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[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]

-[ MUFFLED SCREAMING ]

-[ EXHALES QUICKLY ]

-HOW'S IT GOING, STAN? -OKAY.

[ TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACKING ]

-HAI!

-[ MUFFLED SCREAMING ]

[ SQUEAKING SOUND ]

[ TYPEWRITER KEYS CLACKING ]

[ CLACKING CONTINUES ]

[ TYPEWRITER DINGS ]

-UH, WHAT THE...

[ GROANING ]

[ PAPERS SHUFFLING ]

[ ALARM RINGING ]

-WHAT IS IT?

-I DON'T KNOW. CHECK DR. GRAVES.

DON'T MOVE!

OHH!

-WHERE'D THEY GO?

-I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T SEE ANY OF THEM.

-HEY. THIS WAY.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ HORSE GRUNTS ]

[ CHIRPING CONTINUES ]

[ CHIRPING CONTINUES ]

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

-[ INHALES ]

AAH!

-HYAH!

AAAAAAH!

OHH!

[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

-[ SIGHS ]

YOUR GOLF DOESN'T GIVE YOU ANY AEROBIC WORKOUT AT ALL.

YOUR HEART DOESN'T EVEN GET STARTED.

YOU REALLY NEED A LITTLE MORE ACTION.

[ MACHINE BEEPING ]

I HOPE THIS THING ISN'T ON THE FRITZ AGAIN.

-I THOUGHT YOU HAD THAT FIGURED OUT.

-I DID, BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD TO USE IT SINCE I FIXED IT.

-THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW IT'S FIXED?

-THE COMPUTER CHECKS ITSELF.

-AND WHAT IF IT DOESN'T KNOW IT'S BROKEN?

-THEN IT'S A HUMAN ERROR.

-COMPUTERS.

AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO MAKE LIFE SIMPLER.

-OH, MY GOD.

LAST NIGHT, THE FACILITY IN LOS ANGELES WAS ATTACKED.

A SMALL GROUP OF INTRUDERS ALL DRESSED IN BLACK,

POSSIBLY ORIENTAL, BROKE INTO THE FACILITY AROUND MIDNIGHT.

-NINJAS.

-WHAT?

-WHAT ELSE? WHAT HAPPENED?

-THEY KILLED THREE GUARDS.

DR. GRAVES WAS STRANGLED.

AND THEY STOLE THE VIDEOTAPE.

-DAMN IT. I KNEW IT.

THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN DOING THOSE EXPERIMENTS.

-SCIENTISTS WILL ALWAYS LOOK FOR ANSWERS.

-MAYBE THEY SHOULDN'T ASK SO MANY QUESTIONS.

-WHAT ARE NINJAS?

-KILLERS.

BEST TRAINED KILLERS IN THE WORLD.

IS SONNY STILL IN TAIWAN?

YOU'D BETTER GET A HOLD OF DENNIS.

AND CALL THE SHERIFF

AND ASK HIM TO MEET ME OUT HERE THIS AFTERNOON.

I DON'T WANT ANYBODY ELSE TO KNOW ABOUT THE BODIES.

-WHAT BODIES?

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

-SEE YOU LATER.

[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]

NICE JEANS.

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ GRUNTING ]

[ EXHALING SHARPLY ]

[ GRUNTING ]

[ EXHALING QUICKLY ]

-THE COLONEL WANTS TO SEE YOU.

-WHAT? WHO? WHERE DID YOU COME FROM?

-I SAID THE COLONEL WANTS TO SEE YOU.

-WHAT DOES HE WANT, ANYWAY?

-I DON'T KNOW THAT, BUT I DO KNOW HE'D LIKE IT

IF YOU WERE IN A LITTLE BETTER SHAPE.

-I THOUGHT YOU WERE RUNNING THAT HARD

TO FIND OUT MY NAME OR SOMETHING.

-I ALREADY KNOW YOUR NAME,

AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO RUN THAT HARD TO CATCH YOU.

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]

[ BILLIARD BALLS CLACKING ]

-KAREN TELLS ME YOU'RE A LITTLE OUT OF SHAPE, DENNIS.

-KAREN, HUH?

I WONDERED WHAT HER NAME WAS.

-WE WANT YOU TO GO TO TAIWAN.

YOU'VE SPENT TIME THERE, RIGHT?

-A LOT OF TIME. IT'S A GREAT PLACE.

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT, ANYWAY?

SONNY? WHAT HAS HE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

MAN, HE ALMOST GOT ME KILLED THE LAST TIME WE WORKED TOGETHER.

-WELL, HE ASKED FOR YOU PERSONALLY.

AND WE KNOW YOU'RE THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB.

-WHAT JOB? NOBODY SAID ANYTHING ABOUT A--

-I PUT THE SYSTEM ON TO MONITOR THE PERIMETER.

-I STILL DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA --

YOU GOING OUT ALONE.

-BE SURE TO ARM THE ALARM BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP,

AND I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

-KAREN. WHERE YOU GONNA BE LATER?

I THOUGHT THAT, UH, WE COULD GET TOGETHER

AND HAVE A DRINK OR SOMETHING.

-I ALREADY HAVE PLANS TO HAVE A DRINK...OR SOMETHING.

-RIGHT. WELL, MAYBE NEXT TIME, HUH?

-THE JOB INVOLVES

SOME OF THE MOST HIGHLY SENSITIVE RESEARCH

THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER ATTEMPTED.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT RESEARCH IS NOW IN THE HANDS

OF AN UNKNOWN GROUP OF MERCENARIES --

SPIES FOR HIRE.

DO YOU PLAY, DENNIS?

-WHERE I GREW UP, WE USED THOSE THINGS AS WEAPONS.

-THAT'S INTERESTING.

YEAH, THEY -- THEY COULD BE PRETTY DEADLY.

-WHAT'S THE RESEARCH, COLONEL?

-YOU SEE, THE GREATEST THING ABOUT THIS GAME

IS THAT YOU PLAY IT ALONE.

IN FACT, TO PLAY IT WELL,

YOU CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT WHAT YOUR OPPONENT IS DOING.

-YEAH, BUT NOBODY'S SWINGING AT YOU ON THE GOLF COURSE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF SOME GUY'S FIST OR FOOT.

-BUT, YOU SEE, WHEN YOU GET THE FEEL,

YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE.

YOU KNOW WHERE THAT BALL IS GOING EVEN BEFORE YOU HIT IT.

AND...IF YOU WERE IN A FIGHT

AND COULD CONCENTRATE THAT COMPLETELY,

YOU'D KNOW WHAT YOUR OPPONENT IS GONNA DO NEXT.

YOU'D FEEL IT COMING.

YOU WOULDN'T WAIT TO REACT.

YOU'D ACT FIRST.

NOW, WHEN YOU GET TO TAIWAN, OUR PEOPLE WILL BE WAITING.

THEY'LL HELP YOU ESTABLISH A BOXING AND ATHLETIC CLUB.

AS AN AMERICAN BOXER,

YOUR EXPERTISE WILL BE MUCH IN DEMAND OVER THERE.

YOU'LL HAVE PLENTY OF STUDENTS.

-COME ON, YOU GUYS.

LET'S PICK IT UP. COME ON.

COME ON. COME ON. PICK IT UP. COME ON. ON THE LINE. COME ON.

ON THE LINE. MOVE IT. COME ON.

MOVE IT. ON THE LINE. COME ON, YOU GUYS.

QUICKLY. QUICKLY. COME ON.

STRETCH IT OUT. STRETCH IT OUT. COME ON. STRETCH IT OUT.

ARMS OUT. ARMS OUT.

PICK IT UP NOW. PICK IT UP. ON THE LINE. READY?

JUMPING JACKS.

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE, 10, 11.

NICE. TOE-TOUCHES. READY?

ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT.

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

-HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

-11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

COME ON, YOU GUYS. FASTER. COME ON. PICK IT UP.

-NOW, AFTER YOU'VE ESTABLISHED YOUR REPUTATION,

SONNY WILL CONTACT YOU.

HE'S A FRIEND COMING TO VISIT YOU FROM AMERICA,

AND YOU'VE GOT TO ACT SURPRISED TO SEE HIM.

FRONT, SIDE, BACK. FRONT, SIDE, BACK.

FRONT, SIDE, BACK. COME ON, YOU GUYS.

FRONT, SIDE, BACK. COME ON. FASTER.

FRONT, SIDE, BACK. FRONT, SIDE, BACK.

COME ON, YOU GUYS. PICK IT UP.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING OVER THERE, HUH?

HEY, SONNY! -HEY.

-WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU UNTIL TOMORROW.

-I MISSED YOUR UGLY FACE, SO I TOOK AN EARLY FLIGHT.

-LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO MY CLASS.

HEY, YOU GUYS, THIS IS MY FRIEND SONNY.

HE WAS MY FIRST ARREST WHEN I WAS A COP IN CHICAGO.

-YEAH, AND THEN HE BAILED ME OUT AFTERWARDS.

-YEAH, AND THEN I ARRESTED HIM AGAIN.

-NOW, I KNOW YOU'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THERE,

AND THAT IS PART OF THE REASON YOU WERE CHOSEN.

WHEN YOU'RE ALONE,

HE'LL EXPLAIN ALL OF IT TO YOU IN FURTHER DETAIL.

DON'T HESITATE TO CALL IN YOUR OLD FRIENDS.

THEY COULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

-LET ME GET MY BAG.

WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TO YOU AFTER OUR LAST MISSION?

-LET ME TAKE A SHOWER.

I'LL BE WITH YOU IN A SECOND, OKAY?

MAN, THOSE BOYS ARE TOUGH.

-YEAH, SO HOW ARE THE WOMEN?

-THEY'RE OUT OF SIGHT. FAST AND EASY.

I'M KIND OF GLAD THE COLONEL SENT ME OVER HERE.

YEAH, THINGS WERE STARTING TO SLOW DOWN BACK AT HOME.

I WAS HAVING A GOOD TIME,

BUT I WAS WONDERING IF YOU WERE EVER GONNA SHOW UP.

NOW THAT YOU'RE HERE, UH, MAYBE YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.

-WELL, I HAD TO BE SURE ABOUT THE JOB

BEFORE I GOT IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

-LET'S TAKE A RIDE, OKAY?

JOB, HUH? -WE HAD TO TALK MONEY.

-DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE STILL WORKING FOR THOSE GUYS.

-IT'S A LIVING, RIGHT?

-YEAH, WELL, IT AIN'T MUCH OF A LIVING.

-HEY, DENNIS, LOOK, MAN, THE REASON WHY I CAME HERE

IS BECAUSE, WELL, I'M GONNA NEED YOUR HELP ON THIS ONE.

SO WHAT DO YOU SAY?

-[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

LOOKING FOR A CHANGE, ANYHOW.

OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

-THANKS, MAN.

-SO, FILL ME IN ON THIS THING.

-I'M LOOKING FOR STOLEN VIDEOTAPES.

-STOLEN? FROM WHERE?

-WHITESTONE CHEMICAL PLANT.

-WHITESTONE CHEMICAL PLANT. WOW.

-GOT SOMETHING TO DO WITH GENETIC SPLICING.

-I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND.

-WELL, THAT'S ALL I KNOW,

EXCEPT THAT IF THIS TAPE FALLS INTO THE WRONG HANDS,

IT CAN MEAN A LOT OF TROUBLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.

-YOU HAVE ANY CLUES YET?

-YEAH. ONE.

JUST THIS.

-HEY!

YOU KNOW, I SEE THAT SIGN ALL OVER TOWN.

-SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

-WHAT DO I THINK?

I THINK WE SHOULD GO BACK TO THE HOTEL FIRST,

GET YOU ALL FRESHENED UP,

AND I'LL TAKE YOU AROUND THIS BEAUTIFUL TOWN, OKAY?

OKAY, LET'S GO.

[ HORN HONKS ]

-HI-I-I-I-YA!

-HAI!

-HYAH!

-HYAH!

I OFFER PAIN, NOT PRAISE.

-HYAH!

-NINJA MUST BE STRONG, UNCONQUERABLE --

NEVER BE DEFEATED.

YOU ARE NO NINJA.

YOU ARE DISMISSED.

[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

AAAAAH!

[ SWORD CLANGS ]

-OTANI.

I'VE BEEN SENT TO CHECK ON YOUR PROGRESS.

-THE RESEARCH PLANS ARE PROCEEDING ON SCHEDULE.

-[ CHUCKLES ]

GOOD.

BUT YOU MUCH WATCH THE PROGRESS IN EACH OF OUR SUB--

SUBSIDIARIES.

TELL BROCK TO CONTACT

THE NEW YORK AND TOKYO HEADQUARTERS.

HE IS TO INFORM THEM THAT THE VIDEOTAPE IS IN OUR HANDS.

HAVE HIM ASK TOKYO TO SEND DECIPHER EXPERTS

AND RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

-AS THE MASTER WISHES.

HAI.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

-NICE PLACE.

OOH!

-[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

-SORRY, BUT WE DON'T SPEAK NO JAPANESE.

-AH, NO MATTER. I SPEAK ENGLISH.

-WELL, THAT'S FANTASTIC. -YEAH, GREAT.

-HOW MANY PERSONS?

-JUST THE TWO OF US.

-AH, VERY WELL. THIS WAY, PLEASE.

-THANK YOU.

-YOU'RE WELCOME.

-HOW YOU DOING THERE, TONIGHT?

-OKAY, SO, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE?

-WELL, UH, HOW ABOUT YOU AND ME, BABY?

-I MEAN, UM, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE FOR DINNER?

-DINNER, HUH?

-WHAT DO YOU WANT? -WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I NEVER HAD ANY OF THIS SURF-AND-TURF FOOD BEFORE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

UH, MAYBE YOU CAN RECOMMEND US SOMETHING, MISS, UH...

-YUKIKO. -OH, YUKIKO.

-YUKIKO.

-HOW LOVELY. MY NAME IS DENNIS.

THIS IS MY GOOD FRIEND SONNY.

-HOW YOU DOING?

-ALL RIGHT, LEAVE IT TO ME.

-THANK YOU, MISS YUKIKO.

SHE'S GOT SOME LEGS, YOU KNOW?

OOH-EE.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

THIS FOOD IS PRETTY GOOD. HOW COME YOU'RE NOT EATING.

-UH, I'M NOT THAT HUNGRY.

THAT'S TOO BAD 'CAUSE THIS FOOD IS REALLY DELICIOUS.

-YEAH.

-HOW'S THE FOOD, GENTLEMEN?

-OH, YEAH, IT'S PRETTY GOOD. THANK YOU, MISS YUKIKO.

-ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO FOR YOU?

-OH, YEAH, WAIT A MINUTE.

THERE'S ONE THING I WANTED TO ASK YOU.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?

-PLEASE. TELEPHONE.

-EXCUSE FOR A MOMENT, PLEASE.

OTANI? THEY'RE HERE. ASKING A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

AND THEY HAVE THE SAKURAI EMBLEM.

-I GOT A FEELING SHE'S MIXED UP IN THIS.

-I see. I want you to get that emblem.

-ALL RIGHT.

AND SHOULD I HAVE THEM DISPOSED OF?

-I don't think so.

Why don't we just scare them...for now?

-I'M SURE THAT GIRL YUKIKO IS MIXED UP IN THIS.

I JUST FEEL IT.

-PROBABLY.

LET'S TAKE A WALK OVER THERE.

SHE SURE DIDN'T LIKE THAT SYMBOL TOO MUCH.

HEY, CHECK THIS OUT.

-IT LOOKS KIND OF FUNNY, DOESN'T IT.

HEY, MAN.

WHAT IS THIS?

-IT'S A CHINESE FORM OF KUNG-FU.

THEY CALL IT TAI CHI.

-TAI CHI.

TAI CHI.

-IT'S MORE DIFFICULT THAN IT LOOKS.

-REALLY? -REALLY.

-HMM, WELL, THEN I'LL STICK TO BOXING. HMM.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

SO, UH, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT YUKIKO GIRL, ANYWAY?

-WHAT DO I THINK ABOUT HER?

[ CHUCKLES ] I THINK SHE WANTS ME.

-YOU THINK EVERYBODY WANTS YOU. -DON'T THEY?

-[ CHUCKLES ] NO, SERIOUSLY.

-I WONDER WHY SHE ACTED SO STRANGE.

-YEAH, I THINK WE OUGHT TO PAY HER ANOTHER VISIT.

YOU THINK SO? -YEAH.

-LET'S GO.

SO THE FIRST CHANCE WE GET, WE GO BY THERE.

[ RUSTLING SOUND ]

[ CRACKING SOUND ] -WHAT IS THAT?

WHAT IS THAT, SONNY? -DON'T TOUCH THAT!

[ SIZZLING ]

-WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, SONNY?!

I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T TELL ME.

-OUT OF MY SIGHT.

-HAI!

-WE UNDERESTIMATED THOSE TWO AMERICANS.

THEY ARE TOO TOUGH FOR US.

THEY DON'T SCARE EASY.

FOR YOU.

HERE'S A TELEGRAM.

-THE RESEARCH CREW WILL ARRIVE IN SEVEN DAYS TIME.

-THEN WE'LL FREEZE OPERATIONS UNTIL THEN.

-[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

OSAN, I'LL DOUBLE SECURITY ON THE LABORATORY SITE.

-YES.

-OSAN.

ABOUT OUR TWO AMERICAN FRIENDS.

I'LL GET BROCK TO HANDLE THAT.

-DO THAT.

-OTANI, YOU SEEM A LITTLE BIT TENSE.

WHY DON'T I STAY WITH YOU TONIGHT AND HELP YOU RELAX?

-COME WITH ME.

-[ SIGHS ]

-HEY, SONNY, TALK TO ME.

WHAT DID YOU GET ME INTO THIS TIME?

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN STRAIGHT WITH YOU, HAVEN'T I?

WELL, HAVEN'T I?

-YEAH.

-TELL ME WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH.

-I'M NOT SURE YET.

-YOU DON'T KNOW.

WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

WE'RE WALKING THROUGH THE PARK,

AND THESE GUYS IN BLACK PAJAMAS JUMP OUT AND ATTACK US.

WHO WERE THEY?

-THEY WERE NINJAS.

-NINJAS?!

-THAT'S RIGHT. NINJAS.

YOU KNOW WHAT NINJAS DO?

THEY SPECIALIZE IN KILLING PEOPLE.

-OH, SONNY.

-LOOK, MAN, I-I KNOW IT'S GETTING TOUGH,

BUT -- BUT I'M GONNA NEED YOU, MAN.

-WE'LL NEED SOME HELP.

-WHAT KIND OF HELP?

-I KNOW SOMEONE.

I'M GOING TO TAKE A SHOWER.

[ HORN BLARES ]

-SO, WHAT KIND OF PLACE IS THIS?

-MY FRIEND WORKS HERE.

IT'S A JAPANESE TEA HOUSE.

-TEA HOUSE, HUH?

-YOU'LL SEE. LET'S GO IN.

-LET'S CHECK IT OUT.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

-IT'S BERRY. PLEASE.

[ DOORBELL CLANGS ]

-IT'S VERY GOOD. THAT'S ENOUGH. THANK YOU.

-HI, DENNIS.

WELCOME. PLEASE, SIT DOWN.

-THIS IS MANJI -- THE HELP I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU ABOUT.

MANJI, THIS IS MY GOOD FRIEND SONNY.

SONNY, MANJI.

-HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU, SONNY. -LIKEWISE.

-YES, EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

-WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

-UH, DENNIS, SHE'S PRETTY AND EVERYTHING,

BUT, UH, YOU SAID HELP.

-THERE YOU GO AGAIN.

MAN, LISTEN TO ME. I KNOW ABOUT THESE THINGS.

HEY, MANJI, CAN I ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.

-ALL RIGHT.

-WE THINK YOU CAN HELP US WITH THE ANSWERS.

-OH, I'M SORRY.

I'M BUSY RIGHT NOW.

HOW ABOUT YOU MEET ME AT THE NEW PARK.

YOU KNOW THE PLACE.

-SURE, NO PROBLEM.

CAN YOU MEET US THERE IN ABOUT AN HOUR?

-OKAY. HOW ABOUT SOME TEA? -OH, YEAH.

THIS IS THE WAY JAPANESE DRINK TEA TRADITIONALLY.

INTERESTING, HUH? -YEAH.

-WHAT'S IT TASTE LIKE?

-WELL, TRY SOME.

NO, NO, NOT THAT ONE. THIS IS THE CUP.

-THIS ONE? -YES.

-THIS LITTLE THING? -YES.

-WELL, FILL 'ER UP. -GO AHEAD.

THEN AFTER THAT,

MANJI WILL EXPLAIN SOME OF THE TRADITIONS INVOLVED.

THERE'S A REAL HISTORY TO THIS, YOU KNOW?

-GREAT.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

-JUST TRUST ME.

-YOU THINK SHE'S GONNA SHOW?

-HERE SHE COMES NOW.

-SORRY I'M LATE.

-IT'S OKAY, MANJI.

-SO HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

-HAVE A SEAT FIRST.

-I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TO SEE US LIKE THIS.

-IT IS NOTHING.

-I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT THIS THING.

EVER SEE THIS BEFORE?

-OH, THIS SYMBOL BELONGS TO THE SAKURAI ORGANIZATION.

-SAKURAI?

-"SAKURAI" IS JAPANESE FOR CHERRY BLOSSOM.

-SO WHAT DO THESE PEOPLE DO?

-ANYTHING FROM OWNING RESTAURANTS

TO GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING.

-HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT THIS?

-MY UNCLE ONCE WORKED FOR THESE PEOPLE.

-CAN WE MEET YOUR UNCLE?

-TONIGHT.

-OH, NO. I'M NOT TOO SURE.

I MUST TALK TO HIM FIRST.

-WHEN CAN YOU LET US KNOW.

-I WILL GIVE YOU AN ADDRESS.

YOU CAN GO THERE TONIGHT.

-WHAT TIME?

-AROUND 8:00.

-SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER.

-OKAY, WE'LL BE THERE.

-UH, I GOT TO GO.

I'LL DO WHAT I CAN, OKAY?

THIS EVENING. BYE.

-NOTHING BUT TREES AROUND HERE. -YEAH, I KNOW.

-YOU SURE YOU GOT THE RIGHT PLACE?

-IT'S COOL.

-CHECK THE CARD AGAIN.

-LET ME LOOK. WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD IT.

YEAH, THIS IS IT.

-WELL, IT'S GOT TO BE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE. COME ON.

-DENNIS. OVER HERE.

-THERE'S MANJI. COME ON.

-I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT.

-HI, MANJI. -MY UNCLE'S JUST OVER THERE.

COME WITH ME.

-OKAY.

-UNCLE?

THIS IS MY UNCLE, MASTER SUGIYAMA.

-GOOD EVENING, GENTLEMEN.

I AM PLEASED YOU COULD COME.

-WE APPRECIATE YOU SEEING US ON SUCH A SHORT NOTICE.

-TELL ME, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

-SOME INFORMATION... ABOUT THIS.

-YES.

THIS IS THE SYMBOL OF THE COLD SNOW ASSOCIATION.

-COLD SNOW. WHAT'S THAT?

-A DIVISION OF THE SAKURAI ORGANIZATION.

THEY MASQUERADE THEMSELVES AS BUSINESSMEN,

BUT AT HEART, THEY WILL ALWAYS BE COLD-BLOODED KILLERS

WHO USE THEIR TALENTS FOR PERSONAL GAIN.

-MASTER SUGIYAMA, WHERE DID YOU GET THE SYMBOL FROM?

-FROM A NINJA WHO WAS SENT TO KILL ME.

-WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO KILL YOU?

-I WAS A NINJA MASTER.

AND I FOUND OUT WHAT THESE PEOPLE WERE REALLY PLANNING.

AND SO I FOUGHT AGAINST THE ORGANIZATION.

UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS ONE AGAINST MANY.

I HAD TO RUN INTO THE MOUNTAINS.

-DO THEY STILL WANT TO KILL YOU?

-THEY WILL ALWAYS TRY.

AND SO I TOOK MANJI WITH ME.

AND HERE WE ARE HIDING.

-HAVE YOU EVER MET THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THIS ORGANIZATION?

-I HAVE SEEN HIM.

-I THINK THEY'RE THE ONES WHO HAVE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

-YEAH.

-THEN YOU MUST BE ON YOUR GUARD. THEY ARE A RUTHLESS GROUP.

-IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THAT TAPE BACK.

-IT WON'T BE EASY.

YOU MUST FIRST LEARN THE WAYS OF THE NINJA.

YOU CAN'T DEFEAT THEM OTHERWISE.

-NINJA, HUH?

-THAT IS RIGHT.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

-MASTER SUGIYAMA, YOUR SKILLS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE.

WE WERE MORE THAN IMPRESSED.

-THE TWO OF YOU HAVE VERY GOOD FOUNDATIONS.

YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH GREAT COURAGE AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH.

IT SHOULD NOT BE DIFFICULT TO LEARN THE WAYS OF THE NINJA.

-I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU AGAIN, MASTER SUGIYAMA, FOR HELPING US.

-MY NIECE HAS RECOMMENDED THE TWO OF YOU.

IN ORDER FOR YOU TO OBTAIN YOUR GOALS,

YOU MUST FIRST FIND A TEACHER.

I FEEL IT MY MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO TEACH YOU.

THE TWO OF YOU WILL RECEIVE STRICT AND FORMAL DISCIPLINE

IN THE ART OF NINJUTSU.

-THANK YOU.

-THANK YOU.

-WE HAVE LIMITED TIME IN WHICH TO BECOME FAMILIAR

WITH TECHNIQUES NINJAS HAVE STUDIED SINCE CHILDHOOD.

TRAINING WILL BE BITTER AND HARD.

SPEED IN RUNNING IS ESSENTIAL.

TO ACHIEVE THIS SPEED,

START BY HOLDING A STRAW HAT TO YOUR CHEST AND RUN.

CONTINUE RUNNING UNTIL EVENTUALLY

YOU NEED NO LONGER USE YOUR HANDS TO HOLD THE HAT.

TECHNIQUE AND PERFORMANCE DEPEND GREATLY ON ENVIRONMENT.

SAND IS ALREADY MORE DIFFICULT THAN GROUND.

IF YOU DROP THE STRAW HAT, DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED.

PICK IT UP IMMEDIATELY AND KEEP RUNNING.

CONCENTRATE ON SPEED.

A NINJA MUST DEVELOP STRENGTH AND RESISTANCE

IN HIS HANDS AND FINGERS.

BEGIN BY CHOPPING AT A BALE OF DRIED STRAW.

THIS WILL HARDEN YOUR HANDS.

IN ADDITION TO CHOPPING,

YOU MUST STAB AT THE BALE WITH YOUR FINGERS.

THIS WILL DEVELOP TOUGHNESS AND STRENGTHEN THEM.

THIS STRENGTH WILL ALSO BE BENEFICIAL

WHEN HOLDING YOUR SAMURAI SWORD.

THE SPECIAL PUNCHING AND KICKING SKILLS OF THE NINJA

REQUIRE STRENGTH AND BALANCE.

YOU MUST PRACTICE RELENTLESSLY.

IN TIME, YOU WILL MOVE WITHOUT THINKING.

-YOU LOST HER.

HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN?

-THE AMERICANS ARE MORE CLEVER THAN WE EXPECTED.

-THERE IS NO ROOM FOR EXCUSES.

NOW, YOU GET THE BASTARDS, OR ELSE...

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

-YES.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

-YOU HAVE PROGRESSED VERY QUICKLY, MY FRIENDS.

BUT YOUR TRAINING IS NOT YET COMPLETE.

-WHAT REMAINS TO BE LEARNED, MASTER?

-NOW I WILL TEACH YOU NINJUTSU SECRET WEAPONS.

WEAPONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF NINJA TRAINING.

AND OUR SO-CALLED SECRET WEAPONS INCLUDE SHURIKENS,

OR THROWING STARS.

THEY COME IN VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES AND WEIGHT.

THROWING THEM IS NOT A SIMPLE MATTER.

PUT YOUR BODY INTO IT.

THROW THEM WITH POWER.

THE FINAL TEST FOR SPEED RUNNING

WILL BE HERE ON CHASING MOUNTAIN.

THE TERRAIN IS ROUGH AND UNEVEN.

A NINJA MUST HAVE THE WILL AND DETERMINATION TO SUCCEED.

HE MUST KNOW ENDURANCE AND PERSEVERANCE.

THERE IS NO FAILURE FOR A NINJA.

BASIC TRAINING WITH THE SWORD

INCLUDES CHOPPING AT WOODEN OR BAMBOO POLES.

CONCENTRATE ON THE BLADE AND THE POINT OF CONTACT.

EVENTUALLY, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SPLIT THE POLE

RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.

YOU HAVE DONE WELL.

NOW LISTEN TO ME.

IF YOU FIND YOURSELF IN TROUBLE,

YOU CAN MAKE YOUR ESCAPE BY TUNNELING

OR BY SETTING OR THROWING THESE SMOKE BOMBS.

WHEN FIGHTING AS A NINJA,

REMEMBER TO ALWAYS WEAR YOUR MASKS

IN ORDER TO CONCEAL YOUR IDENTITY.

-YES, MASTER. -YES, MASTER.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

-I WONDER IF THE COLONEL'S BEEN TRYING TO FIND US.

HE'LL BE GLAD TO KNOW WE'RE READY FOR ACTION.

[ ELEVATOR DINGS ]

BOY, I CAN'T WAIT TO SLEEP IN MY OWN BED.

-The trap is set right in the park.

-I UNDERSTAND.

[ MUSIC PLAYING FROM HEADPHONES ]

-[ HUMMING ]

-DENNIS.

HEY. HEY. YOU WANT ONE?

-OH, SURE.

THANKS.

[ HUMMING ]

[ SLURPS ]

[ DOORBELL RINGS ]

-COME IN.

[ DOORBELL RINGING ]

-COME IN!

DAMN.

-[ HUMMING CONTINUES ]

-OH, COME ON IN.

-HI.

-COMPLIMENTS OF THE MANAGEMENT.

GENTLEMEN. PLEASE.

-LOOKS GOOD.

-[ SIGHS ] CAN'T SEEM TO GET THROUGH.

HELLO? YES. YES, I'D LIKE TO REACH ROOM 623.

NO. NO, I...

YES, I'M CALLING FROM THE UNITED STATES.

YES, I'M FINE, THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

LISTEN, COULD YOU PLEASE RING ROOM 623 FOR ME?

THANK YOU.

REALLY, I CAN'T BELIEVE THE INEFFICIENCY SOMETIMES.

HELLO?

YES, THANK YOU.

IT'S RINGING.

-WELL, NOT ALL CULTURES ARE QUITE AS OBSESSED WITH SPEED

AS THIS ONE.

FORM IS, UH, SOMETIMES MORE IMPORTANT.

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

-[ GROANS ]

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

-GET THAT BASTARD.

-THERE'S NO ANSWER ANYWAY.

-MAYBE THEY'RE RELAXING ON A BEACH SOMEWHERE

OR STROLLING THROUGH ONE OF THOSE LOVELY LITTLE PARKS.

-THIS IS MUCH TOO QUIET FOR ME.

-YEAH, AND EMPTY.

-I FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT EXACTLY ALONE HERE.

-I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

-I HEAR SOMETHING.

[ CHIRPING SOUND ]

-WELL, YOU GUYS ARE DEAD.

-WHOA!

[ GRUNTING ]

-[ GRUNTING ]

GHOST...FACE...NINJA.

-GHOST FACE?

SUGIYAMA.

-GLAD YOU'RE HAPPY.

-WELL, IT SURE FELT GOOD TO GET A PIECE OF THOSE GUYS FOR ONCE.

SO, WHAT'S YOUR NEXT PLAN, NINJA COWBOY?

-MY PLAN?

-WHEN DID YOU GET BACK FROM THE MOUNTAIN?

-HUH. SOME FRIEND YOU ARE.

WHY DID YOU LEAVE US?

-I DIDN'T WANT TO DISTURB YOUR PRACTICING.

-RIGHT.

-IT'S A GOOD THING YOU DID LEAVE.

OR HANDSOME HERE COULDN'T CONCENTRATE.

-ARE YOU STILL STAYING AT THE HOTEL?

-YEAH.

-GO AHEAD AND TELL HER.

-ME AND DENNIS WERE ATTACKED BY THE SAKURAI PEOPLE.

-HAVE YOU GOT ANY NEW LEADS?

CAN YOU THINK OF ANY PLACE TO START?

-YEAH.

MAYBE WE OUGHT TO PAY THEM ANOTHER VISIT.

-WHAT?!

LAST TIME WE WERE THERE, WE GOT ATTACKED!

-I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

MAYBE YOU WILL FIND OUT SOMETHING.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

-HERE WE GO AGAIN.

-NO, YOU STAY.

-WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE STAYS?!

-I MEAN SHE STAYS.

-MAN, THERE YOU GO AGAIN.

MAN, SHE KNOWS THIS PLACE.

BESIDES, SHE KNOWS THE SAKURAI PEOPLE.

SHE KNOWS THE WAY THEY THINK.

WE NEED HER.

-OKAY.

-OKAY, GOOD. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU PAY FOR THE CHECK.

THERE IT IS.

THIS IS THE PLACE WHERE WE WERE.

-YEAH, BUT LOOK. THE SIGN IS GONE.

-YOU WAIT HERE. I'LL GO INSIDE AND CHECK, OKAY?

-WILL YOU STOP MARCHING UP AND DOWN?

YOU'RE MAKING ME NERVOUS. -WELL, SHE'S TAKING TOO LONG.

-SHE'S ONLY BEEN IN THERE A COUPLE MINUTES.

HERE SHE IS NOW. COME ON.

-SHE'S NOT HERE ANYMORE.

-NOW WHAT? -BUT I GOT HER ADDRESS.

-OKAY, GREAT. WE'RE BACK ON THE BALL.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

-THIS IS THE PLACE.

-ARE YOU SURE? -YES.

-SO, LET'S GO IN.

-NO. YOU GUYS WAIT HERE.

-WOULDN'T IT BE A BETTER IDEA IF WE ALL GO IN?

-NO, JUST WAIT HERE, BOTH OF YOU.

-JUST DON'T TAKE TOO LONG, OKAY?

-DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME. I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

[ BUZZER BLARES ]

HI, CAN I COME IN?

-SURE.

-MS. YUKIKO?

-YES?

-I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.

-YES. THIS WAY.

HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.

-NICE PLACE YOU GOT HERE.

YOU LIVE HERE LONG?

-HOW DID YOU GET MY ADDRESS?

-WELL, I JUST, UH -- I WENT BY

THE JAPANESE RESTAURANT WHERE YOU WORK,

AND, UH, AND, UH, ASKED A COUPLE PEOPLE.

THEY TOLD ME WHERE YOU LIVED, SO I CAME BY.

-I DON'T LIKE THIS. WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG?

-DO YOU THINK ANYTHING'S WRONG?

-I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T LIKE THIS.

WHERE IS HE?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS.

-HEY, THERE'S YUKIKO!

-WHERE'S SONNY AT?!

-LET'S GO IN AND FIND OUT. -YEAH.

WELL, WHERE IS HE?

SONNY!

SONNY, SONNY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, SONNY?

SONNY, WAKE UP, SONNY. COME ON. WAKE UP. COME ON.

-SONNY. WAKE UP. SONNY.

-COME ON. WAKE UP. SONNY. SONNY.

BROTHER, YOU SCARED ME HALF TO DEATH.

-[ GROANS, SIGHS ]

-WHAT HAPPENED?

-I DON'T KNOW.

-WE SAW YUKIKO WALKING OUTSIDE.

-OUTSIDE? YOU MEAN SHE GOT AWAY?

-WHAT HAPPENED?

-I DON'T KNOW.

SHE'S GONNA PAY FOR THIS.

-LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

-[ GROANS ]

-I'LL HELP YOU.

GET HIS JACKET.

[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

-SONNY'S BEEN HURT, AND THEY'VE LOST THE GIRL.

-IS HE ALL RIGHT?

WHICH GIRL? -YUKIKO.

SOMEONE HIT HIM OVER THE HEAD

WHILE HE WAS QUESTIONING HER AT HER HOUSE.

HE'S BRUISED, BUT OKAY.

-WELL, HE'S LUCKY THEY DIDN'T KILL HIM.

DID SHE TELL HIM ANYTHING?

-NO. AND NOW THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.

-OH.

SHE'S OBVIOUSLY MIXED UP IN THIS SOMEHOW.

IS SHE THE SAME GIRL THAT WORKS AT THAT RESTAURANT BY THE WATER?

-SHE MUST BE.

-DO SONNY AND DENNIS KNOW THAT?

-WE JUST FOUND OUT OURSELVES.

-BUT DO WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?

-THEY'RE WAITING FOR OUR INSTRUCTIONS.

-HMM.

WELL, THE SAKURAI SHOULD HAVE KILLED SONNY

WHEN THEY HAD THE CHANCE.

EITHER IT WAS A MISTAKE, OR I'M SENDING THEM BOTH INTO A TRAP.

-OVER THERE.

-NO, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OVER THERE.

-ARE YOU SURE IT'S HERE?

-HOW ARE WE GONNA FIND IT? -WE'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL DAY.

[ DRUMMING ]

-I KNOW IT'S AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.

-TELL THEM THEY SHOULD GO TO THE RESTAURANT BY THE RIVER.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME, BUT FIND THAT OUT.

ONCE THEY GET THERE, THEY SHOULD ACT LIKE REAL TOURISTS.

WE KNOW THAT WHOEVER WE'RE DEALING WITH

HAS SPIES EVERYWHERE, SO PLAY IT OUT.

-WE'RE BEING FOLLOWED.

YOU KNOW, THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR.

I THINK I'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE SOMEWHERE.

-WELL, MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

-[ LAUGHS ]

NO, NO, THAT'S NOT IT, MAN.

-WELL, WHAT IS IT? -IT'S SOMETHING ELSE.

-WHAT?

-WHAT'S THAT?

-WHERE'D YOU GET THIS FROM?

-YUKIKO'S PLACE. -YUKIKO AGAIN.

-COULD BE A LEAD. -LET ME ASK.

HEY, MISS?

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN HERE WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH?

-MAMASAN.

-EXCUSE ME.

[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]

OH.

-COME HERE.

-DON'T. YOU'RE HURTING ME.

-OH, I'M HURTING YOU.

WELL, THAT'S NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT I'M GONNA DO

IF YOU DON'T START DISHING OUT SOME ANSWERS.

-HEY, LOOK, IT'S YOUR DECISION.

EITHER YOU COOPERATE WITH US

AND TELL US WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW OR...

-OR YOU DON'T COOPERATE.

-BE REASONABLE. THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

-ALL RIGHT.

I WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT NOT HERE.

-WHERE?!

-AT MY PLACE. WE CAN TALK THERE.

-OKAY.

BUT IF YOU TRY ANYTHING STUPID...

-OKAY, LET'S GO.

-OTANI?

-WE'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE.

-YUKIKO.

CAN'T YOU JUST SEE YOU'RE BEING USED BY THESE PEOPLE?

THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU.

HELP US.

AND HELP YOURSELF.

-COME ON, YUKIKO! GET SMART!

COOPERATE WITH US!

IT'LL BE A LOT EASIER ON YOURSELF!

WE'LL DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO PROTECT YOU.

-YOU WOULD NOT LIE TO ME, WOULD YOU?

-NO. -BUT IF YOU LIED TO US...

-I THINK WE CAN TRUST HER.

-NOW, YUKIKO, TELL US WHO IS THE HEAD MAN OF THE ORGANIZATION.

-AND WHERE HE IS.

-TRUST US, YUKIKO.

-THE MAN YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS...

AAH! -WHAT?!

HUH?!

SONNY, GET THAT COCKROACH!

-[ GRUMBLES ]

DID YOU GET ANYTHING OUT OF HER?

-YEAH.

YEAH.

THE MAN WE'RE LOOKING FOR -- HIS NAME IS OTANI.

I'VE HEARD OF THIS GUY BEFORE.

-YOU HAVE?

BUT HOW DOES THAT TIE IN TO THE MISSING VIDEO?

-SHE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT SELLING IT TO RUSSIA.

-RUSSIA? -YES.

IT SEEMS THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON SIMILAR EXPERIMENTS

INVOLVING BIOCHEMICAL CLONING OF VEGETABLE MATTER.

-THAT WOULD INCREASE CROP PRODUCTION,

WHICH WOULD ALLOW US TO FEED A LOT OF STARVING PEOPLE.

-YOU GOT IT.

BUT BY REVERSING THE PROCESS,

IT COULD ALSO DESTROY THE GROWTH OF PLANTS AND VEGETABLE LIFE.

-THAT WOULD BE A BIG THREAT TO THE U.S.A.

WHERE'S THIS OTANI?

-SHE'LL SHOW US WHERE HE IS.

-TRANSPORTATION IS WAITING OUTSIDE.

-GOOD. LET'S TAKE THIS TO THE LAB NOW.

EXPERIMENTS WILL COMMENCE... TOMORROW ON SCHEDULE.

-SEE IF YOU CAN SEE ANYTHING OVER THE WALL.

-DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANYBODY'S HERE.

-WHAT?! GO OVER THE WALL. OPEN THE GATE.

-OKAY.

-GENTLEMEN, WE WILL NOW VIEW THIS VIDEOTAPE,

WHICH CONTAINS THE FORMULA TO BE DISCUSSED.

-THEY MUST BE AT THE RESEARCH LAB.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

-OHH!

[ GROANS ]

-SO THIS IS THE PLACE, HUH?

-IS THIS THE PLACE, YUKIKO?

-TELL US! IS THIS THE PLACE?!

-YES.

-YEAH? WELL, IT BETTER BE.

LET'S HIT IT.

-YUKIKO, WAIT IN THE CAR.

-[ GROANS ]

-HUH? -HUH?

-WHAT?

-ALERT SECURITY.

[ COUGHING ]

-THERE THEY ARE!

-LET'S GET THEM!

[ SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY ]

-[ SCREAMS ]

-[ ROARS ]

[ SWORD PINGS ]

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]

-WHAT?

YOU!

-YES.

I WANT THAT TAPE.

-FORGET IT, OTANI.

YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET THIS TAPE.

-IT DOESN'T BELONG TO YOU.

IN YOUR HANDS, THIS TAPE WILL COST A LOT OF PEOPLE'S LIVES.

-THEN PREPARE TO DIE.

-OHH!

-[ CHUCKLES ]

STOP.

HAND OVER THAT TAPE.

NOW.

-[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

[ WHIMPERS ]

-[ COUGHS ]

[ GROANING ]

[ GRUNTING ]

NINJA...DOES NOT...

[ GRUNTS ]

...ACCEPT FAILURE.

OHH!

[ KEYS CLACKING ]

[ GUNSHOT ]