Original subtitles

He's back.

Come on. Our hero has returned.

Please sit down.

That was fantastic.

Ms. Xu, when he fought Mr. Kimura, he limited the time to one minute.

-Really? -He said so and my heart was in my mouth.

Excellent.

Awesome. It's awesome.

Come on. Please have a seat.

Have some tea.

No, thanks.

I didn't think you'd say that!

But from your eyes, I can guess.

-You must win! -Right.

Eleven seconds. Eleven seconds.

Eleven seconds.

Awesome.

At first, I limited the time to 30 seconds.

To be honest, I wasn't so confident either.

You're pretty good, Bruce.

Why were you so confident then?

I don't know why I did that.

When I heard, "Sick man of East Asia,"

I...

was furious.

I said those words on an impulse.

I'm a little scared when I think back.

I'd would've had to leave Seattle if I didn't beat him.

-You're amazing. -You're good, dude.

You said you beat Mr. Kimura in 11 seconds.

I've been in the U.S. for so long, I never felt this proud before.

That's awesome.

Mr. Kimura, you tell everyone.

Our Chinese are great.

Great!

Come on. Please sit.

Have a seat.

Bruce.

I'll contact the journalists.

I'll also contact James.

I'll tell the news to everyone. Let the whole world know it.

Chinese kung fu is amazing.

Come on. Let's drink.

An unknown has broken into our karate circle.

There is no place for us in Seattle.

That guy must have used some black magic.

Otherwise, how could he defeat Mr. Kimura

within 11 seconds?

That's unbelievable.

That must be some black magic.

Black magic or not, I still lost.

What's wrong with you guys?

So I can no longer be a man when I've lost a competition?

Do we practice karate just to win one game?

The karate we've been working on

was defeated in one night at the hands of an unknown.

He's even Chinese.

What do you want?

Mr. Lee. I'd like to experience your Chinese kung fu again.

You are a loser to me.

What's there to experience?

I mean, to exchange.

I don't have time for an "exchange".

Towards someone who has beaten you, you can only use the word "learn".

Remember, to learn, which means to be my student.

I've got to get the newspapers now.

If I'm late, I'll lose the job.

Wait.

I'll go to see you tonight.

My friend.

-Bruce Lee. -Saw my performance?

Yes, I did. It was excellent.

Thank you very much.

The newspapers' price doubles if you sign on them.

I'm sorry.

I'm just a student.

After I finish my delivery, I have to return to school.

-Good luck. -Thank you.

-Thanks. -Bye.

One, two, three.

Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee!

Bruce Lee!

A burning shame.

I'll kill this guy.

I'll kill you.

You forget that karate is the essence of our Japanese culture.

We're not thugs on the street.

You must uphold the martial morality before you learn karate.

Don't mess up.

But I can't take it.

We've lost the fight; we can't lose the moral value.

If anyone dares to mess with him,

don't blame me for being unkind.

Mr. Kimura, what are you doing?

If you guys have drank enough,

please lock the door for me.

We'll wait for you.

Mr. Amada, where is Mr. Kimura going? So mysterious.

He must have gone looking for the Chinese guy.

How can we drink? We ought to help him.

Just by him,

he's surely no match.

Let's go.

Bastard. Sit down.

Don't you know Mr. Kimura is one who keeps his word?

If he said he'd go himself, he'd go by himself.

We'll only bring him trouble if we go to help him.

Who's that? Come in.

Mr. Lee.

It's you.

So, you did come.

Didn't I say,

unless it's in public,

I won't compete with anyone,

let alone fighting.

Leave me alone.

I didn't come to fight.

Sure you came for trouble.

I came to learn from you.

I've no time for you.

This morning, at the zoo,

I said I'd visit you tonight.

You didn't refuse me.

I said that I was busy with preparing my tests.

Mr. Lee,

I did not come for any trouble.

I just want to clarify one thing.

In my heart,

Japanese karate

is the best martial art in the world.

Tell you the truth,

two years ago,

I had a fight with a self-claimed master from China.

I defeated him easily.

To me,

although Chinese kung fu looks mysterious,

it is actually just a fancy show.

Compared with our karate and judo, which focuses on actual combats,

Chinese kung fu is always inferior.

But a young man like you

defeated me in 11 seconds.

I'd like to experience it again.

The mysterious Chinese kung fu.

You can read more books.

Kung fu,

or Chinese boxing,

has over 5000 years of history.

It was recognized as

the originator of Japanese judo and karate.

That's not important.

I'd like to learn from your kung fu.

I've said, it is "to learn".

I mean, I'd like to regard you as my teacher.

I don't understand.

Why do you have no guts?

No guts?

I don't get it.

I don't get it, either.

Now I've defeated you.

you're supposed to try to defeat me later.

But you want to be my student.

No wonder your Japanese karate has never made progress.

I still don't understand. Please tell me.

I'll tell you what.

When I was in Hong Kong, I defeated a British guy called Blair.

After I defeated him,

he initiated a friendship with me too.

And I've learned since then,

what "no-guts" means.

Whether you are a Westerner, or a Japanese,

you're just a no-guts.

Do you get it?

Mr. Lee.

Please fulfill my curiosity.

Looks like you are really eager to learn.

Okay. I'll fight with you for a few moves.

But let me tell you.

This is not a tussle.

Thank you.

Mr. Kimura.

Get ready.

Come on.

Are they fighting?

What are they doing? Fighting?

They are fighting.

I won't hurt you since this is martial art exchange.

Don't worry. Come on.

Go on. Come on.

-Hurry up. -Attack.

Come on.

Come on.

Hurry up.

Come on.

Come on.

Come on.

Okay.

Stand up.

Stand up.

Now I understand.

What is it?

Speed.

Your punching speed is twice as fast as mine.

Besides speed,

I'm able to foresee your next move before you punch.

No wonder each time I attack,

you can always fight back.

No matter how powerful my attack is,

it'll be useless.

What you said,

exaggerated my kung fu, making it too mysterious.

Or is it...

you have different training method from others?

It makes sense.

Actually, in an actual combat,

if you want to bring your skills into full play,

you must pay attention to two points.

One,

when you punch,

be powerful like kicking.

The other, when you kick, your legs must be flexible like arms.

Swift and agile.

To get there,

you'll need a special training.

What're you doing?

What're you doing?

I'd like to be your student.

Please accept me as your apprentice.

I'm leaving. No more fighting.

Gosh.

Please stand up. I can't do this.

Why not?

You're older than me.

You can't be my student.

Age is not an issue.

Master Lee.

Though I practiced karate for years,

but from now on,

I sincerely want to be your student

to learn Chinese kung fu.

But you're a Japanese.

There is no national boundary for martial arts.

No, I just can't do it.

We can exchange our martial arts, but I can't be your teacher.

What a shame! Burning shame!

You kneeled down before him

in front of so many Blacks, so many Chinese,

and other low-class people.

How can we learn karate from you in the future?

You're too cheap.

Cheaper than those Chinks.

Why?

Why? Why are you doing this?

His kung fu

is actually more powerful than our karate.

To fight with him, I won't have a chance to win.

But we can invite a higher level karate master

to erase humiliation for us.

How could you kneel down before him?

Why?

Be humble, and to learn from others.

so as to improve ourselves.

I do want to be his student.

What did you say?

You want to be that China man's student?

And learn Chinese kung fu?

Are you saying that?

Yes, I said so.

Dare you be his student,

from now on, you're an enemy of karate.

Mr. Amada.

If you're drunk,

please go home.

You're not entitled to blame me.

Mr. Amada.

If you feel you're ashamed for me,

take your students and leave.

What a shame!

Burning shame.

Your kung fu is amazing.

How about sharing it with more people?

You have good grades.

-No need to spend all energy on school. -We all want to learn kung fu.

Don't you have to deliver food and newspaper daily?

Please use the time to teach us kung fu.

I've to prepare for college and make a living.

And also, it's not easy to learn kung fu.

Quit your job. We'll pay you tuition fee.

No, no. This is not possible.

Bye.

Bruce, why not?

You know what?

Kung fu training starts from the feet.

I run ten kilometers everyday, rain or shine.

If you guys are really keen,

get started from running.

Think about it. Can you do it?

Run ten kilometers everyday. What a waste to my new car.

It sounds difficult.

Then I suggest you learn karate.

You've defeated karate,

why do you want us to learn it?

Because it's easy.

Look at you guys,

you can only learn karate.

Dare to run with me?

He runs ten kilometers everyday.

Why can't we?

Let's go.

Bruce, can we take a break?

Sure.

Can you keep running?

We're only half done.

I've told you guys. You're not made for kung fu.

Looks like Mr. Kimura has given it up.

I didn't give up.

Your willpower is way better than my classmates.

I don't understand.

You're not giving up?

I've said,

I'll wait you here at the same time

each and every day,

until you agree to teach me.

I've told you that

I wouldn't take you as my student.

You're a Japanese who has practiced karate for many years.

Mr. Lee.

If you don't take me as your student,

you won't reach your goal.

You know what my goal is?

Don't you want your Chinese kung fu

to be the number-one martial arts in the U.S.?

That's right.

Then you should learn from Japanese karate and judo.

What's there to learn?

Management.

Now in most major cities in the U.S.,

there are karate and judo houses.

Even your school has a karate team.

You can see how popular karate is in the U.S.

Karate and judo

have gained ground through hundreds of martial arts houses here.

They've become well-known martial arts.

In my point of view,

you should accept me as your student,

and also accept more students.

So you can promote Chinese kung fu

in America.

I didn't actually think of that before.

But I have to get the newspapers now.

Bye.

I'm telling you.

Starting from tomorrow, please don't wait for me here.

That's my business.

Then I'll change my route. I don't have to pass through here.

That's your business.

You--

Do as you please.

Bruce, Bruce.

Something happened.

Take it easy. What's going on?

-Please follow me. Let's go. -Hurry. Follow us.

No!

Girl. Let's have some fun.

-Come on. Come here. -No!

You're stubborn.

No!

Someone is crying out for help in the room.

That's not our business.

In that room, sounds like, a woman is being raped.

Violence happens every day in this world.

It's a cop's responsibility.

Nobody will know if we don't report it.

Come on.

Come.

Hurry.

Hurry up.

Here.

Open the door, Alloyo!

Open. Open the door!

Okay. Get out of the way.

Stop.

You bastard.

Are you all right?

Who're you? It's none of your business!

It is my business.

You overvalued yourself.

You sure you're able to get into this?

If I'm not sure,

I wouldn't be here.

It's all right.

Nice. Baby.

After I beat him up, we'll go on to have fun.

Go. Hurry up!

Go.

He's dead. Bruce, you killed him.

Don't move.

Follow us. Go.

Lee.

Wait, Bruce.

I've got you into trouble.

I won't regret for what I've done.

It'll be okay.

Officer. Bruce Lee was helping me out,

so he accidentally killed the guy.

He's innocent. Please set him free.

-Right. We witnessed. -You girls

live together with Alloyo, the girl who almost got raped, right?

No. We live opposite.

So you both are involved

in this case.

Therefore, according to the American law, the police cannot take your testimony.

That's not reasonable.

This is the law in the U.S.

What's happened to this door?

He broke the door to get in, and then Alloyo was saved.

What tools did he use?

Fist.

Fist?

This doesn't sound believable.

But you know, Bruce is a great Chinese martial artist.

Wow.

This could be a favorable testimony for him.

Okay. Get into the car.

Follow me to Police Station to take deposition.

God. Deposition.

Hurry. Go in.

Hello. Let me introduce myself.

My name is Rice.

I'm in charge of this case.

I've brought you a good news and a bad news.

I'd rather hear the bad news first.

People would normally like to hear the good news first.

Seems like you have a good sense of humor.

Okay.

The bad news is that the plaintiff accused you

that you forced him to lower the rent.

The plaintiff didn't agree,

hence you applied violence to him.

What do you think?

We've been looking for the witnesses.

Unfortunately, we didn't find one

who could be a witness.

My classmates can testify for me.

Why don't you ask them?

Ask them?

They've direct interest in this case,

since they're one beneficial party of this rent problem.

So, for now, their testimony, in a way, could not be submitted to the judge.

What you said had nothing to do with the rent.

But in the plaintiff's accusing letter, it states so.

You don't want to hear my classmates' testimony,

why listen to this bastard?

This is law.

Shit. It's not fair.

Why don't you ask about the good news?

I don't have to. You've said it.

You're really sensitive.

Okay. I'll tell you. Mr. Burton, is still alive.

Isn't it good news for you?

Why do I hope this kind of person is still alive?

Bruce Lee. You'd better understand this.

If he were dead, it'd make your crime way more serious.

He's a bastard. He's a rapist.

He should go to hell.

No, no. Listen.

Even protecting justice needs a legal authorization.

Your action was rather a neglect of law,

not protecting justice.

What's up, Bruce Lee?

You made me remember something. When I first came to this city,

I witnessed a black driver

who was sent to an electric saw platform,

just because he overcharged his white customers.

If you run into such incident, would you get involved?

Of course I will. I'm a policeman.

What if the police are not there?

It's not a time for you to discuss it now.

You'd better think of ways to provide evidence

to show you're not guilty.

All right, Bruce Lee.

That's it for today.

Hello.

Officer Rice.

What's up?

I heard you've arrested Bruce Lee.

Does it have something to do with you?

I'd like to know

if you have got into troubles lately.

How can I get into troubles?

No.

Officer Rice, I'm a good guy.

I just want to see my good friend Bruce Lee.

Bruce Lee?

He's your friend?

If that's the case, I'm sure, Bruce Lee is not a good guy.

Officer Rice.

Bruce Lee is a good guy.

Surely he's not a criminal. He is a hero in my heart.

He's my God.

Hey, Jessie.

If you are not surrendering yourself,

or providing clue that kind of stuff,

you may go now.

Look. I have to work.

I have a lot to do.

Officer Rice. Listen to me. Bruce Lee is a good guy.

I can swear on my honor.

I'll tell you what.

Not all criminals are bad people.

Okay. You can go now.

Get out. Get out.

I guess you don't understand Bruce Lee. Officer Rice.

I was put on an electric saw platform by several white men,

I was about to be cut into two pieces by the running saw.

An innocent life

was about to disappear.

All of a sudden,

God appeared.

God's humanity to human is never divided by colors.

God stopped their illegal violence and saved an innocent life.

At this moment, if God the Almighty,

has to wait for a legal authorization, before He can help,

that means He's just waiting for crime to be committed.

Therefore, Officer Rice, God didn't wait until He got the legal authorization

to proceed.

And the God,

my Officer, He was Bruce Lee.

And that black driver, was me,

an American citizen, Jessie.

My Officer.

So touching. So wonderful. It's a good story.

Excellent acting.

Jessie, you're gifted in acting.

Why not run for the President, instead of being a taxi driver?

Listen.

If you, Jessie,

for the sake of exculpating Bruce Lee, have made up stories,

I can arrest you for fraudulence.

Understand?

Officer Rice, I'm not making this up. It happened a year ago,

in the suburban area of Seattle.

I didn't know.

Something like this happened in suburban Seattle.

Why didn't you report it to me then?

Officer Rice, even if I reported, would you care?

Would you arrest the Whites?

This was a year ago.

At where Bruce Lee lived,

there were a lot of incidents of black people being mistreated.

Did you care?

Did you, Officer Rice?

Are you accusing me?

No, no, no.

Officer Rice, I just want to say

Bruce Lee is a good guy.

How can someone like him commit a crime?

He's a hero in my heart.

Listen.

If your story

is actually the truth,

I don't object you to regard Bruce Lee as your God.

But, if you want me to understand this case

as the same story as what you told me,

I'll need more evidences.

Evidence. Understand?

Okay.

If that's the case, Officer Rice.

I'll find you evidence.

If the criminal was raping the girl in the room, what would she do?

If it wasn't an adultery, the woman who's being raped

would definitely scream.

It would be heard by the neighbors. Or by someone who happened to pass by.

If she did scream, someone must have heard it.

The Philippine girl named Alloyo, said in her testimony

that she was crying out for help when she was threatened by Burton.

I inquired with the neighbors.

They all said they didn't hear anything at that time.

Okay. Let's visit more people.

We have to find a witness who heard the screams.

Okay.

Is anybody there?

Anybody, please?

Let's go there.

Hello, sir. May I ask you some questions?

No.

Go.

Please.

Why am I still being detained?

Evidence. We need evidence.

-It's your job to find evidence. -That's right.

We're still looking for evidence in your favor.

You're looking for evidence in my favor?

Maybe there is one point that favors you.

What is it?

The plaintiff, Burton,

is a Korean War survivor.

Maybe the brutal war has twisted his human nature.

He has three records of attempted rape.

In other words, he's a man with a criminal record.

Looks like the U.S. law is fair in some way.

I want you to prove one thing to me.

Can you tell me how powerful your fists actually are?

I can strike a hole in the sky with my fist.

Look. How about this board?

Sure. I can show you right now.

Don't move yet. You'll need more viewers.

So, it just happened.

Until Lucy and I brought Bruce Lee here to rescue Alloyo.

At first, our landlord, Burton, told us

that he'd open a back door for us single girls,

so that we wouldn't get disturbed in the future.

It sounded like a good idea.

This bastard.

Go. Let's go on to find more witnesses.

-Go, let's go. Go. -Okay.

-Hello. -Please open the door.

We'd like you to be a witness at the court.

We want to see some justice in this world.

Alloyo, the victim, is also waiting outside.

You must have heard something.

Now the police are looking for witnesses.

We witnessed everything that happened here.

We ought to testify to the police.

My dear.

Dear. Although we were over there at that time,

we were outside the house. We didn't see what was happening.

Although we didn't see anything, we did hear a woman's shout for help.

This is what the police are looking for.

We're not even related to those yellow-skinned Chinese and Blacks.

Why do we have to provide testimony favorable to them?

I just want to tell the police what I've seen and what I've heard.

I don't know who this is going to benefit.

The guy who was almost beaten to death was a Korean War hero.

Stop.

My father is Irish. My mother is English.

You don't want me to testify to the police just because of racism.

Stop.

Okay. Wait. Dear.

I have no control over you.

Let's go to testify to the police.

-Thank you. -All right, all right.

My dear friends.

-Please come in. -Thanks.

Come in, please.

-Have a seat. -Thank you.

Thank you so much.

-You two kind souls. -Thank you.

-No, thanks. -God bless you.

Good. That's great.

Goodness has overcome the prejudice.

Justice wins.

Okay. I'll send you guys to the police station, free of charge.

How many days? Three days.

Kimura shouldn't be so silly to wait for me everyday.

He's silly.

Two men and three women were at the scene,

a total of five people.

These three girls are all students of Edison Polytechnic School.

Those two men, one is Mr. Burton,

who was lying down on the floor unconscious.

We all know this.

The other man, called Bruce Lee, is the suspect.

He has confessed of his violence.

Judging from the situation, and the relationship between the parties,

we can easily reach a conclusion.

These three girls rent a room from Mr. Burton

and they had an argument with Mr. Burton for the rent.

The criminal,

please allow me to call Bruce Lee the criminal for now.

Bruce Lee came to help the three girls.

So he committed violence to the landlord, Mr. Burton.

He beat Mr. Burton unconscious.

Mr. Burton stated this after he became conscious.

We can end the case here now.

Subtitle translation by Li Ling Yang