Original subtitles

Where did you bury Zi? Tell me about it

So that I can pay him my respect

Don't bother with him

You crazy woman

I'll bite you to death one day

I can throw you into the army brothel You know that?

Spare yourself the trouble

I am working in one right now

You crazy woman

Get lost

Doctor, how's she?

Don't worry, her life has been saved

Thank you

Dr...

Oh yes, lp Man

Your son has been saved Wing-shing is alive

Mother and son are alive

It's about time you honoured your promise

You are lp Man the hero

You won't go back on your word

The uniform will be sent over

Come again tomorrow Sure

Boss, what about me?

Can you dance?

Boss, watch

Boss, what about this?

I don't take Japanese

Lady, I only want a chat

Chat?

What about the chat you said?

It's up to you

But you are still on the clock

No discount

Don't worry

Could you read it to me?

I am a writer, I wrote this book

I don't read Japanese

I can teach you

I don't have the heart for it

Alright, forget it

You are no longer my client

Go to Sayuri, she speaks Japanese

Miss Jenny, please

I hope you can read it to me

Please, Miss Jenny, please

I don't have the mood for it

Please, read it to me, please

Please

Are you sick?

Miss Jenny

Miss Jenny, please

Read it to me, please

Alright... I'll do it

How to read it?

Under the tree, samisen

One word a time

Under the tree

Tree

Under the tree

Tree

Under the tree

Forget it, I don't have the aptitude for it

I give up

Miss Jenny, sorry

You got my book wrong

Hence I let my anger got the better of me

I am sorry

Under the tree

Under the tree

Hey...

Sorry... Miss Jenny, sorry

I met a crazy man today

I didn't have to sing or drink

He took no advantage of me

He just wanted to teach me Japanese

I had to read to him

But it's beneath me to learn Japanese

I deliberately got it wrong

He was hopping mad and hit me

Look

Take it easy

He then apologised to me

That's how we passed the night

He gave me a lot of money

There's Cheung Wing-shing's hospital bill to pay

I entertained him for money

Now we are at it

lp Tsun is under ten

He managed to beat death

Zi, show me

Welcome...

Dad, we've won... we are the victors...

Dad, we won the war

lp Man, you are arrested for being a collaborator

My dad is not a collaborator...

Take him away

My dad is not a collaborator Let go of me

Dad

My dad is not a collaborator Let go of me

It's the order to shoot him on the spot

Shoot him

Dad...

My dad is not a collaborator

Tsun, take care of your mom

Dad...

Mom... let me call Dad...

Dad... Mom is awake...

Mom, Dad's gone

He was here?

He had sat here for three days and three nights

He saw your eyelids tic and he left

Let me look for him

Don't bother

Mom, you called his name in your sleep

Dad burst into tears

Tsun, will you blame me?

Mom, Dad... really has become a collaborator?

I heard the doctors and nurses say so

Mom, if Dad really has become a collaborator

What you did was right

I'd rather die with you

Doctor, please take good care of her

Mr lp, don't worry

It's our job to save lives

But the medical bill...

I'll take care of it Sure

The bill is taken care of

Jenny

Don't worry, I earned it

I didn't steal it

If you aren't easy with it

Pay me back later

lp Tsun, go out to play No

Tsun, be a good boy, go out to play

Alright then

Call me if anything happens

What is it about?

Cheung Wing-shing, you don't love lp Man as much as I do

Nor know him as much as I do

He goes to work for Lam Ching-shan It's for you mother and son

You came here to talk about this?

Why won't you see him?

You don't love him anymore?

You know how much he has sacrificed?

You think I don't get it?

I have known lp Man for so many years

We have been through thick and thin

I know him more than anyone else

But do you know...

sometimes if you get on the wrong path there's no turning back?

He's no longer the untainted lp Man

Do you know that... he's not an ordinary man, he's a hero?

He has to maintain his integrity

Now it's all over

You are a clean freak

Something can't be tainted

Alright, you don't want him, I do

We can't have smooth sailing all our lives

We can't be always above the fray

There will be hard times and setbacks

Sometimes it's not up to us to say "no"

Cheung Wing-shing, you ask for too much

I have my bottom-line

I earned the money that saved your life

You aren't that pure

Don't worry, I have not betrayed our country

You are not tainted by association

But don't get it wrong

I didn't do it for you I did it for lp Man

Because you still are the one he loves

Tsun

Let me

Mom can do it

Mom, when Dad is not around Let me take care of you

lp Man is now a collaborator

Traitor!

Mom, you alright?

You alright? I am fine

Be more careful

I really am sorry I'm fine

Be careful

Once you put on the badge

Your fate is set

Get to work

lp Tsun, you've come to fetch water alone?

Let me help you

No, thanks, I can do it myself

Tsun, where did you get the water?

The riverside

It's been too hard for you

Let me do it

No, the doctor said you had to rest for several days

Tsun, with you by my side

I am the most fortunate in the world

I'll get well in no time

I can be with you I too find myself fortunate

If only Dad were here

Mom, will Dad come back to us?

Mom, I won't mention it again

Mom, why are you up?

Go back to bed?

It has been three days I have had rest enough

What? Three days already?

Thank you for taking care of me

Now it's my turn to take care of you

Look? I have made you a poached egg

Try it

It's too good to eat

Then it'll be wasted

It's hot

Is it good? Yes

Mom, you take a bite

I've had congee, I am not hungry

Miss Cheung...

How come you are here?

We've been waiting for you to come back

Now that you are back

Will class be resumed?

Yes Bravo

Come on... take it easy

Just a routine search

Proceed...

Line up

Move it...

Your good citizen card out

Master lp... no... Captain lp

Your good citizen card, come on

We don't have the people you want here

Those who come are good people

We are good people

Cut it out

Good citizen card

Here it is, just take it

Cut it out

Master lp, take it easy

Good citizen card

It's inside

Master lp, don't be impatient

Good citizen card, be quick

Girls, it won't take long

Sayuri, wait on Captain lp

You all will have your turn

Good citizen card

This is you?

Let me out... let me out...

How long is this going to take?

Let me out...

Ip Man, let me out

Who do you think you are?

Who are you to refuse me?

You are just a dog with a badge

Let me tell you

I have the Japanese's ears

You can't even be a dog

Mr lp, we'll go back first

Peace Preservation Association

Collaborator lp Man has become a collaborator

Collaborator Cut it out

Collaborator That's him

That's him, how come he's here?

Enough

Kimon Ryuichi-san

Revolution!

I'll win

Marshal Chu, you were a hero, a great man

But then you lost and got discarded by the times

You became a nobody in the KMT

And they kept you under watch

What's worse, the KMT painted you as a greedy womaniser

You are known to be a scourge

It's not fair to you

You warlords overthrew the Qing Dynasty

Even if you had lost

You still should be treated as a hero

Not junk

But that's the Chinese way

Winner takes all

History is written by the victor

Marshal Chu, I pity you

But it's not too late for you

If you will work for us

I can make you a hero again

Those who have despised you and smeared you

They'll have to pay a dear price

You speak good Chinese

Let me ask you

You know what "laozi" means?

A swear word

Wrong

Calling oneself "laozi" shows guts

There's something I've been proud of

That's calling myself "laozi" all my life

Who do you think I am?

Now you want me to be the darned guy?

You don't care for your life at all

Beat me, kill me, do whatever you like

You want me to be the darned guy? To be a collaborator?

No way!

Mr lp, the books have been burnt

What else can I do for you?

I am sorry for what happened that day

But I did it for my son's drug I had no choice

Such are the crimes committed by the war

We are all victims

Come sit down

Does it look good?

It's a shame I don't read Japanese

I don't know what's written there

It's a story of ultimate beauty

Can you tell me the story?

A long time ago

Japan was torn by war

Samurais fought for their lords

One day, a shogun caught up with an prominent samurai he's pursuing

They had a fight

And the shogun put his katana on the samurai's neck

According to our custom

The loser should commit hara-kiri in front of the victor

The samurai got off his horse and took off his helmet

The shogun was overwhelmed by the beautiful face revealed

The beauty was beyond comparison

It's so full of youthful valour

An inner voice told the shogun

The war shouldn't claim him Death shouldn't claim him

He decided to let him go

But at that moment

He heard the galloping of his allies' horses

He took out his katana and chopped off the samurai's head

Because in his heart

His allies were lowly characters

If they killed the samurai

It would taint his beauty

But if he killed the samurai himself

His beauty caught in that brief moment could be preserved for eternity

Actually I understand that pain in the shogun's heart

He hated the war

If the war had not taken place

The samurai and his beauty would have lived on

But the war had destroyed everything

Had destroyed the samurai's beauty

The samurai spirit originated from our spring autumn warring states period

China and Japan had been friendly since Han and Tang

But you are invading our country and wreaking havocs

Mr Kimon, if you are a pacifist Why don't you promote it with your writing?

I hear that there are pacifist writers opposing the war in Japan with their pens

I wrote the story on the wall

It's to pray for the end of the war

And to keep some beauty for the world

Screams come out from this building every night

They come from prisoners under torture

It's the sin brought by war

Then why were you inside this sinful building with a painted face?

You are mistaken

That man was not me

He's my twin brother Kimon Ryuichi

You are a patriot

You can attract followers

You are a martial arts adept

Why don't you call for resistance?

You can call up a band of resistance fighters to liberate the building

And catch Kimon Ryuichi?

Resistance needs time to build up

The Chinese people are working hard on it

We will throw the invaders out

Come on, have some sake

If you really are a pacifist

Then let us drink after the war

Tree, under the tree...

Under the tree...

What again?

Rascal, I quit

Please, don't go

You are a pest

I need inspirations...

This is my life

My life is leaving me bit by bit

I can't find inspirations

Money... I can pay you

It's not about money

I don't know Japanese, I can't do it

Chinese, you can read Chinese to me

You are sick

Give it to me

Read it to me

Under the tree, the samisen is shivering under Hide's fingers

Cries can be heard under the hot sun

Mother picks up the fan and cool air brushes Hide's face

Crickets chirp in the grass

The two of them sit there quietly

Their eyes looking far ahead

Father's bamboo katana keeps falling on Kyu's back

But does the smart Hide understand Kyu's pain?

Stupid Kyu

What are you doing?

You have given me inspirations

You are crying

I see you crying

I'm just thinking of my parents

Myself and my fate

Like the kid you were writing about

I am alone and rootless

Only bad things happen to me every day

Beautiful things are never for me

Thank you

Thank you

Look at them, they have good rapport

Come sit down

Let's drink Sit down

I have followed Kimon Ryuji for several days

I am sure he's sick, something's wrong with his brain

President

Under the tree, the samisen is shivering under Hide's fingers

Cries can be heard under the hot sun

Mother picks up the fan and cool air brushes Hide's face

Kimon-san, you have met Captain lp?

What did you talk about?

A chat between friends

You don't have to know

Wrong, it's about the holy war conducted by our lmperial Japan

Our lmperial Japan?

Or just mine, and not yours?