Original subtitles

You've lost your balance and confused

You can never have the love you want

Look at this card,

it shows everything

On the house. This deck is for you to keep

I'm Umeki Satoko

He's my boyfriend Kim

I was so much in love

It happened 30 years ago

Starring: Mutsuzaka Keiko

Teresa Cheung

Harisu

Music by Surender Sodhi

Cinematographer: Wang Yu

Executive Producer: Fruit Chan

Writer & Director: Yonfan

That night, Meili changes into a new dress before leaving...

On the road outside the Prince Terrace

She looks back to her past

Feeling it is like...

When I first met Madam Umeki

Oh! She's stunning, like movie stars of the 50s'

Joan Crowford, Bai Guang or Sophia Loren

Highly glamorous

As vivid as a drama queen

She can turn any place into her stage

She's one of a kind

But somehow,

I feel she doesn't belong to this world

My name is Meili, a Gemini

An estate agent in this big city

I do fine

Isn't this house beautiful? Mrs. Umeki?

Madam Umeki!

Excuse me

I'm at The Peak, an $80 million house...

a Japanese woman and her boyfriend...

You can have him!

You'd better sell off those cheapy,

or you'll regret

Are you nervous?

Talking on the phone is a serious thing

I like it here. I take it

You'll love it

You speak Japanese?

A little bit

I truly love it

Let's make the deal

I have a small request

Can you do me a favour?

Yes?

I have an apartment

at the Prince Terrace to let

But you must find the right person

Because I had

the best memory there

You'll love the place

I'm sorry to trouble you

Excuse me. Where's Princess Terrace?

No, Prince Terrace!

Turn left to Caine Road,

take the escalator, the second exit

Pretty woman!

You're speaking to Madam Umeki!

I love dressing up, making money,

fantasy and uniform

I think the police uniform is the most attractive

Temptation of the Uniform

His number is 4708

Here I meet him again

This police uniform is the best of bests

Is he the one?

But I got more in my dreams

Do I have other choices?

Did I scare you? Miss Meili

Your name is Meili, isn't it?

I thought the place is vacant

I don't live here

I want to tidy it up before it goes on the market

I'll come another time

No, come and keep me company here

Oh, this tarot deck is still here

Sit, let me foretell your future

Congratulations, Sun card

Congratulations again, Queen of Wands

What does it mean?

Find the right tenant for me

For you, my dear!

Oh, it's very beautiful!

What wonderful wall paper!

I love this high ceiling!

Just like Fellini making a French New Wave

"81 2" plus "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg"

a bit of Antonioni...

What Antonioni?

"La Notte"

Oh, I remember! "La Notte"! That's right

This bath-tub is too old, change it

The ceiling is high!

This crystal lamp looks great!

This apartment is a bit old,

but very magnificent

Chinese rosewood with Art Nouveau

perfectly mix and match!

This door is too clumsy, tear it down!

This bed is out!

Kyomi company wants to send Mimi to New York again

The "American Sweets" ad wants her

No!

They didn't pay last time?

You're stupid!

My dear, I'll rent this place

It will be both home and commercial use

What other conditions in the contract?

Oh, it's simple. Two-year contract

with a year binding, a year open

No problem

A year binding, a year open...

Oh, landlord has changed her mind!

What? Why did you show me around?

Are you nuts?

What kind of service is it?

Bad attitude! You should have said earlier...

Sorry... game over...

I saved all your lives!

Gosh! Look at you!

If they had moved in, you'd be dead meat

And you! You were to be slaughtered!

Why didn't you bite them? Now, you look fierce

Wow! Alibaba cave!

Aren't you Cleopatra?

Who are you? Why are you lying here?

Why didn't you go with them? Get out!

Don't step on the bed! See, you've made it dirty!

Your phone's ringing

You again!

Yeh a campy with his models

and left one behind

Look at the camera

Oh, a cameraman!

Very good looking camera... and so is he!

Look at me

He's staring at me, so seductive!

Give me a smile

I'll smile, and you go, OK?

Stop it...

There he is again

What is he going to do?

Hey! What're you doing?

Please don't kidnap me!

Nobody's going to pay the ransom,

I eat 7 times a day.

No. 5?

Excuse me, I'm always No. 1

My name's Kim.

You're beautiful. What's your name?

Just call me Beautiful

He said his name is Kim

Meili feels he's a spirit held captive for years

Now, he's set free to smell the colour of life

Her Chanel No. 5

His first cigarette. And...

In April, I like watching cherry blossoms in Kyoto

I love the chilling beauty of falling sakura petals

Flowers bloom and wither so quickly

And they blossom anew the next year

Yet people can't.

You age but life continues

And you become ever more passionate

Only love can make you young.

Do you know love?

Madam, since I met you

I love only you

People always say, "I love cake",

"I love Chanel", "I love coffee"

Why is it so difficult to say "I love you"?

When shopping, we would say,

"I want this", "I want that"

Why not say "I want you" when we feel so!

When I was young, I had said both...

Cheers!

Miss, Cappuccino

The alcoholic never thinks he is drunk

So is the fantasy-lover

Get dressed! I'm renting this place for you!

Under this twilit lampost of Lan Kwai Fong

People meet, fall in love, and then part

Under this lampost of Lan Kwai Fong

Meili has also fallen in the fantasy of 4708

Miss, can I help you?

How do I get to Prince Terrace?

Why the place become popular lately?

Yeh

Madam, I want to file a complaint!

Line up first

No, I'm complaining about a cop!

Line up just the same

I have to see the Chief Inspector!

Miss...

I want to file a complaint!

What's it? Miss

Complaint! No, I'm filing a report

Report? Go outside to the report room

No. Only you can understand me

Me? Go ahead

I'm being harassed by one of your cops

How?

He stalks me

Where?

Prince Terrace, Lan Kwai Fong,

on the steps, everywhere

And I'm having nightmares every night!

Why does he stalk you?

What's your name?

Beautiful

He follows me because I'm beautiful

Are you in love with him?

There's a saying: Sluts love police

Slide? His tag didn't slide, it says 4708

He'd take out a notepad

from the box and scribbles

And he'd be staring at me,

making me awfully uneasy

Now I understand

Officer,

you have to keep a secret for me

I do have a boyfriend

Spicy girl!

Do you know where's Prince Terrace?

Can you speak English?

I want to go to Prince Terrace

Take the escalator to Caine Road,

and the second exit on the right

Thank you, and you're so handsome

It's late!

It's late!

I'm back!

Long time no see

I'm back!

How do you know my place?

Meili, come with me

My father bought this place

He loves China

The Chinese language

Chinese literature

Those Chinese landscape and people

When my parents first brought me to Hong Kong

We fell in love with Hong Kong at once

On my 12th birthday

Mother was badly tortured

by father here

Since then,

I realized he lead a double life

Mother was living in heaven and hell

Father wanted me to be an elegant person

Because he couldn't accept

his beastly nature

I won't repeat his mistakes.

I want to be myself

I want to adore the person I love

I know I belong to the darkness!

When I was young, I fell in love with a boy

He's a photographer, a hippie

He has sad eyes, innocent smiles,

and slim body...

I was totally captivated

I wanted to be with him always

wanting him listen to my music

watch the movies I like,

wear the clothes of my choice

I knew it's my own obsession

Come in, I'll make you happy

We made love endlessly

It's the happiest moment of my life

I want to change myself to change him

For you, I've transformed into a woman

Like it?

I cleanse your body

I buy you nice clothes

Then I lock you up,

so nobody can touch you

I desire not tenderness and elegance

I like roughness filled with force and pain

I want to fulfill my father's desire

Turning a painful life into ecstasy

A desire to gratify my imagination

We live with despair

But I adore this kind of burning torment

Stay home, be good

Let me out. Where're you going?

I'm leaving

We live with despair

But I adore this kind of burning torment

A present for you

No! Take it! I want you to be my slave!

Look at this card,

it shows everything

She said suffering is my destiny

I'm so glad it's like the old time!

I knew he can't be changed

I kept saying to myself...

I'll change myself to perfect our love

Though my body is changed

My love for you is eternal

I want you so much

I have no other choice,

this is my only choice

I love you, I love you, I love you...

I believe people are animal by nature

Meili

Brother, come get me

For sure

Someone was murdered there 30 years ago

Hey stop!

Sakura rain stops, but don't stop your dream

You know what SM is about?

No

SM is like marriage

A union of lust with love, pain with joy

I know you're in love and don't know what to do

I did too and was totally lost

Is this our destiny?

Is it painful?

I'm leaving

I think it's going to rain

A Drifting Affair

He's cute!

His photos are good

He's a mezz, doesn't take nude photos

Introduce to you later

Yeh, he'll make you like a film star

How did you meet Meili?

What's your relationship?

Why did you come back?

Why?...

I know... you use Meili to work against me?

Who are you?

I'm Umeki Satoko

You forgot me?

I'm Umeki Satoko. Remember?

You've broken so many hearts

Sorry... Sorry

Please don't leave me

Satoko

Satoko

Meili, come tomorrow night

I'll show you my lover

Come in

Chief Inspector Cheung

Toy Boy Killed by Wealthy Japanese Woman in Prince Terrace

The Resurrection

Good evening, Madam Umeki

Meili

Champagne

You know Kim?

He's my beloved

Everyone can possess him.

He's not mine, right?

Who is the girl?

Me, when I was young

Touch

See the difference between you and me

I was a boy

But not anymore

Figured it out? You're back

Where are they?

Who are you? What're you doing?

I'm Umeki Satoko

You are not! Bullshit!

I'm Umeki Satoko.

He's my boyfriend Kim

I'm madly in love with him,

in only one form

Torture of the flesh

I can do anything for him.

I've turned myself into a woman

I've changed my sex

Although it's extremely painful, I made it

But he can't change

In our trans-sexual relationship

We reach orgasm only when

we're in extreme pain

That night, he ties me up

He hits me with a whip

puts a gag in my mouth

Then tears open my clothes, bites me hard

Never before have I felt that painful agony

But then, I'm at intense ecstasy

I feel the pain

But I like it

Why did you stop?

You don't love me?

You have to love me...

Love me... love me...

I tie him to the bed, like a maniac

I want to possess him spiritually and physically

Otherwise, I've to destroy him

I love you... I love you...

Orgasm floods in like never before

I put the whip around his neck

I love you...

And we make love

We reach our climax with every forceful moment

I'm electrified, pulling harder

I want non-stop orgasms

I'll change myself to perfect our love

Though my body is changed

my love for you is eternal

I love you, I love you, I love you...

I want you so much

I've no choice,

this is my only choice

I believe people are animal by nature

She said suffering is my destiny

I love him so much

but he doesn't response

I've killed him!

I've killed him!

I love him so much

but...

he didn't response

I killed him!

But...

In my heart

he has never left me

Now...

He's back again.

Meili, you must let go...

you must let go

I want him, want him...

She won't let go. She wants you

Down!

Yes, Master!

Go!

Go!

More...

More...

Take me with you...

I beg you, take me with you...

Take me with you...

You know what SM is all about?

It's pleasure in pain!

Take me with you...

Take me with you...

Take me with you...

I beg you! Take me with you...

I can't do this!...

Meili is waiting for you.

She's ready

Lan Kwai Fong Stampede on New Year's Eve 1992

20 crushed to death, over 100 injured

Victims include

Police no. 4708, Umeki Satoko (Japanese)...

Love is of source unknown and it grows

People die and revive for love

If there is no resurrection, then it is not true love

"The Peony Pavilion" by Tang Xianzu, 1598 A.D.