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In Paris, following the kidnapping of the

well-known Chinese-American aerospace

scientist, Dr. C. Liu, the police have

established that the kidnapping was the

work of a large underworld syndicate, who

probably intend to force Dr. Liu to work

for them. The French police have

contacted Dr. Liu's son, Mr. John Liu,

twice world karate champion.

Hello, I'm Smith, the

American Karate Champion. Hello.

You know that John Lew is returning to

Paris. You understand your

instructions?Sure I do. You've hired me

to make life uncomfortable for him.

Right. That's your job.

And you're to keep him away from his

young daughter in the tire shop. I'll

see to it. See you. Hmm

Pallett, when you've done this job,

If you feel like it, then join us

permanently. I'll make it worth your

while. That appeal to you?Hmm

No thanks. When this job's done,

I won't be working for you again.

I think he'll do the job all right. Sure,

but he thinks he's only protecting John

Liu's old girlfriend and his daughter

because they don't want to be pestered. I

reckon if he knew we were responsible for

kidnapping the old man, he'd blow the

whistle on us. Well, he won't find out.

Now, what do you got on John Liu?Let's

see. Here we are. John Liu, born Hawaii,

1946, American Chinese. Master's degree,

Washington State U. World Karate Champion

1964-1967 Creator of the

Zenkwando fighting technique 1969

California Police Academy martial arts

instructor An armed combat advisor to the

FBI in 1971 In 1973 he moved to

France, became martial arts instructor of

the Paris Police Academy in 1975. He also

started a number of schools in Europe

teaching the Zenkwando technique and is

currently the chief instructor of the

European Zenkwando Association. That's

about Royal Gullen, Chief. I think that

probably covers most of his active life

up to now. Also in 1975,

he was mixed up in a scandal here in

Paris. He apparently got involved with a

young girl named Nathalie Norman, who was

the daughter of a wealthy businessman

here, American. Mr. Norman didn't like

the idea too much and went after John Liu

with a gun. Unfortunately, he missed and

he killed Lady Catherine Roberts, a

friend of his and John Liu's instead. The

police tried to get Norman through a

manslaughter where they couldn't get the

evidence, and the case was written off as

a suicide. John Liu left Paris or Hong

Kong, where he was working as a Kung Fu

actor. And Norman's daughter gave birth

to a baby girl and went off to a convent.

Well, we've grabbed Lou's father now, and

he's going to make a fortune for us. I

don't want his son poking his nose in it.

If that guy, Smith, can't discourage him,

then I've got one or two other cars up

his lee.

Hold it!

You, John Liu. Umm

I got a message for you, buddy.

Don't go to Paris!

Well, I go where I want. You got that?

We'll see!

Let that push over there with you a

bit. Yeah, that's it.

Yeah. All right.

Okay. You got that?And

you you will this side, okay?Hey,

instructor. Let's try one, huhOkay.

All right.

Come on.

Crazy, now come on.

Come with me, okay?Yeah. Okay. On

the left, there. Okay. Yeah, we'll go.

Hey, well, why don't we do it this way?

No, I... Hey, Ms. Lowe. Right here.

Note down the actual positions and who's

where. Sure. Camera okay?Okay

Right. You ready?Yeah,

I'm ready. Right.

Camera.

Cut.

Listen, something wrong?Yeah.

Hey, John, you move too fast.

Right. Once more. Cut.

OK.

Any problem?No problem.

You there. Get up. Hey,

get up. Well, can't

I take a little rest?They want you to

work your goddamn ass off.

All right, wrap it up. Right.

Thanks.

Hey, that's the lot, huhRight. Come on,

let's go. Tell me, when are you off to

Paris?Wednesday. For how

long?In fact,

I don't know. Maybe.

I won't come back

listen John we've worked together for

three years now we've made a lot of

movies as well if you have a problem and

you tell me about it huh we're pretty

good friends maybe I could help you

it's all right thanks

I'll see you good trip thanks

heyDon't you read the papers?It's

big news. That our space scientist, who

was kidnapped in Paris just last week, he

was John Liu's father. HuhBut he never

said a word, though.

My boy, are you sure that you have to go

back to Paris?Yes, teacher.

It's been three years.

I didn't want to disqualify you as a

Zenquando teacher, as you know.

But after that scandal, I had no choice.

Harris did you no good at all. I don't

think you should go back there. Teacher,

at that time, when all that business was

in the news, I know I

disgraced you and Zenquando.

I stillfeel so ashamed.

I was supposed to have been a man who

dedicated his entire right to Sen Kwan

Do, and instead I dragged the school's

name in the dirt. What's more,

if I'd taken your advice at the time and

come back here to Hong Kong, none of that

business would have happened. My boy,

that's in the past. In the past.

My boy, tell me.

Why, though, do you have to go back to

Paris now?Teacher, my folks

were divorced when I was 13, and I've

been refusing my father's help ever since

then. I was absolutely determined

I'd make it on my own. So I always

said no. It was just pride and nothing

more. But now he's old, and it's him that

needs my help. As you know, he's been

kidnapped in Paris, so I really do

have to go there to investigate.

He's brilliant, a terrific scientist,

and right now, one of the world's leading

aerospace experts. I guess that's

why he was kidnapped. So

then, you see, I have to go back there.

I really don't want to. It's a sad place

for me. Hmm, but still,

even if you do go back, do you think that

you can help him, hmmWell now,

I'll do my best, and I can look up some

old friends too. I still have a

lot of ties in Paris, but the first thing

is to see if I can help the French police

in their investigations. I mean, I still

had contacts with them, too. I was the

martial arts instructor in the Paris

Police Academy. Right.

You must do what you think best, whatever

it is. But still,

remember that Senkwando

won't be enough. You must be

righteous, too, and have determination

and a positive will to succeed in this.

And a bit of luck will help, too.

My boy, I wish you lots of that.

Thank you.

You take care. Goodbye. Bye.

Teacher, good morning. Morning. My boy,

I guess you're busy. With my police job

and Interpol too, my days are pretty

full. But still, I

have two weeks vacation. Listen,

you have to go to Paris for me. Paris?

Teacher, but I promised the Boy Scouts

though I'd give him kung fu lessons. Just

forget that. I'll arrange a

substitute. Thanks, teacher.

We must stop seeing each other.

But why though?Why does this have to stop?

Because we both come from such

different worlds.

What you mean is,I'm Chinese.

No. It's our ages

and our backgrounds, the cultures.

They're so different. But

even so, mixed marriages can work.

So you know that it could work?

No. I don't know.

Hey.

Who's this?She's my friend, Natalie.

She's a nice girl. She looks like you.

She's pretty. She's arriving today from

Switzerland. Oh. How

is Switzerland?Not bad.

Will you stay long?Ten days.

How long you lived in France?12

months. Well, Europe is a tough place.

Yeah, to protect yourself. Learn kung fu.

You can teach me, Jean-Quan Do. You've

heard of me?Mm-hmm

How come?It was a magazine.

And it said that you were twice world

champion.

Are you a very good friend of Catherine?

I've known her for a while,

and I teach her kung fu.

Right now, I'm just a guest here.

That so?

We must stop this. I want you

to leave tomorrow. Please, John.

Catherine.

You must believe me.

You're the one I want.

Hey, what's wrong?

I must leave tomorrow. Catherine's idea?

Hmm

I'm a very spoiled girl, and I get

everything that I want. How so?

Sure I did.

What's this?I want you.

How could you do that with Natalie?She's

my friend. How could you?

Come on, gentlemen. Come on, please.

Please Come on. Why don't

you come back to Paris?He wants to work

with the police, see if he can help them

with his father's kidnapping. Tell me,

sir, come on. Have the police been able

to pick up any real leaf yet?Come on now.

I'm sorry, gentlemen. Mr. Liu, we hear

you're making live films in Hong Kong.

Are you interested in making any films

while you're here?Come on

now. Come on. Ohh

ohh

Three years.

You've done well. You keep it up,

Louis.

Oh, when'd you come back?Last night.

How's Olive?She's fine. I've not

seen her for a while. That's so?

UhCarry on.

Right.

Michelle. I have to go. I'll see you

later. Right. Bye.

Bye then, huhBye.

You're living here by yourself, huhYes.

You like it?Oh, sure. It's

beautiful.

My husband was killed in a plane

crash. So I'm alone

now. I'm a martial

arts instructor. Think you could teach me?

Sure, I could. But still, my fees are

quite expensive.

No problem.

Kathy. Three years.

Do you love me?Yes. Ah

Today, I'm wearing the kimono you liked

so much. I knew that you'd want it.

And do you remember?That

whenever you saw me wear it, you

said I looked like a warrior.

No! No

No

No Oh no!

Promise something.

I want your word. Tell me.

Listen.

But that Lizzie, help her father.

Tell the police I killed

myself.

Promise me. Will you?

Goodbye, Kathy.

And thank you for the memories that I'll

never forget. And

I know this no matter what.

No other woman will mean so

much as you did to me.

Hold it. My

name's Chan Yi. From Okinawa.

Been waiting for you. Your

zenquando's not bad. And my men in there

studied it. HmmI see.

Those were your men in there. So

what do you want?We want

that you stop looking for your father

and go back home. What?You're

the ones who kidnapped him. HuhNot

kidnapped.

Invited. I'll invite you.

Huh Just go home. And we'll

give you anything that you want. Money,

woman, power. Shut up, you

fool. I'll shut you up.

That feeling any better now?Hmm

OK. Well, I'm feeling almost grateful to

the man who did it.

After all, if it hadn't been for him,

you wouldn't have come to see your old

friend, huh

Hey, John, any news of your dad?

No. Still.

I have got a date with Captain Belmont

tomorrow. It's

possible he has nose.

Have you seen Natalie?As you probably

know, she's a nun in St. Mary's convent.

As for your daughter, Natalie arranged

for some good friends to raise her. I

hear she's fine.

Yes, I know all that. I

feel so bad about what's happened to

Natalie. But we loved each other.

And I meant her no harm. I

feel so guilty about it.

She's still so young. No.

Maybe for her it was the best thing that

she could have done. She just couldn't

face life anymore. Three years.

Has it really been so long?

In that one moment, I lost everything I

had. Couldn't carry on teaching

Zen Kwan Do in Paris. I would have hurt

my teacher's reputation.

So I went back to Hong Kong to try and

start a new life there. Catherine's dead.

The woman I love most has passed away.

And Natalie's gone. Locked in a convent

away from life. And my daughter.

Growing up without parents. All of

these things. Was it my fault?

Or just fate?Was it?Hey,

don't get upset. All those

feelings I put in are going to drop out.

One of the few clues we have is we found

Jackie Beaumont's phone number in your

father's room after he disappeared. She

claims to know nothing about it, but she

keeps some strange company. So we're

investigating her and her brother as

well. Three years ago,

she was asking about my father's work.

She also tried to dope me. I

thought, at the time, she was after

me, that she was making a pass.

It seems that I had it all wrong.

Well, it's somewhere to start. Hmm

Listen, my

daughter, I can arrange to have her

watch. You can rest easy there.

Nobody's going to harm her. I

promise. Thanks,

Captain. OK, see you.

Good day, sir. Can I

help you?Just looking. Of course. Thanks.

We'll go for a walk. Tell me. Yeah?Where

did you buy that teddy bear?We got it

from the store across the world. You have

children?Yes. Are they in

Paris?Well...

Do you have a boy or a

girl?

Goodbye. Bye.

I'm Smith. American karate champion,

here to protect the lady and see that

nobody bothers her. And that includes you

too, all right?Now look,

I'm John Liu. I want to see her,

to get some news and give this to my

daughter.

I'm sorry, but you can't.

I'm to protect her and I'll do that.

That's my job, so nobody gets to see her.

But you lose the teddy bear if you like.

I'll see that she gets it.

What's going on?Catherine's

dead. Natalie's a nun. My father's

kidnapped. Now I can't see Natalie. I'll

find out where my daughter is. I tell

you, I have to see her.

Give this to her, with a message. Make

sure she gets it. I'll come to see her

tomorrow at nine. Hold it.

I don't take your orders. Not

from a tuba Chinese martial artist.

Andy's so-called Zen Kwando. Shut up.

Don't you insult my school. Oh, you'll be

sorry. I promise. All right.

When you come to Mara, bring your kimono

along. And I'll

be very pleased to test your Chinese Kung

Fu and try out Zen Kwando.

Yes, I know.

Listen, could you come out and meet me on

it?This Smith, he used to work as

bodyguard for Norman, and Natalie, of

course, too. But I did hear he's been

taking freelance metal work around town.

Nothing vicious, just borderline stuff.

Tomorrow, I should be challenging him.

It seems my Chinese kung fu... is quite

enough... for the likes of you.

Huh You think I earned my American

Championship title for nothing?

I've always believed in respecting my

opponent whenever I fight. And

in return, they should respect me.

Listen, mere winning doesn't matter.

What counts is that you respect yourself,

otherwise you're not worth a damn. I warn

you, don't try to go in there.

And now we have a special guest here

tonight, Jack Firemont, the current

European karate champion. Here he

is now. It's a Jack 4-1 for a special

invitation contest.

He's Jackie Beaumont's brother, and he

fights pretty well too. I did hear he's

working for some syndicate.

And now it's the lightweight's turn.

Well, unsure who he's working for, but

his sister's in it with him too.

What you thinking?Something on your mind?

Yeah, the way things are looking,

I'm going to need all my luck.

This is George Bambadou National Cultural

Center. It has playgrounds, art

galleries, study centers, exhibition

halls, and a movie library.

God, it really is big. When I

left Paris three years ago, they just

started it. But now, seeing it,

I'm not sure what it looks like.

Refinery. Possibly an aerospace

center.

Who are you?Where

are you from?

Yes?John Liu?You

remember me?Three years ago.

I have a new house guest, a friend of

yours from Hong Kong. You like to see him?

I'm living at the same place. I'm sure

you remember where it is.

Hey, boss. Liv's here.

Well, I'll think.

Three years ago, you tried to fool me.

Make me believe that you're interested in

me.

And why haven't you been to visit me?We

were good friends, weren't we?No, we were

not, Jackie. What the hell are you up to?

I'm sure that you know where my father

is. You...

Ah Right. If you're going to be

stupid...

But still, if you want to take your

friend with you... then you're going to

have to ask a champ here.

Look, we're both professionals.

I'm responsible for the security here.

Now, your friend busts in here.

That makes him an illegal trespasser.

Well, right. What do you

want?Tell me. Hmm

Do you remember when we were kids, both

learning kung fu from Teacher Wan?I

was an orphan, the strange boy from

Okinawa, and you kids would have nothing

to do with me. Jealous,

because I was better. Right.

Your kung fu was the best, but

due to lousy temper,That's why

the teacher threw you out. Hmm

So what?I'm the Japanese champion now.

So let's see your Chinese kung fu and

see if you've improved. I'm not

going to fight you. Listen,

I promise you this. You fight me

and I shall let you and your friend go.

If not, he stays here.

All right.

Wait. Before we fight,

you fight then.

Ohh

Not bad. Not bad at

all.

All right, it's your turn. Show me just

how good you can be. You

ready?Sure. I'm

ready.

You're not bad either. Ohh

That's a pretty fast punch you throw.

Real good.

Oh, God. There goes my filling.

Ah

That's great. A combination of Japanese

and Chinese expertise. Chinese friend.

Would you like some more?Get up. I'll

get up, all right. I always do.

Okay.

Well, it's just like life. I mean,

sometimes you're up, and sometimes you're

down. Just no telling. Shut up!

yeah

Wang Chen. Guess that's enough for today.

I'll see you.

Hold it.

Listen, you're not leaving.

At least not yet.

You have to beat my two bodyguards before

you can leave. Ohh

Let him go.

Hello?John Liu?

What?You've got Olive?Who

are you?You're Jack Beaumont?

HuhTo see me?Want

to talk?What?

The sack occurred. I'll be there.

Where's Olive?Hold on.

Now, where is she?She's all

right. Right now, she's a guest of my

sister's. And you don't have to worry.

She hasn't been harmed. But why do you

want to kidnap her?HmmRight.

Just name your price. What do you want?

Listen. You must leave

France within three days, or else both of

us are in trouble.

I just came here to tell you. We released

the girl. She's home. Thanks.

All right. Now I owe you one. But still,

you have three days to leave here.

I got the wrong temperament. I don't like

being pushed. Just leave me alone.

You have the message. Three days to leave

Paris.

They didn't harm me at all. Don't worry.

At least you're back. I was worried. I

didn't think that they'd let me go. It's

a relief.

Hold it.

What now?Listen, you must leave

France immediately.

No. I can't tell you the reason,

but you must leave the country. I'm

sorry. Well,

let's settle the argument in the old

martial artist way. Fighting?

Five rounds.

Well, you're quite a fighter.

Not many men can withstand my punch.

You're real good. Hurry! Hurry!

Then Guando isn't bad either. Huh

Thanks. Thanks.

Hold it. It's been five

rounds. I make

it four. All

right. We'll save the last.

Hello.

you!

Sister, they've been blackmailing me ever

since I did a job for them. Threatened to

put me in jail. Now, I

don't know what to do. All right.

I'll do whatever they want. If they'll

leave you alone after that. I see. So

that's it. They made your sister help

kidnap my father in order to keep you out

of jail. But you're a fine martial

artist. Why don't you get out of here?

Why don't you simply leave France?Start a

new life somewhere far away where they

won't find you. That's for me.

I gotta find my father. Then I'll return

to Hong Kong. Continue with the movie

business. Maybe I'll see you one day.

Perhaps. God knows what's gonna happen.

Well, I came here. What do you want?I

came here to formally accept your

challenge. Challenge?

You know what I mean. Nobody can

insult me like that.

Insult?Hmm

I don't get it. You asked me here. I

never insulted you. Shut up! Just save

your lives. You ready?

I don't get it. Why do we have to fight?

Well, you ought to know. You wrote that

letter. Letter?What letter?

That's enough. I'm ready.

Why are we fighting?Why did you insult me?

MeYes. I

didn't.

Stand and fight, will ya?

Card!

A

meaningless fight is stupid.

We're both professionals. So why are we

doing this?Forget it. Talk later.

So you got a letter, but I swear

I didn't write it. I got one

too, with your name on it.

I'll see you.

HmmOrange, why did Leo want to meet me

here?Who are you?What do you want?Who

wants you?

I just came here to meet John Liu.

I want no trouble with you guys.

Something's badly wrong.

Paris is pretty. Yeah.

But as far as I'm concerned, it's

mainly trouble.

Tell me, how can I make you happy?

What you need is to forget all your

problems. And start

all over again.

Right. That's what I'd like.

I could make you happy.

Thanks a lot.

Hi there. I've

been trying for days to talk to you

alone. I got a message.

Message?Who from?

I called the teacher long distance and

reported everything that's been happening

to you in Paris. Teacher didn't like the

sound of any of it. He said

you must go home. Nonsense.

Leave me alone.

Lesson, I must go. Goodbye.

You're refusing to take teacher's orders.

I guess there must be something wrong, or

you'd obey. But it's up to you. I can't

force you. Besides, this

following you here is boring.

But it's the teacher's orders. So you

must obey. Everything I've done was for

your own good. Goodbye.

ohh

Where are we going?Let's go on board our

boat. We're on vacation here

and those men won't leave us alone. They

follow us and keep on making trouble for

us. HmmI'll handle

them. Ohh You go on.

Hey, you quite good. Just like Bruce Lee.

Thank you. Do you like kung fu or karate?

Uh, matter of fact, I know both. No

kidding. No kidding. I know

kung fu and karate.

But still, I have my own style. That's

called Zen Kwan Do. Hmm,

don't know it. Bruce Lee's kung

fu is called Jade Kwan Do. Mmm, right.

Mmm, that Bruce Lee is so

sexy.

Oh, you. Never mind. You don't need to

know that.

What is this?Your gun for a

trip in a nice submarine.

Hold it!

Catch! Go on, get

moving.

Get inside now.

Now we can fight like real martialatis.

Go on.

Put it out.

Come on. Take

it.

You fight green.

Why should we fight?Who's that black?

Well, he's the fella who gives me my

orders. And you call yourself a

fighter.

They force me to. Just keep fighting or

I'll kill you both.

Keep going.

San Quando isn't too bad,

but I'm the European champion and I'm

better. Hmm

Come on.

Come on, here! Move!

I'll kill you!

Why

did you kill him?

My friend. Thank you.

Marshall's spirit

always lives. It never

dies.

The Buddha Khan's faith can never die.