]
469
00:51:47,729 --> 00:51:49,730
[lp Man] The life of an exileis rarely easy.
470
00:51:49,898 --> 00:51:52,108
It's full of ups and downs.
471
00:51:52,275 --> 00:51:54,318
Some look ahead.
472
00:51:54,486 --> 00:51:57,238
Others live in the past.
473
00:51:58,573 --> 00:52:01,826
ln hard times, even a kung fu mastermight serve tea.
474
00:52:03,203 --> 00:52:06,163
Back then, the streets were competitive,
475
00:52:06,331 --> 00:52:08,624
kung fu masters all around.
476
00:52:08,792 --> 00:52:11,627
Just accepting a stranger's cigarettecould be dangerous.
477
00:52:18,552 --> 00:52:23,013
[man] People, they change
with the times.
478
00:52:23,181 --> 00:52:28,144
Wear shoes that suit the crossing,
and pants that fit your ass.
479
00:52:29,229 --> 00:52:33,566
In Hong Kong,
I can only afford these cigarettes.
480
00:52:35,110 --> 00:52:39,447
Back home,
I smoked real Manchurian tobacco.
481
00:52:39,614 --> 00:52:41,031
Now that was smoking.
482
00:52:43,493 --> 00:52:46,704
"Be good, respectful, deferential."
483
00:52:46,872 --> 00:52:48,664
"Deferential" is the key.
484
00:52:50,542 --> 00:52:52,418
Let's say I'm smoking.
485
00:52:53,211 --> 00:52:55,671
A stranger sits down.
486
00:52:55,839 --> 00:52:58,507
I defer to him: "Have a smoke."
487
00:52:58,675 --> 00:53:02,595
Even if he doesn't smoke, he must accept
488
00:53:02,763 --> 00:53:04,305
or he'll make me lose face.
489
00:53:05,599 --> 00:53:07,141
Mr. Ip. . .
490
00:53:09,603 --> 00:53:10,686
. . .have a smoke.
491
00:53:16,651 --> 00:53:18,652
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
492
00:54:00,654 --> 00:54:01,904
You've got the gift.
493
00:54:04,032 --> 00:54:07,827
Twenty years ago,
we could've sparred.
494
00:54:09,204 --> 00:54:11,038
What a shame.
495
00:54:17,462 --> 00:54:20,881
[lp Man] That year,refugees flooded into Hong Kong.
496
00:54:21,675 --> 00:54:24,385
Among them were many Northern masters.
497
00:54:24,553 --> 00:54:27,304
They brought their Martial Arts skillswith them.
498
00:54:30,851 --> 00:54:33,978
One was the fabled Baji master, "Razor."
499
00:54:50,912 --> 00:54:53,247
- He called himself a barber.
- [razor scraping]
500
00:54:55,000 --> 00:54:58,335
Some said he was once an assassin,
501
00:54:58,503 --> 00:55:00,713
even the Last Emperor's bodyguard.
502
00:55:03,508 --> 00:55:05,926
His blade was swift and untouchable.
503
00:55:06,094 --> 00:55:07,928
But a blade not blocked never sings.
504
00:55:09,055 --> 00:55:11,932
And he sought the Music of Steel.
505
00:55:14,644 --> 00:55:15,895
[Razor] How about a game of chess?
506
00:55:17,022 --> 00:55:18,272
It won't cost you much.
507
00:55:19,900 --> 00:55:21,400
I don't throw money away.
508
00:55:21,568 --> 00:55:24,194
They say Wing Chun uses knives,
509
00:55:24,362 --> 00:55:27,489
and you never strike twice.
510
00:55:27,657 --> 00:55:29,408
Scary.
511
00:55:31,578 --> 00:55:33,787
- Want to see?
- I want to hear it,
512
00:55:33,955 --> 00:55:35,789
this priceless sound.
513
00:55:37,208 --> 00:55:40,544
This razor hasn't seen an equal
for a long time.
514
00:55:43,632 --> 00:55:44,632
Let me try.
515
00:55:47,260 --> 00:55:48,552
What will you use?
516
00:55:50,972 --> 00:55:54,224
[classical music plays]
517
00:56:42,524 --> 00:56:46,151
[metal ringing]
518
00:56:56,997 --> 00:56:58,872
[metal ringing]
519
00:57:16,558 --> 00:57:18,100
[lp Man] Wing Chun has a saying:
520
00:57:19,644 --> 00:57:21,603
You need both master and opponent.
521
00:57:23,064 --> 00:57:25,607
A great master is like a scale,
522
00:57:25,775 --> 00:57:28,736
a genuine opponent, a mirror.
523
00:57:28,903 --> 00:57:32,114
A well-matched opponentis as rare as a good friend.
524
00:57:32,907 --> 00:57:35,743
Razor put away his blade.
525
00:57:36,619 --> 00:57:40,330
But he never forgot that music
526
00:57:40,498 --> 00:57:43,667
and he gave Baji to Hong Kong.
527
00:57:48,465 --> 00:57:52,426
China closed the border withHong Kong later that year.
528
00:57:53,720 --> 00:57:55,220
I was separated from my family.
529
00:57:56,306 --> 00:57:58,057
For the identification photo,
530
00:57:58,224 --> 00:58:02,061
a student lent me a suitso I'd fit in.
531
00:58:02,228 --> 00:58:03,896
[camera shutter clicks]
532
00:58:08,109 --> 00:58:09,693
[lp Man] I never wore one again.
533
00:58:12,030 --> 00:58:14,948
If I couldn't go home,
534
00:58:15,116 --> 00:58:17,951
I'd never fit in, no matter what I wore.
535
00:58:23,958 --> 00:58:26,335
The day I left Foshan...
536
00:58:27,170 --> 00:58:28,921
...I was sure I would be able to return.
537
00:58:33,009 --> 00:58:34,384
[thunder rumbles]
538
00:58:34,552 --> 00:58:37,930
[lp Man] Never thought it'd bethe last time I saw her.
539
00:58:44,020 --> 00:58:45,896
After that I only had the path ahead.
540
00:58:46,064 --> 00:58:48,065
There was no turning back...
541
00:58:49,734 --> 00:58:50,984
...and no road home.
542
00:58:57,367 --> 00:59:00,953
[children shouting playfully]
543
00:59:01,538 --> 00:59:03,664
[lp Man] Having lost trackof her for many years,
544
00:59:03,832 --> 00:59:05,582
I finally found Gong Er in Hong Kong.
545
00:59:06,793 --> 00:59:08,752
She was no longer involvedin the Martial Arts world.
546
00:59:08,920 --> 00:59:12,881
She had become a doctor,as her father once wished.
547
00:59:19,848 --> 00:59:23,600
Well, sir, what might you want
on this New Year's Eve?
548
00:59:23,768 --> 00:59:27,312
Haven't seen you here before.
Where are you from?
549
00:59:27,480 --> 00:59:29,982
You wouldn't know.
550
00:59:30,150 --> 00:59:31,733
I'm here to see the doctor.
551
00:59:32,610 --> 00:59:34,319
The doctor?
552
00:59:38,032 --> 00:59:39,449
Must be serious.
553
01:00:00,847 --> 01:00:03,765
You don't look too sick.
554
01:00:03,933 --> 01:00:07,311
I'd like to see the 64 Hands again.
555
01:00:07,478 --> 01:00:09,438
If you don't mind my saying. . .
556
01:00:09,606 --> 01:00:12,316
You lost. I won.
557
01:00:13,234 --> 01:00:14,776
Have a seat.
558
01:00:21,075 --> 01:00:23,744
If you'd said that at the door,
559
01:00:23,912 --> 01:00:28,332
I wouldn't have made it so easy
560
01:00:28,499 --> 01:00:30,834
for you to get in here to see me.
561
01:00:33,004 --> 01:00:34,046
Thank you.
562
01:00:38,801 --> 01:00:40,677
You know,
563
01:00:40,845 --> 01:00:44,389
I'd hoped to visit
the Northeast in 1937.
564
01:00:46,392 --> 01:00:48,143
There was a challenge waiting for me.
565
01:00:50,521 --> 01:00:52,689
I had a warm coat made.
566
01:00:52,857 --> 01:00:56,193
But the war stopped me from going.
567
01:00:57,987 --> 01:00:59,446
I didn't keep the coat. . .
568
01:01:01,032 --> 01:01:02,908
. . .just one of its buttons.
569
01:01:04,535 --> 01:01:05,535
Call it a memento.
570
01:01:09,916 --> 01:01:11,875
The 64 Hands is too important a legacy.
571
01:01:14,587 --> 01:01:16,463
Why let it disappear?
572
01:01:19,676 --> 01:01:21,468
In centuries of Martial Arts history,
573
01:01:21,636 --> 01:01:25,138
so many things have vanished.
574
01:01:26,266 --> 01:01:28,976
Why should the Gong Family arts survive?
575
01:01:32,563 --> 01:01:34,606
Mr. Ip,
576
01:01:34,774 --> 01:01:36,858
no art is higher than Heaven,
577
01:01:37,026 --> 01:01:38,610
no gift more solid than Earth.
578
01:01:39,988 --> 01:01:43,323
Nothing lasts forever, and that's fine.
579
01:01:44,826 --> 01:01:47,327
I'll keep this button, but. . .
580
01:01:47,495 --> 01:01:51,999
. . .as for what may and may not be seen,
581
01:01:52,166 --> 01:01:54,501
let's not talk about it now.
582
01:02:24,532 --> 01:02:26,825
How could it be?
583
01:02:28,411 --> 01:02:30,746
I never expected to see him again. . .
584
01:02:31,873 --> 01:02:34,541
. . .especially under such circumstances.
585
01:02:37,670 --> 01:02:40,088
[Jiang] Perhaps it's fate.
586
01:02:40,256 --> 01:02:42,507
He still cares for you.
587
01:02:43,426 --> 01:02:45,552
Why hesitate?
588
01:02:47,388 --> 01:02:49,890
Your father would approve of him.
589
01:02:53,227 --> 01:02:57,773
Miss Gong, the old rules
don't apply here in Hong Kong.
590
01:02:59,901 --> 01:03:02,194
The vow you took,
591
01:03:02,362 --> 01:03:06,239
no one has to know.
592
01:03:09,577 --> 01:03:11,453
Heaven would know.
593
01:03:11,621 --> 01:03:12,871
Earth would know.
594
01:03:13,039 --> 01:03:14,915
Father would know.
595
01:03:16,626 --> 01:03:19,211
No arrow can return to its bow.
596
01:03:20,713 --> 01:03:23,006
Others may live without rules.
597
01:03:24,008 --> 01:03:25,258
Not me.
598
01:04:57,852 --> 01:04:59,436
[Gong Er] Mr. lp,
599
01:04:59,604 --> 01:05:03,231
do you know what happenedten years ago?
600
01:05:19,373 --> 01:05:23,001
[crowd cheering]
601
01:06:05,461 --> 01:06:07,796
Do you remember what I taught you?
602
01:06:07,964 --> 01:06:08,964
[Ma San] Yes.
603
01:06:09,882 --> 01:06:14,511
Never put yourself first, show respect.
604
01:06:16,472 --> 01:06:19,516
There's always someone better.
605
01:06:19,684 --> 01:06:21,142
To yield is not to lose.
606
01:06:22,228 --> 01:06:25,146
Master, you've taught me
607
01:06:25,314 --> 01:06:28,733
to be modest
608
01:06:28,901 --> 01:06:29,943
and know my place.
609
01:06:30,111 --> 01:06:31,861
I took you in as an orphan.
610
01:06:33,990 --> 01:06:38,743
You brought credit to our school.
611
01:06:39,662 --> 01:06:44,499
Let's go over my supreme move.
612
01:06:47,503 --> 01:06:49,296
"The Old Monkey Hangs Up His Badge."
613
01:06:52,049 --> 01:06:55,260
- Have you practiced it?
- Yes.
614
01:06:55,428 --> 01:06:58,346
You know the key to it?
615
01:06:58,514 --> 01:07:01,016
I was never told.
616
01:07:01,183 --> 01:07:03,727
It's looking back in reflection.
617
01:07:03,894 --> 01:07:07,397
It's not the upward move,
but the turning back.
618
01:07:12,069 --> 01:07:14,029
Understand what I'm saying?
619
01:07:15,323 --> 01:07:18,033
A warrior molds himself to the times.
620
01:07:21,245 --> 01:07:24,789
What if. . . I can't turn back?
621
01:07:26,542 --> 01:07:27,959
[glass clatters]
622
01:07:28,794 --> 01:07:31,338
Then the Gong Family legacy
623
01:07:31,505 --> 01:07:33,548
cannot live on in you.
624
01:07:48,314 --> 01:07:50,857
- [men shouting]
- [ice crackling]
625
01:07:51,025 --> 01:07:52,233
[shouting]
626
01:07:52,401 --> 01:07:54,402
- Stay back.
- [men exclaim]
627
01:07:56,238 --> 01:07:57,489
[Gong Yutian] Let him go.
628
01:07:58,824 --> 01:08:01,076
Never darken my door again.
629
01:08:06,749 --> 01:08:08,458
- [monkey chatters]
- Get lost.
630
01:08:16,258 --> 01:08:17,759
Master!
631
01:08:17,927 --> 01:08:21,513
[train whistle blowing]
632
01:08:36,654 --> 01:08:40,990
[man chanting] Oh ye gods and spirits,
633
01:08:41,158 --> 01:08:44,577
guide this soul to Paradise!
634
01:09:06,434 --> 01:09:09,144
[man continues chanting]
635
01:09:28,247 --> 01:09:29,539
Halt!
636
01:09:32,126 --> 01:09:35,503
We have orders from Master Ma San
to escort the Grandmaster's body.
637
01:09:37,965 --> 01:09:39,132
Jiang!
638
01:09:43,262 --> 01:09:45,972
- [steel ringing]
- [crackling]
639
01:09:54,982 --> 01:09:57,901
Tell Ma San he's a dead man.
640
01:10:00,112 --> 01:10:02,697
- Let's go!
- [man] Let's go!
641
01:10:09,288 --> 01:10:12,081
[man chanting] . . .guide this
soul to Paradise!
642
01:10:22,384 --> 01:10:23,468
[man 1] They're here.
643
01:10:23,636 --> 01:10:25,553
[man 2] Stop her.
644
01:10:25,721 --> 01:10:26,721
[man 3] Keep her back.
645
01:10:26,889 --> 01:10:28,056
[man 4] Let me at her.
646
01:10:28,224 --> 01:10:29,224
[man 5] Stop her.
647
01:10:30,518 --> 01:10:33,853
- [monkey screeches]
- Stay back. We're here for Ma San.
648
01:10:40,236 --> 01:10:43,822
[Gong Er] Since you're my senior,
I won't force my way in.
649
01:10:43,989 --> 01:10:46,407
But know this.
650
01:10:46,575 --> 01:10:48,785
You can't hide from me forever.
651
01:10:49,662 --> 01:10:52,205
I'll take back my family's legacy.
652
01:10:52,373 --> 01:10:53,957
Come out!
653
01:10:56,210 --> 01:11:00,255
[Ma San]
"Better to advance than to stop."
654
01:11:00,881 --> 01:11:03,466
The Old Master taught me this.
655
01:11:03,634 --> 01:11:05,552
It became my philosophy of life.
656
01:11:05,719 --> 01:11:09,222
It's a shame
he couldn't follow his own advice.
657
01:11:09,390 --> 01:11:12,267
His precious teachings are mine now.
658
01:11:13,894 --> 01:11:15,436
You want them,
659
01:11:15,604 --> 01:11:17,772
send someone who's entitled.
660
01:11:18,858 --> 01:11:20,900
You're just a woman.
661
01:11:24,738 --> 01:11:27,323
- You don't count.
- [monkey chatters]
662
01:11:42,172 --> 01:11:46,759
[Jiang] Miss,
it's too much of a sacrifice.
663
01:11:46,927 --> 01:11:48,261
Is it really worth it?
664
01:11:49,805 --> 01:11:51,389
Think it over.
665
01:11:52,224 --> 01:11:56,269
Once you take the vow,
there's no turning back.
666
01:11:59,481 --> 01:12:03,902
"Better to advance. . . than to stop."
667
01:12:06,947 --> 01:12:09,449
It's the only way to honor my father.
668
01:12:10,910 --> 01:12:13,036
I can only advance.
669
01:12:13,746 --> 01:12:14,871
I can't stop.
670
01:13:16,517 --> 01:13:19,769
- [whistle blows]
- [train rumbling]
671
01:13:19,937 --> 01:13:22,522
[steam hissing]
672
01:13:34,868 --> 01:13:36,244
[Gong Er] Is it hard to kill a man?
673
01:13:37,997 --> 01:13:42,041
[Jiang] Miss Gong,
it's not like in the old days.
674
01:13:43,168 --> 01:13:45,586
Murder is punishable by death.
675
01:13:45,754 --> 01:13:49,257
Is Ma San worth it?
676
01:13:52,928 --> 01:13:56,139
Miss, we make our own path in life.
677
01:13:56,932 --> 01:14:00,685
Should we go home,
or keep waiting?
678
01:14:02,146 --> 01:14:03,771
It's New Year's Eve.
679
01:14:05,149 --> 01:14:07,608
He'll be here soon.
680
01:14:07,776 --> 01:14:11,112
- We have to wait.
- All right.
681
01:14:17,036 --> 01:14:19,370
- We'll wait.
- [monkey chatters]
682
01:15:08,629 --> 01:15:10,546
[monkey screeches]
683
01:15:47,376 --> 01:15:50,545
[indistinct chatter]
684
01:16:12,568 --> 01:16:15,736
This is between Miss Gong and Ma San.
685
01:16:16,280 --> 01:16:18,406
Everyone else stay out of it.
686
01:16:19,825 --> 01:16:22,618
There you are,
687
01:16:22,786 --> 01:16:24,704
still playing with your monkey.
688
01:16:26,623 --> 01:16:28,040
- Deal with him!
- Get him!
689
01:16:40,137 --> 01:16:43,556
[train whistle blows]
690
01:16:54,401 --> 01:16:55,443
[grunting]
691
01:17:07,623 --> 01:17:12,043
Hm. . . You're worse
than a debt collector,
692
01:17:12,211 --> 01:17:15,004
trying to ruin my New Year's Eve.
693
01:17:15,172 --> 01:17:18,132
Your dinner may be waiting at home,
694
01:17:18,300 --> 01:17:19,926
but it won't be yours to eat.
695
01:17:21,511 --> 01:17:24,055
I let you off before
696
01:17:24,223 --> 01:17:27,475
to avoid destroying the Gong clan.
697
01:17:28,894 --> 01:17:31,270
You should know when to give up.
698
01:17:31,980 --> 01:17:34,565
Those needing salvation burn joss.
699
01:17:34,733 --> 01:17:36,317
Those who are hungry, eat.
700
01:17:37,444 --> 01:17:38,945
What I must do,
701
01:17:39,112 --> 01:17:41,572
I will do and nothing can stop me.
702
01:17:42,241 --> 01:17:45,034
The Gong Family legacy
703
01:17:45,202 --> 01:17:46,911
must return to me tonight.
704
01:17:47,079 --> 01:17:49,121
Fine.
705
01:17:50,374 --> 01:17:53,376
It's a part of me.
706
01:17:55,045 --> 01:17:57,296
You want it. . .
707
01:17:58,799 --> 01:20:11,204
. . .come and get it.
708
01:21:17,289 --> 01:21:21,208
[echoing ring]
709
01:21:34,931 --> 01:21:36,223
[Ma San grunts]
710
01:21:48,111 --> 01:21:49,820
- [moaning]
- [men shouting]
711
01:21:49,988 --> 01:21:51,155
[man] Master!
712
01:21:51,323 --> 01:21:53,491
- Keep away.
- [grunts]
713
01:21:56,286 --> 01:21:58,829
Ma San, speak!
714
01:22:12,302 --> 01:22:13,969
[gasping] That day. . .
715
01:22:15,805 --> 01:22:19,099
. . .the Old Master spoke to me. . .
716
01:22:20,810 --> 01:22:22,895
. . .about his supreme move:
717
01:22:23,063 --> 01:22:25,314
"Old Monkey Hangs Up His Badge."
718
01:22:27,526 --> 01:22:29,276
He said the key to the move. . .
719
01:22:30,779 --> 01:22:32,488
. . .was turning back.
720
01:22:39,704 --> 01:22:41,413
At the time. . .
721
01:22:43,833 --> 01:22:45,709
. . . I didn't get it.
722
01:22:49,673 --> 01:22:53,968
I thought he couldn't
keep up with the times.
723
01:23:00,517 --> 01:23:02,643
[exhales]
724
01:23:04,396 --> 01:23:05,896
The Gong Family legacy. . .
725
01:23:08,441 --> 01:23:10,109
. . . I return to you.
726
01:23:11,361 --> 01:23:13,112
Let's be clear.
727
01:23:14,239 --> 01:23:15,614
You didn't return it.
728
01:23:17,617 --> 01:23:19,451
I took it back myself.
729
01:24:07,375 --> 01:24:10,586
[wind whistling]
730
01:24:12,172 --> 01:24:17,009
- [door slams]
- [clattering]
731
01:24:17,177 --> 01:24:19,637
[moaning]
732
01:24:19,804 --> 01:24:21,055
[spits]
733
01:24:21,222 --> 01:24:25,309
- [Jiang] Miss Gong!
- [moans]
734
01:25:03,640 --> 01:25:06,433
[lp Man] ln the winter of that year,
735
01:25:06,601 --> 01:25:09,019
Gong Er stopped seeing patients.
736
01:25:20,240 --> 01:25:22,741
Her old injuriesfrom the fight with Ma San
737
01:25:22,909 --> 01:25:25,369
had driven her to opium.
738
01:25:44,305 --> 01:25:47,558
I last saw her at a teahouse.
739
01:25:48,643 --> 01:25:52,062
[Chinese opera plays]
740
01:26:28,016 --> 01:26:29,224
Do you know this opera?
741
01:26:31,019 --> 01:26:33,061
I think I heard it before in Foshan.
742
01:26:34,355 --> 01:26:37,316
- Something about a dream.
- "A Dream of Love."
743
01:26:40,111 --> 01:26:41,904
Love is just that, a dream.
744
01:26:43,198 --> 01:26:48,410
It's said no instrument
is as lovely as a voice.
745
01:26:49,370 --> 01:26:52,873
Words always sound better sung.
746
01:26:53,041 --> 01:26:56,126
- Has Miss Gong studied opera?
- Just the basics.
747
01:27:03,176 --> 01:27:08,722
Back then, if I'd put my mind to it,
748
01:27:10,058 --> 01:27:11,975
I'd be an opera star.
749
01:27:12,143 --> 01:27:16,688
All those tales, happy and sad. . .
750
01:27:17,565 --> 01:27:20,442
If I tired
of Yang Family Women Generals,
751
01:27:20,610 --> 01:27:22,736
I'd sing "Waking From a Dream."
752
01:27:23,988 --> 01:27:26,698
Think of it,
753
01:27:26,866 --> 01:27:30,953
me on stage, you in the audience. . .
754
01:27:33,373 --> 01:27:35,499
. . .meeting that way.
755
01:27:36,626 --> 01:27:37,918
Wouldn't that be something?
756
01:27:38,837 --> 01:27:40,629
But what if it was sold out?
757
01:27:41,881 --> 01:27:43,173
You flatter me.
758
01:27:44,259 --> 01:27:47,302
If you came, I'd save you a seat.
759
01:27:48,805 --> 01:27:52,307
You've performed well
in the opera of life.
760
01:27:52,475 --> 01:27:55,561
You have both timing and skill.
761
01:27:55,728 --> 01:28:00,148
Unfortunately,
you never saw beyond your role.
762
01:28:03,027 --> 01:28:05,404
I'd no idea you watched me
like an opera.
763
01:28:08,283 --> 01:28:12,703
This opera of mine,
applauded or not,
764
01:28:12,871 --> 01:28:14,788
will play on to the end.
765
01:28:18,251 --> 01:28:22,629
I asked you here
to bring things to a close
766
01:28:22,839 --> 01:28:24,715
and say what needs to be said.
767
01:28:24,883 --> 01:28:26,675
Are you going somewhere?
768
01:28:31,639 --> 01:28:34,391
We have a saying in the North:
769
01:28:34,559 --> 01:28:37,769
A tiger never quits the mountain.
770
01:28:39,147 --> 01:28:43,400
We've both been living on foreign soil.
771
01:28:45,945 --> 01:28:47,613
I'm so very tired.
772
01:28:48,823 --> 01:28:50,449
I want to go home.
773
01:28:53,411 --> 01:28:56,830
But I wanted to return this
to you first.
774
01:29:14,265 --> 01:29:16,224
As for the 64 Hands. . .
775
01:29:18,811 --> 01:29:20,437
. . . I've already forgotten them.
776
01:29:27,153 --> 01:29:32,199
I was lucky to meet you in my prime.
777
01:29:36,955 --> 01:29:38,830
Sadly, my time is running out.
778
01:29:41,250 --> 01:29:45,837
To say there are no regrets in life,
779
01:29:46,005 --> 01:29:48,131
is just to fool yourself.
780
01:29:49,676 --> 01:29:54,221
How boring it would be without regrets.
781
01:30:01,938 --> 01:30:05,107
Mr. Ip, to tell you the truth. . .
782
01:30:08,861 --> 01:30:10,779
. . . I cared about you.
783
01:30:19,747 --> 01:30:22,165
I don't mind telling you that.
784
01:30:23,376 --> 01:30:25,043
It's not a crime to love.
785
01:30:29,841 --> 01:30:32,175
But that's all it can ever be.
786
01:30:36,806 --> 01:30:39,266
I never said that to anyone before.
787
01:30:41,352 --> 01:30:43,770
Seeing you tonight,
788
01:30:43,938 --> 01:30:45,772
I don't know why, but it just came out.
789
01:30:53,823 --> 01:30:59,036
Let's say we suspend
this game of chess between us.
790
01:31:06,210 --> 01:31:07,669
Take care.
791
01:31:19,140 --> 01:31:22,267
In life, as in chess,
792
01:31:22,435 --> 01:31:24,770
a move, once made, stays on the board.
793
01:31:27,565 --> 01:31:31,902
What we have. . . is simply fate.
794
01:31:38,868 --> 01:31:41,536
Your father once said,
795
01:31:41,704 --> 01:31:45,040
never give up the faith.
796
01:31:45,208 --> 01:31:47,375
Keep the light burning.
797
01:31:49,921 --> 01:31:54,549
I hope that one day,
I'll see the 64 Hands once more.
798
01:32:49,397 --> 01:32:54,276
[Gong Er] My father said,
"Mastery has three stages:
799
01:32:56,028 --> 01:32:58,196
Being,
800
01:32:58,364 --> 01:33:01,158
knowing,
801
01:33:01,325 --> 01:33:02,993
doing."
802
01:33:06,080 --> 01:33:07,747
I know myself.
803
01:33:09,458 --> 01:33:11,585
I've seen the world.
804
01:33:16,465 --> 01:33:18,133
Sadly, I can't pass on what I know.
805
01:33:25,141 --> 01:33:30,061
This is a road
I won't see to the end.
806
01:33:32,899 --> 01:33:35,066
I hope you will.
807
01:34:40,841 --> 01:34:45,095
[wind howling]
808
01:34:55,982 --> 01:34:58,984
[Gong Er] I grew upwatching my father fight.
809
01:35:01,279 --> 01:35:04,948
The sound most familiar to mewas that of bones breaking.
810
01:35:27,388 --> 01:35:32,267
My father was the firstto merge Xingyi and Bagua.
811
01:35:34,937 --> 01:35:39,941
When Father practiced Bagua,
he allowed no one to watch.
812
01:35:40,484 --> 01:35:43,862
He only taught his disciples Xingyi,
813
01:35:44,030 --> 01:35:46,823
for Bagua was lethal.
814
01:36:15,227 --> 01:36:18,980
Father always said that if I wasa singer I'd rule the stage,
815
01:36:19,148 --> 01:36:22,484
if a nun I'd run the temple,
816
01:36:22,651 --> 01:36:25,528
for I lose myself in my passions.
817
01:36:30,368 --> 01:37:37,988
It's a pity I wasn't a boy.
818
01:37:45,359 --> 01:37:49,696
What I learnedfrom my father wasn't skill
819
01:37:49,864 --> 01:37:51,823
so much as a code of honor.
820
01:37:53,159 --> 01:37:55,869
Those were my happiest days.
821
01:38:13,762 --> 01:38:18,349
[lp Man] Like her father,Gong Er never lost a fight.
822
01:38:20,644 --> 01:38:24,606
She only ever lost to herself.
823
01:39:30,214 --> 01:39:31,798
[lp Man] At seven,I started learning kung fu.
824
01:39:31,966 --> 01:39:34,175
My master was Chan Wah-shun.
825
01:39:34,343 --> 01:39:38,346
Wing Chun was still a secret art,and disciples were rarely commoners.
826
01:39:39,181 --> 01:39:42,267
Pledging loyaltycost 20 silver dollars,
827
01:39:42,434 --> 01:39:44,602
enough money to pay a handsome dowry.
828
01:39:45,688 --> 01:39:49,148
Back then, it was only for the rich.
829
01:39:50,276 --> 01:39:54,153
The day I became a disciple,my master tied my sash himself.
830
01:39:55,239 --> 01:39:58,366
This sash stands for school and teacher.
831
01:39:58,534 --> 01:40:04,122
It stands for commitment
to honor and respect our legacy.
832
01:40:04,290 --> 01:40:07,041
You are now a martial artist.
833
01:40:08,043 --> 01:40:11,963
[lp Man] I lived through dynastic times,the early Republic, warlords,
834
01:40:12,131 --> 01:40:13,548
Japanese invasion and civil war.
835
01:40:13,716 --> 01:40:16,676
Finally, I came to Hong Kong.
836
01:40:16,844 --> 01:40:21,097
What kept me goingwas the spirit of Wing Chun.
837
01:40:22,600 --> 01:40:25,977
[firecrackers popping]
838
01:40:36,447 --> 01:40:39,324
[drums playing, crowd chattering]
839
01:40:42,911 --> 01:40:44,662
OK, begin.
840
01:40:56,175 --> 01:41:00,511
[lp Man] They sayI popularized Wing Chun.
841
01:41:02,389 --> 01:41:04,223
I hope they're right.
842
01:41:06,518 --> 01:41:08,686
I never did it for fame.
843
01:41:08,854 --> 01:41:11,397
The Martial Arts belong to all.
844
01:41:12,483 --> 01:41:15,860
Martial Arts is about kung fu,not schools.
845
01:41:19,156 --> 01:41:21,282
We're all on the same quest.
846
01:41:21,450 --> 01:41:24,535
lt all comes down to those two words:
847
01:41:28,165 --> 01:41:30,833
Horizontal. Vertical.
848
01:42:01,490 --> 01:42:05,660
THE GRANDMASTER
849
01:42:05,828 --> 01:42:10,206
A Wong Kar Wai Film
850
01:42:10,374 --> 01:42:14,752
Co-starring
Wang Qingxiang, Zhang Jin, Shang Tielong
851
01:42:14,920 --> 01:42:18,965
Special Appearances by
Woo Ping Yuen, Lo Hoi Pang, Lau Ka Yung
852
01:42:19,133 --> 01:42:21,551
Lau Shun, Wang Mancheng, and Cung Le
853
01:42:21,719 --> 01:42:26,097
Screenplay by
Zou Jingzhi, Xu Haofeng, Wong Kar Wai
854
01:42:26,265 --> 01:42:30,727
Story by
Wong Kar Wai
855
01:42:36,608 --> 01:42:38,067
[lp Man] You can call me lp Man.
856
01:42:38,360 --> 01:42:40,236
Or even Old lp.
857
01:42:40,404 --> 01:42:44,073
We can learn from one another.I really believe that.
858
01:42:44,241 --> 01:42:45,867
But fists and feet do what they do.
859
01:42:46,034 --> 01:42:47,744
Our fate is up to the gods.
860
01:42:51,915 --> 01:42:53,374
Would you agree?
861
01:43:19,943 --> 01:43:20,943
[wood shatters]
862
01:43:23,989 --> 01:43:24,989
What's your style?
863
01:43:26,825 --> 01:43:31,412
Director of Photography
Philippe Le Sourd
864
01:43:31,580 --> 01:43:35,917
Additional Cinematography
Song Xiaofei
865
01:43:36,084 --> 01:43:40,546
Production Design by William Chang
Suk Ping, Alfred Yau Wai Ming
866
01:43:40,714 --> 01:43:45,092
Costume Design by
William Chang Suk Ping
867
01:43:45,344 --> 01:43:49,764
Edited by William Chang Suk Ping,
Benjamin Courtines, Poon Hung Yiu
868
01:43:49,932 --> 01:43:54,185
Original Score by
Shigeru Umebayashi, Nathaniel Mechaly
869
01:43:54,520 --> 01:47:15,256
Sound Design by
Robert Mackenzie
61975
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