Original subtitles

(Three Times)

(KAOHSIUNG, 1966)

(Time to love)

Ma'am…

You're here!

You came from Xinying?

Go on in

I'll be right there when I've made this offering

Okay

Need a hand?

No, thanks

Did you look around?

I'll show you the upstairs

Okay

Where are the rice bowls?

Here

Ah Qiang! Haruko! Dinner's ready!

Coming!

You're leaving today?

Have some more

Have a seat

Can I give you a hand?

Yes, thanks

bring the soup

You got the train ticket?

Yes

Are you going home?

No, to Taichung

She's going to work there

Eat up!

May

Come upstairs for lunch!

Coming…

Dear Miss Haruko…

I'm being bold enough to write to you

I'm about to do my military service

My folks wrote to me yesterday

They said my call-up notice has arrived

They're asking me to come home as soon as I can

Time flies…

I failed the university entrance exam two years running

My mother has passed away

I've no idea what the future holds

I just want to thank you

The days I've spent around here…

…have been my happiest days

Hope to hear back from you

Take care

P.S. You know that song called "In Love"?

The lyrics go…

I think of you, I think of you

It's been three years…

But you're always in my dreams

Why do seabirds wake me from my dream?

It's because their sad cries…

…pierce my heart

Is Haruko here?

She's gone to Taichung

Taichung?

Do you know where?

By the railway station

What's your name?

What? -Your name ?

My name is May

May

You sank it? -Yes

Great!

You need to concentrate!

I thought I could get this ball over there…

…and sink it that way

No way!

You haven't sunk a ball for ages!

…and me either

60cm, or 55?

So I still lose -No need to play

Right

Never mind

I have to go

Go where?

I'm starting military service, in Taipei

Keep the change

I'll write to you -What?

I'll write to you

Oh…

I'll send it here

Bye!

Dear Miss May,

Do you remember me?

We played one round before I left to do military service

Time flies

That was three months ago!

We have non-stop spring rain

In our base, they keep playing that song

"Rain and Tears"

It sums up my feelings…

Hope to see you soon

Stay beautiful!

Have a seat

It brings bad luck

Ma'am…

I should be going

Won't you have lunch with us first?

I'll miss the train

You're welcome to come back here anytime

Thank you

Farewell

Have you worked in Jiayi before?

Yes

I thought so, I saw you there

I have to go

Bye

Hello

Is May here?

She doesn't work here any more

She's gone to Jiayi

Jiayi?

Where exactly?

A pool-hall there

Are you looking for her?

I can ask our boss

Okay

Ma'am!

There's a man here looking for May

Okay

You're looking for May?

Yes

She's working in Jiayi, a place on Zhongcheng Road

Zhongcheng Road?

That's right

(GANGSHAN)

(TAINAN)

(JIAYI)

One point

Excuse me…

Is there a girl called May here?

She left days ago

Do you know where she is now?

Sorry, I don't know

Thanks anyway

One bonus point

Quite good!

(SHUISHANG)

(XINYING)

Excuse me…

This is Number 11 so where's Number 3?

Number 30

Number 3

That's Number 6… The doctor lives in Number 1

You can ask there

You probably can ask there. -Okay

Anyone in?

Who is it?

Who are you looking for?

I'm looking for May

May?

She's not here, she's in Huwei

Huwei?

Who are you?

How do you know this address?

I'm a friend of hers from Kaohsiung

She wrote to me

Oh, I see

You know where she is?

Yes, she wrote to me the other day

I'll fetch her letter

Thank you

Thank you

See you again! -Okay!

(DALIN)

(DOUNAN)

(HUWEI)

You don't have to let me win!

Long time no see!

How did you find me here?

Your mother told me

It was hard to track you down

Have you eaten yet?

What time do you get off?

Two hours from now

When are you due back in base?

At nine tomorrow morning

Have some tea?

Sure

Thank you

Sit down

Cigarette?

Okay

Hey, spare me a cigarette?

Cigarette

There are no more trains

What time you have to be there?

Nine in the morning

Then we'd better wait at the car-share place

(DADAOCHENG, 1911)

(When did you arrive?)

(Yesterday…I met Mr Liang on the docks at Keelung)

(There was a meeting today) (at the Eastern Restaurant, and it was packed)

(You mean the Mr Liang who fled to Japan)

(…when the Reform Movement collapsed?)

(Mr Liang spoke for one hour) (and wrote out four poems)

(He posted them up for us all to read) (and we found them deeply moving)

(One poem read…)

("Our homeland is torn asunder,") ("Our brotherly bond is ever tighter")

(A TIME FOR FREEDOM)

(How long will you stay?)

(Five days)

(I will go with Mr Liang to Taichung,) (and then come back north)

(Before the new year, your son had a fever…) (has he recovered?)

(He is well now, but it took two whole months)

(NEXT DAY)

(We sincerely wish to resolve this matter)

(The hundred is a large sum) (May we discuss financial settlement further?)

(Spring is pregnant by the heir) (to the Su Tea Plantation)

(He is ready to take her as his concubine)

(What happened?)

(The Su family offers 200 silver dollars)

(But Madame asks for three hundred,) (so they couldn't agree)

(I will make up the difference for them)

(Your newspaper articles) (have always opposed concubinage)

(Aren't you going against your own principles?)

(I do disapprove of keeping concubines) (but in this case, I must assent)

(Spring's future must come first)

(Mr Chang, your generosity is overwhelming)

(Your stay is too short to allow us) (to show our full gratitude)

(Travel safely)

(I will have Spring and her husband) (thank you in person when you return)

(SIX DAYS LATER)

(I can see that Mr Su is honorable)

(The elder Mr Su also…) (The omens are auspicious for you)

(You will be married tomorrow,) (and your life will be very different)

(Rise early to serve your in-laws)

(Always defer to your master's wife) (Never behave willfully)

(ONE MONTH LATER)

(I was with Mr Liang for his meetings) (with many people)

(It has been very inspiring)

(Mr Liang says China will not be ready…)

(to help our people secede from Japan) (for another three decades)

(This is one hundred silver dollars)

(Many thanks! Spring is truly fortunate) (to have found such a good match)

(Madame is seeking a new girl to adopt) (Meanwhile, she asks me to stay here longer)

(She always promised she would release me) (for marriage…)

(…once Spring became a top courtesan herself)

(NEXT DAY)

(How old are you?)

(I am ten)

(Good bone structure…)

(A little skinny)

(You are pregnant.) (Don't overtire yourself)

(Today Spring returns as a bride) (to express her gratitude to you, sir)

(Without your kind intervention, sir,) (this would not have happened)

(If you leave tomorrow, when will you return?)

(I will assist Mr Liang with his plan) (for a newspaper)

(I may turn up here at any time)

(I want to ask you…)

(Last time you said that you assented)

(in Spring's case…)

(…for the sake of her future)

(Now Madame is asking me to stay here longer)

(What do you think about my case?)

(THREE MONTHS LATER THE WUCHANG UPRISING)

("I reached Tokyo a day ago to join Mr Liang")

("We leave for Shanghai tomorrow")

("I visited the hall where the treaty ceding Taiwan") ("to Japan was signed")

("I couldn't help thinking of Mr Liang's poem,") ("and shedding a tear")

("Although this place has torn my heart,") ("it is wrenching to leave it.")

("With all that has passed in these 17 years,") ("the tears of the oppressed are not assuaged.")

(TAIPEI, 2005)

(Time to youth)

Where’s the medicine?

Thanks

Micky called you twice

Micky called you twice

You feeling bad again?

Take more care of yourself

Hello?

You want to speak to Si?

Hang on

Xiao Si, it's for you

Check how many

(I'm in the shop, had a fit this afternoon)

(Haven't taken the pills for a couple of days)

(I'll pick you up after my gig) (at The Wall tonight)

(Send to: Micky)

This is mine

(Born premature)

(Showed up too early…)

(High price to pay)

(Fragile bones, hole in the heart)

(Epilepsy, almost blind in my right eye)

Please open your eyes

Open your ears

Check you brain

To realize what you want

To realize who you are

No one can decide how you feel

Don't be afraid to

Liberate deep inside your mind

The color which you've seen

The shape which you're in

May reveal the secret

You've never known before

So celebrate when you're honest to yourself

So celebrate when you no need to disregard how you feel

So celebrate when you feel different from mine

Let's celebrate

when we no need to tell lie and hide

To realize what you want

To realize who you are

"I suffer from epilepsy"

"Please do not call an ambulance"

"Please move me to a safe, warm place"

"Taipei Medical University Hospital"

Blue!

Piss off!

Come home

I need toilet paper

Pass me some toilet paper

Thanks

Why didn't you take my calls?

I kept ringing, you never picked up

Even if you were dozing, you could have called back

I was sleeping

Why didn't you call me to say so?

I told you I was tired

Then why did you switch off your phone

after my call?

I told you, I had a fit

But right after you texted me,

you switched off your phone

I went to sleep right away

You could still have called me

You knew I was looking for you

Couldn't you hear your phone?

Couldn't you?

I left it in vibration mode

Don't be angry

If you were me, what would you think?

I'll wait for you when you finish tonight, okay?

(Can't sleep, miss you,) (you left that card about epilepsy at my place)

(Already developed the pictures,) (will show you tomorrow)

I burn my hand on this lighter every time

I light a candle

My thumb hurts

Anyhow, it's almost run out

I can hardly light this one

Take this for me

Thanks

We'll light this one later

And that one

That one too, light both

Are they letting in water?

You hear that funny little sound?

That's water leaking in

Let's buy some more tomorrow

There are two left

The water's dirty now

Can you change it, later?

It's because of the candle wax?

I can't even light them

Shall I put some fragrant oils

in the bath?

Okay

Let's bathe together

I'll take silence as a "Yes"

Okay

I'll go get clothes

(The picture which took before)

(The smile of gray eyes)

(May rest, such cruel sound)

Jing! It's ready, hurry up!

(It's still vivid, if like a bird)

Jing…

Jing…

You're still awake…

Grandma made some chicken soup

I'll serve some for you

Jing!

Grandma made some chicken soup

I'll serve some for you

Okay

Sorry, I'm late

I called you just now

But you didn't answer

Your place?

Jing?

Jing?

(One missed call)

(Connecting…)

You must have gone out at 12:45

You didn't take your cellphone

I think you left it on purpose

To make me think you were still around

And that you'd just stepped out for a minute

Your last missed call was at 12:45

So you'd gone by then

Now it's 3:33

You've been gone for around three hours

You knew I'd wake up at 4

I don't want to hear any lies from you

And I'm fed up with waiting for you

You keep pushing me

You know that I love you more than you love me

You'll regret this

I will kill myself just like Olika

(I think you left it on purpose)

(Your last missed call was at 12:45)

(You've been gone for around three hours)

(I don't want to hear any lies from you)

(And I'm fed up with waiting for you)

(You keep pushing me)

(You know that I love you more than you love me)

(You'll regret this)

(I will kill myself just like Olika)