In 1914, the First WorId War broke out in Europe.''
''British and French armies suffered heavy casuaIties under German attack.''
''In 1917, the Chinese government dispatched''
''150,000 Iaborers in Iieu of soIdiers to Europe''
''to fight aIongside the AIIied Army.''
''Each Chinese Iaborer was assigned a wristband with a code for identification.''
''The scars Ieft by the copper wristbands''
''became a sign of recognition after the war.''
''The Chinese Iaborers were poorIy equipped.''
''Besides trying to survive in the battIefieId,''
''they had to do manuaI Iabor on the frontIine.''
''France, 1917''
We need more men outside. It's too dangerous.
We're out of ammunition.
Hurry...Move it.
Tianyuan, don't be afraid.
Stay cooI.
We wiII go back to China. We won't die here.
Don't be scared. Let's run together.
Don't Iook back. Just charge ahead.
That's my amuIet.
it wiII protect you.
Brothers, Iet's run for it.
Run.
Hurry up.
The ammunition has arrived, sir.
How comes the French army is retreating?
Chen Zhen.
The Germans are coming. Watch out.
Is everybody aII right? Anyone hurt?
I'm fine.
Thank God for you, Chen Zhen.
I'm fine,
thanks to your amuIet.
God heIp us...
Tianyuan.
Don't go out. Stay cooI.
Don't go out.
I'II kiII you aII.
Take cover.
We can't die here.
''At the end of the First WorId War, though China was a victorious state,''
''she was ignored by the AIIies.''
''Qingdao in Shandong was occupied by Japan.''
''In 1925, Shanghai was divided into settIements.''
''Underneath the facade of peace and order,''
''Japan was increasing its infIuence, in preparation for the invasión of China.''
''Shanghai, 1925''
Master Liu.
''Liu Yutian - Shanghai tycoon''
Master Liu.
Thank you.
Business is reaIIy booming here.
Who'd beIieve there's a war going on.
It's chaos outside.
Where eIse can they go?
My brother heard cannon fire in Shenyang.
He said GeneraI Zhuo wouId defeat Zeng.
Rumor has it Zeng is aIready fIeeing.
If Zhuo wins, perhaps China wiII be united.
Not necessariIy.
Zeng is backed by the Japs.
The Brits don't want a united China either.
Yes.
Have you been to Taiwan?
The Japanese ruIe is so organized there.
If you start troubIe, they'II kiII you aII,
so you can't even write your own history.
Sooner or Iater, Taiwan wiII become Japanese.
China isn't ruIed by Chinese anyway.
The winner wiII be either Japan or Britain.
Don't forget,
the more troubIe there is, the more money we'II make.
TeII her to sing this song.
Kiki, a Japanese Song.
Come on, Iet's go.
Thanks a Iot.
WonderfuI. Superb.
Who are you?
What do you want?
PIease caIm down, officers.
Tonight's on the house. Don't be upset.
PIease sit down.
Wen.
I'm sorry, pIease sit down,
Pardon me, Master Liu.
You came from France?
Correct.
Let me buy you a drink.
Thank you, Master Liu.
Which is higher: 2 pairs or 3-of-a-kind?
What do you have?
3- of-a-kind.
Then my 2 pairs beat you.
Let's go on.
Straight. I win.
I win.
It's my turn.
You're betting with your Iife?
Can I do that?
How much is your Iife worth?
It can't be cheaper than yours.
What did you say?
Is your Iife worth this much?
Then I'm handing my Iife over to you.
We'II see.
3- of-a-kind.
You're out of Iuck.
I have 2 pairs.
How can that beat 3-of-a-kind?
Didn't someone say 2 pairs beat 3-of-a-kind?
You...
Right?
Sit down.
You set the ruIes,
so Iive with it.
My friend,
you'II pay me back with money or your Iife?
Of course I prefer money to my Iife.
That's good then.
Are we stiII drinking at your pIace, Master Liu?
Can't take it anymore. Time to head back to the hoteI.
Forget the hoteI.
Move in here.
It's rather simpIe. Hope you don't mind.
Don't stand on ceremonies.
AII right, thank you.
You're here?
Didn't you promise to save me this room for watching sunrise?
It's onIy 3 a.m. Watching sunrise?
Meet my brother, Qi Tianyuan.
This is Kiki.
You now have more brothers than wives.
What about me?
Marry me and you can do anything you want.
What about your other wives?
They're fIeeting cIouds. You're here to stay.
Then Iet's wait tiII they fIeet.
- Let's have a drink. - Next time.
I aIready drank too much. Thanks.
He drank too much. Let me...
Then I won't intrude any Ionger.
I shouId go.
Wen is downstairs. He'II drive you.
Thank you.
Your girIfriend is beautifuI.
You're interested?
HeIp yourseIf...but she can be a handfuI.
A handfuI for you perhaps, Master Liu?
Goodnight.
Thank you, Master Liu.
You're weIcome.
How come you became Liu Yutian's partner?
You'II be a ceIebrity overnight.
That's too dangerous, too high profiIe.
It's onIy an expedient measure.
No, getting Liu Yutian on our side is good.
It's not easy to win his trust so quickIy.
Make good use of it.
You reaIIy think Liu is up to any good?
This tycoon has cIout with the triad.
But he's a Chinese after aII.
We don't have enough resources.
To fight against the Japanese,
we need to motivate every Chinese we can.
The more cIout Liu has the better for us.
Penetrating the triad
and the MunicipaI PoIice
is beneficiaI to our movement.
We've contacted...
the Chinese from France.
Don't forget students Iike us.
Every Chinese is wiIIing to unite and fight.
It's a pity...
our country can't be united.
It wiII, I'm sure of it.
''Jing Wu AthIetic Association''
Master, why did you set up the Jing Wu AthIetic Association?
To protect our home and country, Chen Zhen.
''France, 1917''
Tianyuan, we're going home.
Rest in peace.
No.
Tianyuan is coming back to China with us.
Chen Zhen can't go home.
but Qi Tianyuan can.
China wiII be our war zone.
''Hongkou Dojo''
''CoIoneI Takeshi Chikaraishi - Japanese Army's GeneraI Staff Office''
I got word from CasabIanca.
the Brits got hoId of our dispatch scheduIe.
Except for me, onIy the 3 of you have seen it.
Who did it?
I don't know about them but I never Ieft HQ.
AII Japanese soIdiers...
must be ready to die.
Yes.
Sisters, here comes the Boss.
Whose birthday is it?
Doesn't matter,
as Iong as you're buying.
Very weII.
Chris.
The Boss is quite a popuIar guy.
He's weII connected in Shanghai.
The one in white is Vivian.
GeneraI Zeng's girI. Keep an eye on her.
He has arrived.
Isn't he at war?
He's here. He's at YQ Mansión.
He just sent for me.
ShaII I get you a car?
No, thanks. His chauffeur is picking me up.
So happy.
Have a drink before you go.
Pour her a drink.
Hey, Huang Lan.
You have Red HaskeIs?
Sorry, it's just soId out.
ShaII I get you some?
Sure.
Goodbye, Mr Qi.
CoIoneI,
it's GeneraI Zhuo and GeneraI Zeng.
My men are in pIace, waiting for your order.
- How are you Vivian? - How are you, GeneraI Zhuo?
Long time no see. PIease sit down.
It's too coId. I'm treating you to hotpot,
so the two of us can have a good chat.
''GeneraI Zeng - Northeast Troops''
''GeneraI Zhuo - Northeast NationaI Army''
GeneraI
if our armies go to war, which side do you think wiII win?
Yours.
If the Japs decide to support your dad,
then it's hard to say. I'II accept fate.
My father is onIy expIoiting the Japs.
He's doing it at the sacrifice of principIe.
The Japs won't wait much Ionger.
They're getting ready.
They aIready mentioned a Manchu State.
To be honest,
I don't want to hurt the Northeast Troops,
but I won't Iet them interfere with the unification of China.
I'II be frank with you.
If your father backs off and puts you in charge,
I'II personaIIy guarantee a ceasefire.
What do you say?
You're asking me to betray my father.
TeII that to our feIIow countrymen.
GeneraI Zhuo,
GeneraI Zeng toId me repeatedIy
that he trusted and respected you.
Can't you trust him aIso?
TeII your father:
To avoid being the Japs' running dog,
he has onIy one option...
peace taIk.
The RepubIic has come a Iong way.
Her future depends on you and your father.
I need time to convince him.
Give me 7 days.
Very weII.
7 days then.
If your oId man won't Iisten,
we'II meet at the battIefieId next time.
We'II aIways be brothers.
Drink up.
CoIoneI.
Protect the GeneraI.
A superhero just botched our operation.
Let's go.
Whose car was that? Crashing a PoIice car?
Whose was that?
Go take a Iook.
Who? Me?
Who eIse?
Me?
Go on.
Cover me.
Don't bIock me.
Look at you.
SeaI off the area...check for survivors.
Look over there.
Damn.
Who are you?
The Masked Warrior.
Why did you save my Iife?
I didn't mean to, you IittIe warIord.
TeII that warIord father of yours to stop coIIuding with the Japs.
A peopIe's enemy wiII die a dire death.
Did GeneraI Zhuo send them?
No, this is beneath him.
But who eIse knows you're here?
CoIoneI, we support Commander Zeng.
Why did we try to kiII his son?
I'm not heIping Zeng get rid of Zhuo.
But Tokio ordered...
It doesn't matter what Tokio ordered.
It matters what Tokio needs.
An internaI strife among the Chinese is beneficiaI to us.
If the GeneraI is kiIIed,
his father wiII go to war with Zhuo.
It was my mistake.
I didn't expect a superhero to show up.
Assassinations invoIve risks of faiIure.
The key is to find out who this man is.
Get on with it.
The Masked Warrior is an icon of Japanese resistance.
We shaII make good use of it.
An extra identity is good for you.
We'II run a report on him accordingIy.
Extra. Masked Warrior beat up the Japs.
Huachao, don't wear bIack aII the time.
PeopIe wiII think you're the Masked Warrior.
Look who's taIking.
Who couId be the Masked Warrior?
I know who the Masked Warrior is.
He's so fierce. CouId it be you, Master Liu?
Either he escaped from a mentaI hospitaI,
or he's someone from here.
Are you so sure?
Everyone knows I run the Iargest mentaI hospitaI in Shanghai.
You better watch out. Don't get invoIved.
How can the head of a mentaI hospitaI be afraid of mentaI patients?
That's true.
What the heII happen Iast night?
You stupid chink.
What have you done? CoIIecting dead bodies?
You shouIdn't trust the paper. It's not true.
You know who was there?
GeneraI Zeng.
In fact, we got wind yesterday,
there wouId be troubIe at YQ Mansión.
We went there to check it out. The pIace was crawIing with peopIe,
How many?
There were onIy 10.
Fine. There were onIy 10.
But someone started to shoot.
Who did I grab?
You grabbed me.
We took cover behind the car...
and returned fire.
Then we spIit up.
I took the Ieft side, you the right.
Bang...I took out 3 of them and ran out of ammo.
What couId I do?
I was out of ammo, too.
I jumped from the car.
and started to punch...
You think I'm dumb as a pig?
How do you expIain the Masked Warrior?
Listen to me.
I began to fight. I didn't want to show off.
I puIIed down my hat,
so nobody couId see my face.
They must have mistaken me for the Masked Warrior.
You are the Masked Warrior?
Look at yourseIf.
You Iook more Iike the Masked Pig.
You stupid Chink.
No, not Chink...Chinese.
Whatever, you stupid chink.
This month's payment.
Good.
I can at Ieast expIain to the brass.
True. As Iong as we're here,
you'II have cash to hand over every month.
What are you Iooking at? ShaII I buy you one?
Lucky this wasn't on dispIay Iast night,
or you wouId be wearing a kinky costume.
Stop horsing around. I have a gun.
A gun?
Why didn't you come sooner Iast night?
I need to find the opportune time.
I found what you asked me to.
Those dead Japs had no identities.
Who's behind this?
How am I supposed to...
teII from the dead bodies.
GeneraI Zeng has Ieft for the Northeast.
What about that Vivian?
That GeneraI is a true romantic.
He put her up in the GIen HoteI.
Where's the cash?
Stay off troubIe and don't get me invoIved.
Anyone suspicious in CasabIanca?
There's a new partner.
He Iooks suspicious.
Go on.
His name is Qi Tianyuan.
He just returned from France. He was a Iaborer in the war in Europe.
He hit it off with Master Liu right away
and was made a partner of the nightcIub.
What about you?
My missión is to get cIose to Henry the Brit.
There're too many peopIe in CasabIanca.
I didn't notice him.
I'II keep an eye on Qi Tianyuan.
I'm sorry.
Next time you make a report.
wait for your turn to speak.
I'm sorry, CoIoneI.
Vivian.
I thought I'd never see you again.
Vivian, we brought you these.
Cosmetics and perfume...
from Shanghai.
And this.
Thank you.
Thank you aII.
There you go.
You asked me to bring these.
These braceIets...One for me, one for you.
They are from your mother.
You're my best sister.
AII right. Time to go.
Get me a pack of Red HaskeI.
Yes, Kiki.
Very nice to meet you.
How dare you cheat in here.
I did not.
Excuse Me.
Cheers.
We are ready.
Who's that foreigner with gIasses?
Henry.
A British comprador.
He has cIout at the American and British embassies.
He's very weII connected.
Better than you?
Yes, onIy with regards to the Brits.
Here I come.
- Give me a hug. - Don't go away.
Don't drink so much.
You scared everyone off.
I want a haIf-day off.
To do what?
To go out with him.
You don't mind?
Not at aII.
Let's go.
You may not Iike where I'm going.
You're afraid to bring me aIong?
- Can I have a seat? - Who is it?
For you? Of course.
Look who's here.
Hey Chief. Come. Hurry up.
This is Miss Kiki,
introduce yourseIves.
I'm Dagang.
Fuhai.
Zhiyan.
- Dabao. - Xiang.
I'm Zhi.
I'm Laixi.
HeIIo.
Chief, is this pretty Iady your wife?
GirIfriend.
Miss Kiki, you Iike Chinese white wine?
You bet.
ExceIIent.
What do you do?
How did you snatch him?
I'm a hostess at CasabIanca.
A trendy girI. That's the most fashionabIe occupation in Shanghai.
BriIIiant.
Let's drink up.
Chief, I want to say something.
I'm overwheImed with the Chief's visit.
I suggest we make a toast
to those brothers who died in Europe.
Let's toast to our dear brother and comrade...
Chen Zhen.
Forget the past.
Let's drink up.
Come. Let me pour you a gIass.
Thanks.
- Zhishan. - HeIIo.
- My sister. - Your sister?
You Iook nothing aIike.
Of course not.
I'm better Iooking.
Isn't the Chen Zhen you mentioned
the one who barged into Hongkou Dojo?
Yes.
Wasn't he shot dead by the Japanese then?
He wasn't dead.
There were many rumors,
but the Japs definiteIy hadn't kiIIed him.
He fought with us
for 3 years in Europe.
Chen Zhen was my brother.
He's our brother, wasn't he?
Yes.
That's true.
I have smaII eyes, but I can see very weII.
He was invincibIe on the battIefront.
ReaIIy?
He couId run faster than a buIIet.
Drink up
Cheers.
Miss Kiki.
This is for you.
Thank you.
I'II Ieave you aIone.
Does it Iook Iike me?
Everyone here is so nice and reaI.
No need to groveI...
or pretend to be happy.
I wish I couId Iive Iike this too.
True.
Baton, tiger, chicken.
Tiger.
You Iost.
I Iet her win.
Here we are.
Thank you.
Who are you?
I'II shoot on my count to three.
You've drunk too much.
I shouId go.
You aIways carry a gun?
Shanghai is a mess.
Master Liu gave it to me for protection.
So handsome. Can I have your autograph?
Forget the autograph. Keep it.
This wiII be my war trophy.
Thank you.
Who are you?
Your reaI name?
Fang Qing.
Miss Fang Qing.
The Northeast map must be compIeted soon.
Tokio wants it in 2 days.
What about the Chinese reIics?
This map shows the distribution of reIics in the Northeast.
The Shang Dynasty oracIe bones are vaIuabIe.
Take as much as we can,
destroy the rest.
This Iand is rich in aII kinds of resources.
It's wasted on the Chinese.
We shouId be running this country.
CoIoneI, a cIassified document from Tokio.
''Death Iist''
So many peopIe to be kiIIed?
To kiII that many in a month is tough,
even if the army moves in.
They must die to make way for the dream
of our ImperiaI Japanese Empire.
AII we need is a Ieak.
''CIassified''
The peopIe on this Iist...
are openIy against the Japs.
We can't pubIish this.
It wiII...
onIy heIp the Japs create a panic in Shanghai.
The Brits and the Yanks won't give a crap?
Did they interfere...
when the Japs started to occupy Shanghai?
No.
They watched on the sideIine
trying to gain something from it.
Don't forget we won the war in Europe,
but the Brits, the Yanks and the French
stiII gave Qingdao to the Japs.
They don't care about justice,
they're onIy after gains.
Extra.
Japanese Death List.
SpeciaI Report from the Shanghai Radio.
A Japanese Death List has been exposed.
Hundreds of patriots are being targeted for assassination.
Jack TayIor,
John Haneke, Robert Wenders.
Du Wenqiu, He Chang, Hu Zhiyong.
This Iist has come out.
What precautions are the poIice taking?
Sit down.
Thank you.
I had a discussión with my boss...
this morning.
We wiII cIoseIy monitor its deveIopment.
We wiII stay on it.
It's not a probIem at aII.
Don't give me that crap.
I heId your job once.
A discussión with you boss...
A discussión with your boss means shit.
I'm now a businessman. This has come out.
You know what this means to my business?
Everyone is getting scared.
If my customers ran off,what shouId I do?
I need to know your action pIan.
WiII you protect those on the Iist?
Or try to catch the one who circuIated it?
You're the poIice. You shouId maintain order.
Don't count on Masked Warrior to do your job.
Of course not
That's aII I have to say.
Oh yes, this is my partner Qi Tianyuan.
This is Inspector Huang.
My pIeasure, Inspector. I'm Qi Tianyuan.
Huang HaoIong.
Boss, the Japs are here.
We have a situation.
Wait,come back, Iadies.
Sit over here.
Here comes troubIe.
CoIoneI.
Yamazaki-san, how are you?
Long time no see.
Have a smoke.
I need women.
Where are the women?
I'm sorry.
Hurry up.
Let me check it out.
Check out what?TeII them to get Iost?
Where are the women?
Right away.
Coming.
- What is it? - Where are the women?
The pretty girI is here. You're a Iife-saver.
Come, sit down.
Pretty girI, come here.
What took you so Iong? Sit.
Come.
TeII them this.
No probIem. Anything.
No girIs from CasabIanca.
wiII sit at their tabIe today.
You'II get me kiIIed, Miss Kiki.
TeII him.
She said no girIs wiII sit at our tabIe.
- What? - Sorry.
PIease wait.
HoId on.
what's going on?
Let me deaI with it.
Sorry, I'm Qi Tianyuan. Nice to meet you.
You're Master Liu's new partner, Qi Tianyuan?
You're weII informed.
I'II sit with you.
I'm more than weII informed. I Iike to Iook things up.
The man in this picture is aIso Qi Tianyuan.
I've been Iooking for that.