Original subtitles

An I VISION ENTERTAINMENT production

Yang Donggeun

Hirayama Aya, Kato Masaya

Jeong Taewoo, Jeong Duhong, Park Seongmin

I am afraid of fighting

I am afraid of being beaten and losing.

But I am more afraid of surviving as a cripple...

...than dying while I am fighting!

I hear the wind howl.

I hear the fear inside of me.

Directed by Yang Yunho

FIGHTER IN THE WIND

1939 SEOUL

Oh, an airplane!

WANTED - YOUNG AIR FORCE PILOTS

1942 - SHIMONOSEKI HARBOR JAPAN

You stowed away, didn't you?

Are you from Korea?

Don't you know how long stowaways go to jail?

I like it that you're honest!

I'm the one who finds rats like you.

A detective?

Give me everything you've got!

You want to go to jail or what?

Ow! You bastard!

You're Korean?

Uh, it's essential for a detective to speak Korean. Essential!

Hey! You hit a detective? You want to go to jail?

OK, my name's Chunbae.

I'm Korean, too! You bastard!

That's him!

Yes! He went that way! That way! The bastard should be dead!

Stop there!

Stop!

Shit! How come that bastard's fists are faster than his words?

Chunbae!

Get him!

Chunbae, you bastard!

You'll be dead when I get you!

Chunbae!

What are you doing there?

Are you selling anything interesting today? I've got money!

Come here.

Chunbae!

What's that? Chunbae!

Where is that bastard?

Like some kind of rabbit.

Aviation school?

You want to go there? What for?

To be a pilot.

Well, well. You have no idea what the world is like.

It's no use being a pilot...

...or whatever.

You'll just die in the war.

I don't care about dying or living.

Oh, well, whatever.

So... when are you going to get off?

I won't.

AVIATION SCHOOL

You'll get hurt.

Better than dying, you bastard!

There he is.

Help!

Chunbae.

You'll be dead when I get you.

Hey, why do you keep beating me? I'm not your punching bag.

END OF THE PACIFIC WAR - 1945

Stop!

That's how I began to dream of being a pilot.

But the end of the Pacific War...

...ended my dream. Stop!

You'll be dead.

The end of the war was driving people mad.

Who are they?

They're Koreans who refused to fly in the Kamikaze.

Let them go!

But...

Yes, sir!

The Kamikaze is a sacred ceremony.

We can't stain it with the blood of Koreans.

You bastards!

You're just using us as human shields.

When did you teach us how to fly?

Shit!

Who the hell are you?

What insolence, you Korean!

How dare you defy His Majesty's rule?

Fine, shoot me.

Pilot? Aviation school? I don't give a damn anymore.

Go ahead, you bastards!

Stop it

Not bad for a greenhorn. What's that silly skill?

It's called Taekkyeon, a Korean martial art.

Korean martial arts?

Let me make an offer.

If you defeat me in a fight, I'll let you and your friends live.

But if you lose, I'll only kill you... gruesomely

What do you think?

It seems you care about your life indeed.

Baedal!

Are you scared?

Showing your back in a fight, you certainly are Korean.

You don't have enough honor to learn martial arts.

Baedal, Baedal! Wake up!

And so that year passed...

Japan surrendered unconditionally because of the atomic bomb.

And my country was liberated.

However, only devastation was left after the war ended.

Similarly, my courage was left in ruins after that defeat.

Give me a chocolate.

Give me a chocolate.

Give me a chocolate.

IKEBUKURO NIGHT MARKET - TOKYO Ladies and gentlemen it's called a pachinko machine.

You, too, might win...

...an unbelievable fortune.

Spend 1 yen, win 10. Even 100 yen if you're really lucky.

It's called a pachinko machine.

Make a fortune and have fun. Come to the pachinko parlor!

Wow, congratulations.

You won!

This gentleman put in 5 yen and earned 50!

Come on everybody!

5 will get you 50!

Pachinko!

Pachinko!

Pachinko!

Pachinko! Pachinko!

Get out of my way!

Pachinko! Pachinko!

Come to the pachinko parlor!

Come on everybody!

Go away!

Get out of here.

Oh, hello, sir! How are you?

I was just about to pay my tax to you.

You've already been working here for days without permission.

You want to pay your taxes now?

That machine, the 'pachinko' or whatever, is very interesting.

Give it to me!

Oh please, not my machine!

No! My pachinko!

Oh, that guy, he's Korean. Kill him!

- Chunbae! - Baedal!

Look at him.

I'm going to kill you!

Is that urine?

The bed-wetter of Ikebukuro.

The bed-wetter of Ikebukuro!

The bed-wetter of Ikebukuro!

You should pay with your life.

You eat what you spilt.

Then crawl between my legs saying 'I'm the bed-wetter of Ikebukuro'.

If you don't...

Baedal! No, don't do that!

Shut up!

No! Don't! Please don't, Baedal!

You want to die?

I, Choi Baedal am the bed-wetter of Ikebukuro.

Louder, you Korean!

Look at that. HAHA!

I, Choi Baedal am the bed-wetter of Ikebukuro.

Baedal

What you did was very wrong.

Well, well, look who's here.

You still have the habit of getting into people's business.

You want to lose your other hand, too?

Bastard!

Bumsoo.

Baedal.

Bumsoo, I'm sorry to show myself to you like this.

Greatest circus!

You have to see it.

Man on the fly,...

...beautiful women on the swing,...

...a man walking on the rope.

Here, have some soup.

Oh, kimchi. Great! It's been quite long.

By the way, those yakuzas, do you know them?

You cannot avoid dealing with them when you're the guard for a circus.

They're extra trouble for a troupe...

...like ours, with lots of Koreans.

Aren't those ration tickets? They're as good as money.

Why don't you use them instead of just collecting them?

We are planning to build a school for the Korean kids in this area.

They shouldn't forget our language even though they've left Korea.

I see.

Baedal, how are your parents?

Bumsoo!

Teach me how to be a fighter.

Bumsoo wouldn't give up his will.

Baedal must be very cold.

You, poor thing!

Baedal!

Bumsoo!

Baedal, if you make a fist you can't grasp anything.

Not friends, not earth nor sky.

But if you unclench your fist you can hold the whole world.

Baedal, practice martial arts hard to protect yourself.

Bumsoo, why are you saying that?

You understand what I mean?

Get him!

Follow him!

Get him!

Shoot!

Get him!

Little master, use your abilities to protect yourself and others.

Live fairly, and protect...

...the things you care about.

What's he doing?

I remember he said he would never teach the martial arts as they can be as deadly as poison.

Well, he must be different from someone.

Damn.

What? How rude you are to an old lady like me!

Bastard!

BOOK OF FIVE RINGS BY MIYAMOTO MUSASHI

Justice without power is empty but power without justice is only violence.

A warrior always keeps his sword sharp but he never draws it without a cause.

Miyamoto Musashi the best swordsman ever will be a good teacher for you.

Pachinko!

Pachinko!

I'm sorry.

You stupid bastards!

Go away! You bastard!

What's happening?

Ahem, it's your fault. Don't be rude.

Apologize now.

I'm sorry.

Japan Karate Association

The bed-wetter of Ikebukuro!

That's what people call you these days.

Is that why you begged for your life? To live like that?

You are shameless!

What made Miyamoto Musashi different from other warriors...

...as that he dreamed of being the best fighter in the world.

The best, the strongest man in the world!

That is what you should dream of to be as strong as your name Baedal, 'the Korean people'.

If you practice for a thousand days you're still a beginner.

But if you practice for ten thousand days you can become a master.

This is kyokushin or 'pure truth'.

The spirit of kyokushin means to do your best, until the last moment.

Today, I'm still walking aimlessly.

Help our lady!

Please help!

Stop it!

Let's go! We shouldn't have seen it.

- What the fuck up bitch. - Help, please help the lady!

Officer! help!

Those bastards are worse than the police or yakuzas!

Let's go, hurry!

Please, help! Please!

Please, don't do this!

Somebody help!

The Japs don't protect their own girls.

Why are you getting involved? Shit!

Help, please help.

Help!

Somebody help!

Do you speak Korean? No?

How about Gyeongsang dialect? Bastards.

Baedal!

What are you doing? Let's go.

Baedal, Baedal.

Hey, you stupid fool. Are you crazy?

You have no idea what kind of bastards they are.

My goodness you idiot.

And why are you smiling like that?

You got a crush on her?

What?

You want me to teach you something nice? Catch birds at once.

That girl.

Oh, well, what am I doing now?

What is it?

What is it?

It's getting cold.

Hey, what are you waiting for?

Go out and work. You came here to sightsee?

Why? Too embarrassing?

You're a rickshaw-man.

What do you worry about?

Wear a hat...

...then no one will recognize you.

Hey!

What?

Is that what you meant by something nice?

Why, you don't like?

Idiot.

Crazy bastard don't complain. Go!

Youko! You've got a crush on him, don't you?

Setsu!

Setsu! Have you heard of the brave tiger?

The brave tiger? The mythical hero?

No, I mean, recently.

Ah, the man who saves girls from American soldiers?

That's just a story.

That man who helped me... Maybe he was the brave tiger?

Heck, no!

I'm sure he was the brave tiger.

If not, how come he would risk his life to save me?

Then you think the guy who saved you is a hero? The brave tiger?

A hero is protecting girls in this neighborhood?

WANTED

Youko. Somebody to see you. Go outside

What are you doing?

Get off!

Get off! Hurry!

Don't move!

They're after you, aren't they?

Don't worry. I won't tell the police.

You saved me the other day didn't you? The brave tiger?

Oh, well, that is...

This scar it's from that day.

It must've been very painful.

Thank you, Miss Youko.

Thank you for your kind help.

Oh? How do you know my name, Baedal?

Oh, I could ask the same of you.

You seem about my age.

Baedal! Let's be friends!

Friends?

Get on.

Thank you.

Let's go.

Thank you.

Youko, Youko wait a minute.

Here.

Thank you Oh, Baedal. I'll give some of my noodles.

Thank you.

Baedal, slow down.

Are you Ok?

Follow me.

Long time no see, brave tiger?

I don't understand.

Don't you know what we did to Korean women?

Why are you helping Japanese women?

Is that why you called me here?

I have been practicing karate since I was five...

...and I have never been beaten by anyone in a fight.

You're the first one to hit me.

In that sense, I acknowledge your fighting spirit.

But that's all.

Don't ever talk of the brave tiger or pretend to have a noble samurai spirit!

Next time I see you, you'll be dead!

Have some fun here!

It's pachinko!

Get out of my lane.

Pachinko! Louder! Louder!

Go away!

Find the rationing tickets!

Find them! Check everywhere!

Pachinko, ah, I'm hungry.

Hey, why so glum?

Why are you so happy?

The yakuzas came here a while ago so I was really worried.

But they just passed by.

They seemed to be going somewhere else.

Where?

Over there, near the railway that way.

Where?

Where are the ration tickets?

Here! Come this way!

Are the ration tickets more important than your life?

Baedal, Baedal! Wake up! Baedal, Baedal!

Justice without power is empty but power without justice is only violence.

Be strong to protect yourself and others.

Baedal!

Youko.

Justice without power is empty but power without justice is only violence.

Be strong to protect yourself and others.

Baedal!

Take care.

Kyoto

NIJO DOJO

I'm Choi Baedal. I'm studying karate.

I'm the master here, Sattani.

I heard that the Nijo dojo is a wonderful place with an old tradition.

Would you please help me to have a match with someone here?

According to the rules it is not permitted to have fights with outsiders.

What if you got hurt in the fight?

The one who fights me won't get hurt if he wears this protector.

I'm the one asking for this fight. I don't mind dying.

How dare you, the bed-wetter of Ikebukuro, pretend to be a great warrior.

Let's teach him a lesson.

Please.

Breaking news! Hot news!

A LONELY BEAST: CHOI BAEDAL BEATS 10 NIJO HEROES

A BOMBSHELL DECLARATION A REAL FIGHTER!

How dare this Korean greenhorn...

...pretend to be a great warrior like Miyamoto Musashi.

THE POLICE CHOSE KARATE FOR THEIR TRAINING

KARATE MASTER KATO ESTABLISHES JAPAN MARTIAL ART UNION

He's amazing!

Like a karate version of Miyamoto Musashi.

Like the wind!

Yes, yes!

No kidding.

He's thrown down a challenge to the Japanese martial arts world.

Who could do that kind of thing?

People say that he called Japanese traditional karate a kind of dance.

Then how about my karate?

It's a mask dance.

A mask dance is a dance too you idiot!

His name is...

...Choi! Bae! Dal!

Actually, he's my nephew.

You say everyone who's famous is your nephew. Don't lie!

SAPPORO

KUSANAGI DOJO

SAKAHARA - LEVEL 5

NARA

INUTAMA

SHINBUKAN MORI - LEVEL 6

WADA DOJO

ISHIKAGE DOJO

JOTO DOJO

HIMAGE

There he comes.

Mr Choi Baedal, say something.

How are you feeling?

MIWA - LEVEL 7 BLACK BELT

He's on top of the castle. He's going to start fighting.

What's happening? Why's he not coming?

Who do you think is going to win? Miwa?

It's Choi Baedal!

Choi Baedal won!

Choi Baedal won!

He won again!

Mr Choi Baedal!

Sir!

Say something.

Mr Choi Baedal!

You remind people of swordsman-saint Miyamoto Musashi.

Where are you heading now?

Wherever a strong man is, I will go.

Who's next?

Wait a moment!

One more question.

Baedal?

You're Baedal, aren't you?

Does it hurt?

No.

Are you sure...

...it doesn't hurt?

- I know it hurts. - Why do you ask?

Why do you keep fighting when it hurts?

It doesn't.

It really doesn't.

Are you going to leave again?

FENCING, OKAMOTO LEVEL BLACK BELT

JUDO, HIRANO - LEVEL 4

JUDO, KOBAYASHI - LEVEL 7

CHOI BAEDAL BEATS JAPAN

A MAN OF MYTH, CHOI BAEDAL LEARN All ABOUT HIM THE BEAST ENDS HIS MARCH

NO MORE MARTIAL ARTS EXPERTS THE BEST! A REAL FIGHTER!

He's a hero.

He's a big star!

He's so popular that people are beginning to imitate him.

I've seen it, young kids...

...wearing shredded uniforms.

With long, messy hair.

Wander around to pretend to be a great warrior!

It's Choi's story! He won again.

No one can defeat him.

- There is someone! - Who?

The only Japanese martial artist who can do it!

- The one we should never forget. - Who?

Kato! The 7 level black belt!

Right, Kato's a level! We have Kato left.

He's the honor of Japanese martial arts. He will never lose.

KENDO, KARATE, AND NOW JUDO JOIN MARTIAL ARTS UNION

KATO, 7 LEVEL, ELECTED PRESIDENT OF JAPAN MARTIAL ART UNION

KATO, MARTIAL ARTS PRESIDENT TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE

KATO, MARTIAL ARTS PRESIDENT TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE

President Kato!

What do you think of Choi Baedal's recent actions?

What do you think of all the martial art schools being defeated by his karate?

People say Choi Baedal faces discrimination because he's Korean. Martial arts are...

They consist of courtesy, loyalty and promises.

It is a philosophy, ideology and all the principles of human psychology.

That Korean bastard dishonors the Japanese martial arts pretending to be Musashi!

Choi Baedal's karate has none of these things.

It is not a martial art.

We should've killed him earlier.

Then what is his karate?

It is not karate. It's just fighting.

Choi Baedal is just a common thug.

He will realize how trivial he is when he sees his last moment.

Oh, Baedal!

Look at them!

Mr Choi Baedal.

Can I get your autograph.

Please.

Please.

Mr Choi Baedal.

Get in line.

Thank you.

Sign, please.

Baedal.

Get in line!

Baedal what's wrong with you?

You were very lucky.

It was really dangerous this time, you bastard.

Let him rest.

Did you see his face?

I guess you're a real famous person now...

...getting stabbed in the street!

How about going into business together?

I'll prepare a dojo for you. And we get...

...8 to 2. Me 8, you 2.

It's quite a good deal.

Chunbae!

Why, what's wrong?

Leave, please!

What's wrong with her? Is she having her period now?

She has it every day.

No, I'm ok.

Youko?

Are you out of your mind?

What will you do if your patron finds out?

He's my guest. Treat him well.

Leave him before...

...it's too late.

Ending it would be good for you and good for him, too.

Remember, a geisha is a flower blossoming only for her patron!

Some guy in the ally gave me this.

CHAllENGE - HAHURIDA SHRINE RYOMA

Surprise.

Why don't you sleep?

Have you ever thought of death?

Not really.

I... I'm scared.

When I take a bath before a fight...

...I think I shouldn't look dirty even if I die in the fight.

I don't want anyone to see my dirty underwear...

...even if I get crippled in the fight.

So I wash...

...and wash again.

I thought that it isn't bad to die in a real fight.

But now I'm scared of death.

I don't want to die or...

...be crippled...

...and never see your face again.

Youko! A message for you.

I'm sorry.

I have to go now.

I'm sorry.

Don't go!

What would you do if there's someone who hates to see you get hurt worse than her own death?

I'm the one who's really scared.

I thought you were going to die.

I was really scared.

You're Korean and you are a fighter.

Both things are too hard for me.

However, I was trying to stop being a geisha.

I don't want anything!

I just want you to stay with me and be healthy!

Don't get hurt, don't be sick.

Like now.

Promise me!

Promise me...

...that you'll never fight again.

Please!

Please!

You must be hungry.

Wait a little.

Baedal a phone call for you.

Hello.

Chunbae? Where are you?

Baedal!

See you soon!

HAHURIDA SHRINE

HAHURIDA SHRINE Chunbae!

Chunbae!

Baedal, they said next time Youko.

Is this Kato's will?

My will.

MEJIRO POLICE - TOKYO

He doesn't want to see you.

Will you tell him that I'll be waiting for him?

I knew there were some crazy old men in the association.

But I didn't expect Ryoma would draw his sword on the bed-wetter.

If you really want to conquer the martial arts of Japan don't you think you should confront me?

What do you think?

I won't fight!

I broke a promise with someone I care about...

...and I even killed a man because of my fear.

That's your weak point.

Listen to me.

The ultimate truth in all martial arts is victory!

Come out and fight with me.

Prove yourself with a real fight!

If it's your duty to prove yourself...

...mine is to protect the martial arts of Japan.

I'll be waiting for you at Musashino.

Come on out! Hey, didn't you hear? You've been released!

Not guilty by self-defense.

Of course we should take revenge for Ryoma...

...and for the heads of the schools.

We must prove that Baedal is not the best...

...that he's just trash.

I will execute him in public!

It's a fight for death.

Mom!

Who are you?

Ma'am! I'm Choi Baedal

I killed your husband.

Murderer!

You came here to kill my mother?

Ma'am. Take this uniform.

I'll never fight again.

Give me a hoe and shovel.

I'll help as much as I can.

Get lost! I never want...

...to see your face again!

You want to fight with me now?

What are you going to do? You have no father.

You've never been to the top of the mountain, stupid?

I don't think he has.

You can't go there alone.

My father will take me there.

Bastard say something.

The bastard with no father.

What a poor thing.

Miserable thing.

You're dead next time.

I want to go to the top of the mountain.

What?

Where are we going?

Hey, Baedal.

Is he Ryoma's son?

FROM CHOI BEADAL

CHOI BAEDAL DISHONORS RYOMA'S WIFE

They're saying all kinds of silly things because you're staying quiet.

I don't fight anymore.

Why do you keep running away? Why?

You really don't know what you have to do?

You really don't?

I've been reading the newspapers.

I'm sorry.

No, it's okay.

Newspapers can't tell all the truth.

People will see the truth as time goes by.

However.

I hope you do something for my son, Tomoya.

What do you mean?

Be a good man for Tomoya.

Be the strongest man in Japan.

Then he will be able to grow up...

...a good man, without a father.

I don't understand.

Go out and fight them.

Please, beat them!

For Tomoya.

Ma'am!

I think you'd better leave before he wakes up.

Stop!

Better than I expected.

You dreamed of too much, greenhorn!

You're just one more mountain I have to climb.

After you die what shall I do with your body?

Any place under the sky.

I am afraid of fighting.

I am afraid of being beaten and losing.

But I am more afraid of surviving as a cripple than dying in a fight.

However, I always try to find a new enemy.

Choi Baedal defeated hundreds of martial arts experts from Japan and around the world.

He left behind mythical stories of his prowess such as his ability to break...

...a bull's horns with his bare hands. Choi Baedal was named one of the greatest heroes by Japanese teenagers.

He established Kyokushin Karate in the home to his unique form of karate.

Today, Kyokushin Karate boasts over million students in countries.

In April, he died in Japan missing his mother country.

This movie is in memoriam of him.

A man can be poor...

...as long as he a goal and endeavor for it.

He's beautiful.

From the saying's Choi Baedal.