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"Xuan Ting Street Junction"
"July 6, 1907"
"Xu Xilin, who tried to mobilize an uprising,"
"failed to assassinate the Anhui governor in the Anqing Police Academy..."
Confess! What's your motivation behind the assassination?
Eng I\/ling...
He deserves to die
Lord Eng Ming was only slightly injured;
you'll lose your life in vain
You'll suffer a terrible death, we'll tear out your heart
What are you laughing about?
There's no doubt that Eng Ming is dead
Otherwise why would you want to tear my heart out?
I can go in peace...
as long as En Ming is dead
It's just a heart. Take it!
"Office of the Zhejiang governor, Hangzhou"
Shaoxing Prefect Gui Fu reporting to Your Lordship
The city has impounded all Xu Xilin's property and belongings
Also, intelligence revealed that
the Da Tong College he founded...
is the headquarters of the Restoration Society
In the capacity of the court, I now order you, together with Captain Ao Feng...
to arrest the insurgents at Da Tong immediately
I will do everything I can to eradicate the insurgents and avenge Governor En Ming's death
"Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province"
Aim at the target
Your hand, eyes and heart have to be aligned
Never withdraw, never give up
Fire instantaneously
and continuously until you hit your target
The same rules apply to firing a gun, taking part in a revolution and living a life
What?
What happened?
Xu Xilin has sacrificed his life for the cause!
Madam Qiu, the imperial soldiers are coming, get out of here, quick!
Xu left this place in my care, I won't leave
Fusheng, take the students out of here
Then goto my place and destroy all the evidence
And don't forget to alert my folks
If anything happens to me,
tell them to hide and evade trouble
We won't leave without you, Madam Qiu!
Neither will we!
Those who want to go should follow Fusheng
Those who want to stay, raise your guns
Ever after, ever after...
Fusheng, after so many years,
do you still not know what I want?
Ever after, ever after...
Pushing! Do you call this loyalty?
You go too, make sure they are safe
Move!
- Go! - Madam Qiu, take care!
Hurry! Hurry!
Qiu Jin, step out here!
Besiege Da Tong, watch and guard all entrances
Break the door open!
Whoever dares to run will end up like this!
What are you waiting for?
Go!
Come on, go!
Find Qiu Jin!
Go!
Quick!
Move!
Madam Qiu!
Taichu. Let me...
Madam Qiu, are you... afraid of dying?
Definitely not!
But... I am...
It took 80 years to accomplish the French Revolution
During the process, lots of blood was shed
Our revolution is still at the initial stage
We must feed the flowers of revolution
with our blood, too
Don't draw back when you hear tales of bloodshed
Don't get distraught
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- Good girl! - Yes, she is!
Don't!
I don't want it!
Jin...
- Don't run! - Don't run, Jin!
- Jin... - Jin, don't run, don't run, please!
Jin...
Jin, stop!
Jin! Jin!
Dad!
This is the third time
The foot-binding lady won't want to come any more
Why can my brother go to school, and doesn't need to have his feet bound,
I can't go to school, and have to have mine bound?
Because you're a girl
Why was I not born a boy then?
- You... - Alright! Stop it, no more whining
Dad, why are boys allowed to do lots of things,
when girls are not?
Uncarved jade cannot make useful tools
People who don't study fail to understand true values
Children at an early age...
should respect teachers and friends, and learn manners and etiquette
Huang Xiang at the age of nine, warmed his parents' bed...
to show filial love
Kong Rong at the age of four, learned the value of sharing a pear with siblings...
Sis, wait for me!
Brother, cousins, it's my treat today
That's good!
Thank you...
Thanks, cousin
How much?
Nine cents?
Here you go!
- Tastes good! Eat! - Eat!
How can parents be so cruel...
to chain their child up like a dog?
That girl is a child bride
Look at you, see what you've done!
- Is it right? - Let go!
Give me that!
Stupid! Can't even carry a kid right
Go do your work!
Jin, do you think...
you can carry your future husband on your back?
Right! Can you?
What are you getting at? Are you heartless or what?
Jin, it doesn't matter how capable you are,
you'll have to conform when you're married
You stupid girl!
See how you mess things up! The bowls are all broken!
Had I known you're a deaf mute, I wouldn't take you in, even if I were paid to do so
I'll kill you! Kill you...
- Jin... - It's not your business!
Stop it!
If you hit her once more, I'll hit you back!
Mind your own business, woman!
You're looking for trouble!
Lady, please give him a chance!
Please let the kid's dad go!
I beg you, please...
Give me the papers showing that the girl was sold to you as a child bride. Take this!
Thank you!
Many thanks!
Fusheng
People say that an uneducated woman is virtuous
It's all rubbish! Women need to learn to read, too
Come on, let me teach you how to read
Knowing how to read, even a deaf mute can express himself
And what he writes can travel a long way
It's just like our ancient scholars' sayings and wisdom, they pass on from generation to generat
Years and years after!
Ever after! Right, ever after!
Ever after!
I mean, Mr. Qiu
Your in-law is the richest man in Xiangtan
If I'm able to make a match between the two families,
it will be my true pleasure
Honestly, whether he's the richest or not isn't most important
How can it not be?
If your daughter marries into their family,
she'll be guaranteed a good life
Mom, can I meet him first?
No need to worry.
We'll take care of it for you
May I say, Madam, your son-in-law-to-be...
is handsome and talented
Once he passes the district examination,
a royal court scholastic title will come in time
Offer tea to the Master!
Offer tea to the Lady!
What a lucky bride!
Stay and keep me company
I'm telling you people
My wife is known for her literary talent in our region
Her name is Qiu... Qiu something
Young master!
I don't remember...
You're all envious of me, eat your hearts out
Envy?
I know you're all envious
Really envious of you!
Give it back to me, go!
See you!
Alright! Thanks!
Thank you! Thank you!
Rebel, don't think you can destroy the evidence!
Pick up your dam pigtaill
- Catch her! - Yes, sir!
You stupid bitch!
When you should stay home looking after the family,
you stir the people to revolt
You toady, only good at oppressing commoners...
You disgusting bitch!
You're through with your last words
Stop it!
She should be arrested, not killed
Sir, may I ask what office you're in? Why are you protecting this rebel?
I'm Li Zhongyue, the Magistrate of Shanyin
Master Gu Fu
Execution before trial is against Qing Dynasty law
Take the accused back, we'll conduct a midnight trial
Court...
Mrs. Wang, hand over the list of rebels!
My maiden name is Qiu and given name Jin. Not Mrs. Wang
May I know why I'm detained?
If you're not scheming to revolt against the government,
how do you explain the possession of artillery?
Just for self-defense, somebody broke into the College
And the guns are all licensed
Master Gui Fu, didn't you issue those licenses?
Qiu Jin, why did you write those confrontational essays?
Why did you talk about revolution?
I'm for a gender revolution, not a political one
- Get the thumbscrews ready! - Yes, your honor!
Torture is the only way
to make a difficult woman like her confess
Hold it! Wait, wait...
Aofeng,
implementing torture is not as simple as you think in this court
I guarantee an immediate confession as soon as torture is carried out
This is the Shanyin court, not your military camp
Qiu Jin is an educated woman, torturing her is not justified...
without sufficient evidence
Procedurally, permission needs
to be granted by Master Gui Fu
I came just to get the job done,
not to argue with you about the bureaucratic details
According to Qing Dynasty law,
there are court rules to follow
No one is allowed to act on emotions
Are you saying that Qing Law is bureaucratic details?
What are you trying to insinuate?
Stop arguing!
Don't try to confuse me, I know what I'm doing
Qiu Jin, are you going to speak or do you want me to use the thumbscrews on you?
"June 21, 1900"
"The Qing government declared war against eleven nations"
"in the name of Emperor Guangxu"
I wonder when the wars are ending
The wars between my country and the foreigners are raging
Feeling helpless, I can only sit in the dark worrying
Resenting the fact that being a woman, I am deprived of the right to serve my country
Young master! Young master...
The lady has given birth!
- Congratulations! - Congratulations!
- A boy or a girl? - A girl
Well... are mother and baby alright?
Both very well
- That's good - Come back here
I'm glad they are well
Young Master!
I'll be over as soon as I've finished this set
Fighti Fight! Fight...
Risking bloodshed, losing a hundred thousand lives...
to fight a losing battle
A woman having such virtuous principles...
is definitely admirable
I heard that she's the daughter of the Fujian governor, Qiu Shounan
This painting is a gift from him
He has returned to his home in Shaoxing
I heard he passed away as a result of illness
Nanking, Bogue, Wangxia,
Whampoa, Aigun, Tientsin...
Peking, Burlingame, Chefoo, Livadia...
Our country has been disgraced!
Dad!
Eventually, we will conquer and reclaim the lost land
Too bad that you're not a boy
it's everybody, men and women's responsibility, to safeguard our country
Good!
On... a warring...
stallion... crossing...
the motherland... to fulfill... the dream
Here we are
The young master's back
Young Master
Which idiot left my bird cage open?
It was me
I can understand you're not in a very good mood
But you shouldn't take it out on my bird
I just wanted to wake you up
it's everybody's responsibility to safeguard our country
How can I make you understand?
I really don't!
I didn't lose the Opium Wars
I didn't burn down the Yuanming Palace
I didn't encourage Empress Dowager Cixi to irritate the foreign devils
What have I done wrong?
The problem is that you have done nothing!
Our country is about to fall apart;
how can you still sleep till noon?
How can you still hang out with your disreputable friends?
What do you want me to do then?
Do you expect me to be like you, spending all day composing poetry at home,
practicing sword-fighting; is this how one saves his country?
You are right
Writing poetry and practicing with swords won't save our country
Finally there's something we can agree on
My dear husband, we have to be practical
You're absolutely right
What do you want me to do? Tell me!
The Empress Dowager has returned to Beijing
I can buy a government post in Beijing, if that's what you want
Buy a government post?
Please make way
Stay clear
Keep clear
- Please, everybody - Make room
Keep clear
Move...
Move, don't block the road
Stay clear
Stay away
Stay clear
Move
Go away
Stay clear
Don't look any more
Have some water-
- Madam! - What happened?
- Let go! Do you want to get run over? - Madam,
please have pity...
Spare my child something to eat, she's starving
Please, have pity...
Go away!
- Here, take it! - Thank you...
What are you people doing? Stay away!
Here, take them all!
Go away!
Go!
Thank you, madam, I wish you long life and wealth
Dad, it's so filthy and rundown here
Why are you taking us here?
This is what your mother wants
Yuande, we were defeated in the wars
The westerners have taken possession of our land
Lots of people are jobless and homeless,
and ended up coming here to the capital to beg
I hope after your Dad has become an official,
he can help those people
Madam...
- Mom - Madam,
my mom is dying of hunger...
Please spare a little food!
Don't push!
Stay clear...
Go away! Move!
Stop pushing! Keep away!
Don't block the traffic, the coach needs to cross!
Get the hell out!
Stop it!
Yuande, this is dangerous! Stay in! Stay in!
Don't look, stay in!
You beat up people just to clear the way for this westerner
Ridiculous!
Don't kill my father!
- Keep clear! - Quick! Help him up!
Move, move!
Let's go!
Please...
Let us pass, please!
Qiu Jin, do you know members of the Restoration Society?
Tell the truth
I know nothing about the Society
It's a known fact that Xu Xilin is the head of the Society
You know him well; can you explain that?
I was only asked to take over the management of the Da Tong College
I haven't seen Xu since he left
Only Master Gui Fu came several times
to the institute's board meeting
He was also a guest of our school's opening ceremony
I don't know whether this is considered close friendship
How dare you!
We have no choice but to torture this woman to talk
Get the thumbscrews ready!
- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!
Stop!
Qiu Jin, you'd better talk...
in order not to suffer physical pain
You are all so stupid
After such a long interrogation,
the identity of my accomplice...
is becoming evident
Who?
That is the...
the honorable respectable...
Master Gui Fu
Pompous! How dare you speak nonsense in court!
Didn't you say that the one who killed Governor Eng Ming
was also a high-ranking official?
Attendants!
Take her back to jail
- Yes, Sir! - Yes, Sir!
Magistrate Li,
you are to take over her interrogation
You have to conduct the session and come with a statement
to support the verdict
If she refuses to confess, she'll be subjected to torture. No concessions will be made
I've brought over your old clothes
There are lots of good tailors in Beijing
I'll take you to have some new clothes made in the next two days
I have business errands to run
Coming back for dinner?
I don't think so
This is only our second day in Beijing, you...
What? What happened?
Anybody?
Can you please tell me where I can find a good doctor?
I can ask Madam to find out
Open the window half-way
The blanket has to be washed in boiling water...
and dried in the sun
Go get a sharp little knife
Madam, you can take a rest now
But my daughter...
The bad news is your daughter has measles
The good news is... it isn't smallpox
Do you mean... she doesn't need to see the doctor until tomorrow?
I mean...
leave your daughter with me tonight
I don't want to impose so much trouble on you
I'm experienced, you are not
Measles is infectious, just like gossip,
passing on easily from person to person
If both of your children fall sick,
which one are you capable of looking after?
My husband and I like sticking our noses in other people's business,
hope you don't mind
It's very kind of you
Is Mr. Wang out on a trip?
No!
He said he had business to attend to
What sort of business so late at night?
Well, that's what all officials have to do
You'll leave a scar
I just want to cut her nails...
to stop her from scratching
Go get Guifen a pair of gloves
And a cold towel
Also a pot of water
Anything else?
Yes... Get Madam a cup of tea
Please call me Zhiying
I'm getting old
Zhiying, please let me do it
All right!
I've wanted to ask you, are you Qiu Jin?
I knew I was right!
Your poems are so well written
Do you know Xu Xilin?
He's a friend of my husband,
now studying in Japan
He's the one who showed your poems to me
One I remember best; let me recite it to you
Not being born a man
But more fearless than a man
Filled with courage and passion, I am devoted to serving my country
Sadly my conviction is not recognized in this worldly world
Embittered by disappointment and frustration
Not being appreciated
I wept
Quick!
Sis
Zhiying
We're having a women's discussion group
to exchange ideas today
Come and join us
Hello, sisters, may I introduce my god-sister, Qiu Jin
Hello, everybody
This is Mrs. Ouyang
This is my iconic progressive woman,
Mrs. Hattori
She's been teaching in Japan for years
Hello, everybody
Nice to meet you
Please take a seat
Serve tea
In fact, we Asian women have a lot in common
I believe we can share our experiences across national boundaries
There are lots of issues we can address, sister
Madam, may I ask...
how can Women's Studies be discussed in the public arena in China?
Women's Studies is not anything new since the Meiji Restoration
We have to believe that women are not born lesser than men
Men and women are born equal, and should enjoy equal rights
Men can receive education and so can women
But in China,
men are considered superior while women are forever oppressed
In a closed feudalistic society,
unjust laws and rules...
are always used to confine and suppress women
I share the same passion as men
I wish to study like men do
But we were born women; we shouldn't be ashamed of being ourselves
We should stand up tall and earn men's respect
More than respect, I should say
I would do something shocking to alarm them
- Mom, I'm starving! - Madam, the dishes are getting cold
Should I reheat them?
No need to wait any longer, let's have dinner
Master Wang, let' s have a drink
My pleasure, my pleasure
Madam, Mrs. Wang is here
Zhiying, let's go
Welcome!
This way, please!
Sir, what can I offer you to drink?
Green tea, Bi Luo Chun
I'm sorry, sir, what tea would you like?
I said Bi Luo Chun
A woman?
And?
A woman in men's clothes, atypical?
And it's normal to see men in women's clothes on stage
No, no... that's not what I meant
Please wait a moment. I'll get you the Bi Luo Chun right away
It seems you've won the game this time
Definitely!
Execution time!
God help me to prove my innocence!
It's snowing heavily!
Go upstairs
Have fun
That way
It's snowing heavily!
Great! The world has heard you
It's a woman!
You don't behave like a decent woman!
I believe I've been good to you
You've been well fed and clothed
I don't mind your unbound feet
I don't have other women
That you're married into the Wang family...
has invited enough jealousy from lots of women
Why did you have to wear bizarre clothing...
and made a scene in public to embarrass me?
You are the one who brought the embarrassment
If the purpose here...
is to secure a contemptible government job, and chances to frequent brothels,
you might as well go back home,
live on the family and enjoy a wasteful life
I finally understand why the government
signed the 1901 Boxer Protocol...
and paid one thousand million taels of silver to the westerners
Because the government is filled with incompetent futile officials like you!
Even my wife looks down on me!
I know,
you thought I was feeble and inept from the very beginning
Am I right?
I was born in a good family which provides a comfortable life
Can I help it?
Why must you force me to become a somebody?
I'm not able
Why can't I just enjoy
what I'm given and born with?
Tell me why?
Say something
I'm your man, for God's sake!
Now you don't even bother to speak to me
Alright!
Stop it! Stop it!
- Don't tear up my writing! - Speaking to me now?
- Stop it! Stop! - Beg me...
I want you to beg me!
Can these poems... save our country?
No!
Are they... useful?
No!
You show no respect to me; I think very little of you, too!
I think nothing of you, too!
It won't help!
Please have tea
Is this... a truce?
A truce indeed
I have two sons
When I taught them how to read,
I always used your poetry as teaching materials
On a warring stallion crossing the motherland to fulfill the dream, to see...
my country shattered,
my nation disgraced
Nowadays in our government, people like you who express...
such profound worry and sorrow about destiny, people and country,
are very difficult to find
Why is there no pen and paper?
I thought Master Gui Fu demanded a statement
No! This is not what I mean
I won't make things difficult for you, Master Li
Please give me a pen and paper
Fusheng has brought the baby here to look for her a few times
Yuande has done the same
Now I'm here
Ask her whether she has created enough trouble already
Mr. Wang, it's not that I don't want to help
You should have come yesterday instead
You missed the boat by one day, like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai
Your wife has left for Japan
I don't believe you, she couldn't have gone to Japan just like that
She hasn't taken any clothes or money
I have all her jewelry. Where did she get the money to travel?
This is not possible!
Anything is possible these days
"Tokyo, Japan, 1904"
Zhiying, thank you for supporting my decision
I can finally realize my dream
This is a whole new world, I'm so excited
Having said that, I'll miss you and Fusheng
If possible, please take care of Fusheng for me
She's been with me long enough
to understand what I want
I don't have to worry about having her looking after the children
Numerous nights,
I dreamt that I was flying kites with them
This is another dream I want to come true
In Tokyo, I started the Common Language Journal
Using simple language to promote Women's Studies and Women's Rights
I have also joined the Mutual Love Society,
in which I've met a lot of women who share common beliefs
Love and support from friends in a foreign place
lends more meaning to life
I wish you'd be happy for me
Everything is going well. Please don't worry about me. Qiu Jin
Look!
The most unjust thing in the world...
is that the two hundred million sisters in our country,
starting when they are infants, their soft little white feet...
are subjected to binding with white cloth...
until the flesh turns fetid, the bones broken
For what purpose?
Simply to show relatives and friends and neighbors and wait for them to express admiration
What tiny and exquisite feet this little girl has!
And when they are getting married...
Boping
Who's the girl standing by the stage?
Chen Fen, the Chair of the Mutual Love Society
You've seen her before
I mean the other one, the pretty one
That is Lu Chu Chu, married
So young?
Not her. I'm talking about you. You're married
...it's karma
Damn right!
- Good! - Good speech!
When her man dies, a wife has to observe a three-year mourning period
and is not allowed to remarry
But when a wife dies...
hardly three days pass, the husband can start philandering
Before the forty-nine days of official mourning have ended, there is a new bride
- Men and women are equal! - Men and women are equal!
We all understand,
if we don't undo the wrongs,
when our country falls, it will be too late
Fellow countrymen
Fellow countrymen!
Please do not disrupt the flow of my thoughts!
You are right!
Good speech!
- Wonderful! - Wonderful!
Tianhua, standing on the stage I heard your applause
Your speech was indeed wonderful
May I introduce you
This is Chen Boping
Nice to meet you
What happened to your eyes?
An experiment on explosives failed
The good thing is that I learnt to see all things with one eye
And... this is Liu Daoyi
This boy has just joined us
- Nice to meet you - You, too
This is Hu Donglin
Where's Xu Xilin?
Is Xu Xilin here?
He's disappearing fast
Let's have our pictures taken
Say cheese!
Stay like that, don't move
Perhaps a little bit posing
Your hands are not natural
What do you suggest I should do?
Can you... hold something in your hands?
I'm ready!
That is good. Good!
Stay there!
Done!
Xu Xilin, thanks so much for your free service all day
Don't mention it
Hello, I'm...
Qiu Jin, the Woman Knight of Mirror Lake, alias Competing With Men
My pleasure to meet you
Xu Xilin, alias A Bright Man
Zhiying has mentioned your name at times
My pleasure to meet you
Finally we meet
"Office of the Zhejiang governor"
Sir, report
Though Qiu Jin didn't disclose the list of collaborators,
she has confessed to being involved in the Restoration Society
Convicted of conspiring with insurgents and sedition
Your Honor, please sentence the accused to death
A telescope
is an instrument with lenses for making distant objects...
appear larger and nearer
In the 17th century,
the Italian scientist Galileo
invented the telescope...
to observe the moon
He found that the surfaces of the planets are not smooth
And the milky way is not a single entity,
but a constellation of stars
Pour some water on the quartz
Cover it with the lens and grind smoothly
Don't rush, or you'll scratch the lens
Add more water when needed
Look! How nice and smooth this is
When this lens is made into a telescope, how far an object can it see?
Definitely all the twenty-eight stars
Incredible!
Not many people know...
that when you look at a star,
the very same star probably no longer exists
The stars we see...
are reflections of the light emitted long ago
Stars from far away emit light
And light travels a very long way to appear before our eyes...
after many light years
How far can it travel in one light year?
In human terms, it's longer than thousands of lifetimes
So far? It probably means...
eternity
Sometimes I reckon, things we do today,
their effects probably won't be recognized until many years later
Let's drink, for you
Hello, hello!
Welcome!
She's a busy person
Thank you
Everybody is here, let's eat!
I'm really sorry for being late
Come, let's have a drink
We are all here, drink up!
Right! Bottoms up
- Cheers! - Cheers!
Hey, what day is it today?
Tianhua'-s birthday
Birthday?
Was it not a few weeks ago?
Dig in, help yourself
Thanks
He has more than one birthday
Don't tease me, eat!
Eat!
For you
Thank you
You have... a very powerful presence in the picture
Come and take a look! Come on over
What?
Xu Xilin is not fair
He failed to show my most beautiful side
It gives you a sort of valiant look
Definitely a woman of poetry and the sword
- Am I right? - Of course!
So pretty!
All right... Time to eat
Chu Chu
Let's drink for the day
Come on!
Hu Donglin, take your hand off
I'm not talking to you, you counterfeit man
What are you saying?
Hu Donglin,
in my capacity as chair of the Mutual Love Society, I advise you that...
members of our Society...
will never become anybody's Concubine
What's wrong with being a Concubine?
Only rich people
can afford several wives
It's every woman's dream to marry into a rich family
Alright! Haven't you said enough?
If you feel sexually excited, find a prostitute!
I'd much rather patronize a whore than get intimate with you,
a mannish woman
- You... - Enough!
You idiot, stop insulting women
Even my parents have never laid a hand on me
Ridiculous!
Enough!
Get out!
The autumn drizzle and breeze have saddened me
What sort of statement is this? Only seven words
You're not only not torturing her, but treat her like a guest of honor
Why are you protecting her?
This is the Governor's directive
The Governor has issued an order
for immediate execution
Beheading?
According to Qing Law,
the death sentence for women is hanging
Why should Qiu Jin be executed?
A thorough investigation has not been conducted, and there is no evidence to prove her guilt
How can we execute Qiu Jin...
just with this seven-word statement?
Are you defying your superior's order?
What's your intention?
Look closely
The Governor's order is: execute the convict
Shanyin Magistrate Li Zhongyue is assigned to supervise...
the execution
What happened? What's going on?
Look, this is too much
No political societies, no political comments
Correspondences must be censored
Must abide by and obey the Qing rules and laws
No to Qing student admission rules!
We must organize a rally!
We'll stop going to classes!
No classes!
No to Qing student admission rules!
Don't back out...
Let me go!
Give me that! Give me that!
No to Qing student admission rules!
The Asahi Shimbun Editorial today does nothing but...
ridicule the students at the demonstration
Based on the Manchus' inferior quality,
they're weak in solidarity, just groups of good-for-nothing scoundrels
Chinese students are visiting prostitutes, drinking, gambling,
living a self indulgent life, depraved, degenerate, corrupt...
All kinds of bad behavior
Our country is on the verge of falling apart,
why do they still do those things to discredit us?
National humiliation!
If this can draw your attention to...
stop these mischievous and horrid acts, and to love your country,
to work hard and study hard to regain strength,
to reinstate the nation's pride and glory
China may therefore be saved
Qiu Jin!
Where is Qiu Jin?
Qiu Jin, come out here!
Qiu Jin, you want us to quit studying and return home
Who do you think you are? In what capacity do you think you can represent us?
We came to Japan to broaden our horizons,
to learn new things
Not to take to the street to create trouble and disturbance,
This is Mr. Chen Tianhua's memorial service,
would all of you either pay your respects,
or leave immediately
Who are you to lecture us?
You people act on impulse
You get
what you deserve
But don't get us involved in your troubles
We won't go back to China with you!
A nation, like an individual, has its honor
The Japanese government has deprived us of the right of freedom and democracy
We can no longer submit to it
The damage brought by the Sino-Japanese war is still fresh
We can only regain honor when we have acquired the know-how
To stay or to leave is your own decision
We self-financed students are different from you with government sponsorship
You don't have to leave with me
But if you return to China...
to betray and oppress our countrymen,
I will kill you!
Withdraw
No need
I'm only a minor official
My words carry no weight
I'm... unable to save you
I don't want to kill you
Do you...
have anything unfulfilled?
Three things
If it's in my jurisdiction,
I promise to carry it out
Firstly
Proper attire upon execution
No grimy people near me
My head not hung high to be exposed in public
Secondly
I'd like to write a poem to bid farewell to the world
I thought...
the seven-word poem The autumn drizzle and breeze have saddened me...
had spoken your mind!
Then, thirdly
If there were no secondly,
thirdly is redundant
I can understand you're distressed
Would you believe me if I said otherwise?
It's alright to be unhappy, as long as you don't regret
Regret?
I've always known what I want
Nobody can tell me how to live my life
We don't do what we're asked to,
yet we've done all the things that we were told not to
At times, I reflect...
should we be betting our lives on opposing the will of others?
I don't do anything out of emotion
I do it for a cause
For the women oppressed for thousands of years
Do you miss home?
Of course I do!
"Qiu's Residence"
I also know when to go home
Sister
Brother
Mom
You've kept these clothes in perfect condition
Naturally, when summer comes,
I take the clothes to dry in the sun
You still keep these shoes
Jin,
I heard that the Chinese students in Japan stir up brawls and trouble
Trouble?
What trouble?
Be honest with me, are you a revolutionary?
"Wang's Residence"
You finally came back
it's so good to see you back!
Come in...
Your mom's back
Guifen
Yuande, this is mom
These years, studying abroad, publishing journals, getting involved in politics and social moveme
my money's all gone
That's alright. As long as you're back, money is not a problem
But the thing is...
I'm deeply in debt
How much?
If you can return my dowry...
Keep your dowry
I'll withdraw money from the bank tomorrow
Thank you
You've changed a lot
You won't be leaving again, will you?
There's nothing better than...
watching the children to grow up in the care of my husband at home
Good!
- Good show? - Yes!
Let me go buy some candied melon
I'll go
No! You watch the kids
Yuande, stay with your dad
Yeah!
Fusheng
Take care of Guifen
Come
Of course I miss home
But I also know when to go home
Often, Chinese people leave home
to provide the family with a better life
In Japan, every night with no exception,
I dreamed of my children
But also every day in my mind,
the very same scene came back
That is, the day we arrived in Beijing,
our coach was stopped...
by a woman, a mother,
trying very hard to hold on to our coach with one hand,
and holding her child with the other,
to beg for food
I gave her a bun
Soon after, hordes of refugees rushed up...
to surround our coach... to push it off balance
I was holding my child, frightened
But I didn't know what I was frightened of
My child and I
are always well fed
What do I have to be afraid of?
I still remember, that in order to make way for the westerner,
the refugees were badly beaten up
But regardless of that, they didn't move an inch
vvhy?
Simply because they needed the buns for their children
From then on, I have known for sure...
that just me and my child being well fed is not sufficient
I vow to try and make sure the mothers and children of the whole wide world...
are be fed and clothed
One Empress Dowager...
enjoys her pleasure at the expense of one whole nation
Who would be willing to trade his own happiness...
for the entire nation's success?
Dad, where's Mom?
I just wanted to reconfirm your decision
Now, in the capacity of the Vice Chair of the Restoration Society,
I invite you to join us,
to return to China and plan the revolution
Be honest with me, are you a revolutionary?
Absolutely not!
Mom, be careful what you say
I'm happy you're not
Whatever I do, it's for the welfare of our country
The Wang family is not a bit involved...
I and the Wangs have nothing to do with each other any more
"Liuyang, Hunan Province, December, 1906"
Good!
- Good! - Good!
Yes!
Good...
Come on! Get up! Go!
Off we go!
An-igm!!
Did Liu Daoyi and Chen Fen's families
go to identify and collect their bodies?
"Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province"
No! They were afraid of being implicated
Now the central government is doing everything
it can to capture the rebels along the Yangtze River
I believe we have a race with time to start the insurrection
I have bought myself a government post in Anhui, and will leave for Anhui tomorrow
It's said that the Empress Dowager has appointed her crony En Ming as the Governor of Anhui...
to implement new policies
If she truly believed in instigating reforms,
she wouldn't have wiped out those who brought in the innovations years before
The new policies are only a smokescreen
Her true intent is to capture the rebels
However, I can take advantage of this smokescreen...
to get into the bureaucratic structure of the government
Xu Xilin at your service, Governor En Ming!
To seize opportunities, to take over the military, then to mobilize an uprising
I hope
you can take charge of Da Tong
it's the headquarters of the Restoration Society to nurture revolutionaries
You'll lead the members to revolt
I promise I'll carry out the undertaking
Letting a woman lead is most ridiculous
How can an ordinary woman...
be given so much attention in the public arena?
It's preposterous!
Now our country is frail and fragile
We should appreciate that Qiu Jin, regardless of being a woman, volunteers her services...
to head Da Tong to train people to protect the country
Her courage is not any less than a man's indeed!
"We love freedom, let's drink to freedom"
- Welcome - Please come in!
Please come in!
Welcome, honorable guests
This way, please!
Master, you've just arrived in Shaoxing, I hope everything's alright
Yes, thank you
It's our pleasure to have you two...
as honorary board directors
Headmaster Qiu has studied overseas and is a keen educator
Certainly you have my full support
Thank you very much! I promise to do my best
So you composed the lyrics,
Headmaster Qiu
Headmaster Qiu is truly multi-talented
This is Tie Guan Yin Oolong tea from Anxi
I brought it back specially for your visit
You're very decorous and thorough
How did you know this was the Master's favorite tea?
What fine tea, superb!
Boping, I have one more tin
Since you can best appreciate this tea, you might as well keep it
But one shouldn't take away other people's favorites
Knowledge of tea is rare. Please accept the gift
If you insist... Very much obliged
About the permission to purchase guns,
the Master has issued it
Thank you, Master!
Graduates from our College...
will join the army
Please!
Sorry, I'm late
Director of the Shaoxing Education Bureau,
Hu Donglin, greets Master Gui Fu
Having Master Gui Fu to preside in Shaoxing...
is definitely a pleasure for we scholars
Qiu Jin, how are you doing?
We met in Japan
Is this... Mrs. Hu?
"Women in China"
Are you the publisher?
It has stopped running
vvhy?
Short of funding
If you want to continue,
I can finance it
You'd better keep your money...
to buy your husband a higher government post
The last thing I can imagine is that
you were willing to be that idiot's Concubine
Sister Qiu...
Have you forgotten how he insulted you?
And how the sisterhood defended you?
Please look around. Excuse me
I'm sorry I had no option
You're educated
You're much better than lots of women in many ways.
You had no option?
When my dad died,
Hu Donglin helped out a lot
Please, don't be angry with me
I came just to see you
I'm sorry, so sorry...
You owe yourself an apology
"Xuan Ting Street junction"
Execution time!
Hold it!
I want to see if anybody has come to bid me farewell
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Move fast! Fast!
Fast!
Roll over!
Fire!
Three, four, five, six!
Turn around!
March!
One, two, three, four, five
Madam Qiu
Somebody's looking for you, she's in there
Zhiying
I can't believe you've come!
Yes!
I have a surprise for you, too
Fusheng
Fusheng, who's looking after
Yuande and Guifen after you left?
Don't worry, their father's very good with them
But your in-laws disowned you
Fusheng was kicked out of the family, too
This is for you
Spend it on Women in China
Keep the money
When I first started Women in China,
I went around to raise money,
to raise ten thousand dollars
Yet I only got a few hundred at the end
Even women tended to show little interest in the issue
I've given up, I will publish no more
Keep the money anyway
It's yours now
You may use it to publish a journal, or do whatever you want with it
it's entirely up to you
Zhiying...
You've been such a great help
I've been having this weird feeling lately,
that I'm not going to
be around much longer
If one day, unfortunately I were killed...
Sister, please promise me
Don't do anything that would threaten your well-being, alright?
We shall work from a fresh start to re-establish the conquered territories
I'd be very happy...
if you could bury me at Xileng Bridge in Hangzhou
I understand you, I support the revolution, too
But I don't believe in bloodshed
Take a look...
at that, Circuit Attendant Xu
it's the name list of the Restoration Society
Master!
May I know how you got this?
Is the source reliable?
Very reliable
Never mind how I got hold of it, go capture the rebels
Yes, sir!
Not a single one is to be let loose
Master, please trust me
I will capture every single rebel!
He's arrived, and is now inside
- Good! - Give it to me
He didn't disclose where he got the list
Fortunately, they are all assumed names
Me, the Bright Man, is on the list, too
Do you think giving you the name list is a trick?
Even so, we'll work the plot to our advantage
The exposure of this list has threatened our safety
We must make the first move
I've come here to set a date to stage the uprising
En Ming will attend
the Commencement of the Anqing Police Academy next month
When he's there, provincial officers from all ranks will be present, too
I want to take this opportunity...
to eradicate them all,
to stage a good show
I'll mobilize an uprising in Shaoxing on the same day
Two provinces echoing each other will create a powerful and prevailing effect
When we succeed, we'll join hands to assail Nanjing
Mr. Xu, this is a letter from Governor En Ming
Any problem?
En Ming wants to schedule the Commencement tomorrow
What should we do then?
We can't afford to miss this opportunity
Especially now at the point of no return
Tomorrow, we'll still strike them unprepared
But we won't be able to inform Qiu Jin in time
We can only count on
the police cadets now
Once we succeed in killing the Governor, everything should be under control
Once Anhui is under our control,
a few days delay in staging an uprising in Shaoxing shouldn't matter much
Our country is being carved up by the western powers...
and becoming semi-colonized...
simply because our government bows down to the foreign powers
The corrupt officials lavishly spend the commoners' hard-earned money
If this doesn't stop, our country will fall apart
We don't want this to happen
Fellow students, we can change our country's future
And the country's future is in your hands
I'm here to ask every one of you, in the course of the revolution,
to play your part
Definitely!
"Anqing Police Academy"
Suddenly it starts raining
Should stop soon
Governor, please go inside and rest for a while
Good idea!
It smells good!
Sir, the students have been waiting for an hour already
I can't help it if the rain doesn't stop
It looks like we have to take action in the room
Sure
- Go up there and stand guard - Yes, Sir!
Turn left and then turn right
Watch out! A bomb!
Follow me on the road to revolution!
Kill the corrupt officials!
Take it!
That way!
Canon! That side!
Again!
Leave, quick!
Boping!
Fire!
Watch out!
Capture him alive!
Stupid...
I was... so stupid!
What's happened?
Xu Xilin... has died for the cause!
Let's go!
- Over here! - Brothers, move!
Stop! Don't move!
- Stop! - Don't run!
Hurry!
- Get them! - Don't run!
- Stop! - Don't run!
"Da Tong Physical Education Teacher Training College"
Not many people know that
when you look at a star,
the very same star probably no longer exists
Things we do today,
their effects probably won't be recognized until many years later
I am ready!
Although I didn't kill her with my own hands...
I didn't kill her with my own hands...
"After Qiu Jin was executed, Li Zhongyue, who was distressed,"
"and in the depths of despair, had nothing to live for"
"He hanged himself on October 29, 1907"
"Gui Fu, afraid of being eliminated by the Restoration Society,"
"fled from Zhejiang Province"
"After the success of the 1911 Revolution"
"he adopted a new name and lived a reclusivw life"
Dad...
Please, bury me and my wife
together...
after I die
Many nights, I dreamt that...
I was flying kites with my children
Someday...
this is another dream I want to come true