Where did you bury Zi? Tell me about it
So that I can pay him my respect
Don't bother with him
You crazy woman
I'll bite you to death one day
I can throw you into the army brothel You know that?
Spare yourself the trouble
I am working in one right now
You crazy woman
Get lost
Doctor, how's she?
Don't worry, her life has been saved
Thank you
Dr...
Oh yes, lp Man
Your son has been saved Wing-shing is alive
Mother and son are alive
It's about time you honoured your promise
You are lp Man the hero
You won't go back on your word
The uniform will be sent over
Come again tomorrow Sure
Boss, what about me?
Can you dance?
Boss, watch
Boss, what about this?
I don't take Japanese
Lady, I only want a chat
Chat?
What about the chat you said?
It's up to you
But you are still on the clock
No discount
Don't worry
Could you read it to me?
I am a writer, I wrote this book
I don't read Japanese
I can teach you
I don't have the heart for it
Alright, forget it
You are no longer my client
Go to Sayuri, she speaks Japanese
Miss Jenny, please
I hope you can read it to me
Please, Miss Jenny, please
I don't have the mood for it
Please, read it to me, please
Please
Are you sick?
Miss Jenny
Miss Jenny, please
Read it to me, please
Alright... I'll do it
How to read it?
Under the tree, samisen
One word a time
Under the tree
Tree
Under the tree
Tree
Under the tree
Forget it, I don't have the aptitude for it
I give up
Miss Jenny, sorry
You got my book wrong
Hence I let my anger got the better of me
I am sorry
Under the tree
Hey...
Sorry... Miss Jenny, sorry
I met a crazy man today
I didn't have to sing or drink
He took no advantage of me
He just wanted to teach me Japanese
I had to read to him
But it's beneath me to learn Japanese
I deliberately got it wrong
He was hopping mad and hit me
Look
Take it easy
He then apologised to me
That's how we passed the night
He gave me a lot of money
There's Cheung Wing-shing's hospital bill to pay
I entertained him for money
Now we are at it
lp Tsun is under ten
He managed to beat death
Zi, show me
Welcome...
Dad, we've won... we are the victors...
Dad, we won the war
lp Man, you are arrested for being a collaborator
My dad is not a collaborator...
Take him away
My dad is not a collaborator Let go of me
Dad
My dad is not a collaborator Let go of me
It's the order to shoot him on the spot
Shoot him
Dad...
My dad is not a collaborator
Tsun, take care of your mom
Dad...
Mom... let me call Dad...
Dad... Mom is awake...
Mom, Dad's gone
He was here?
He had sat here for three days and three nights
He saw your eyelids tic and he left
Let me look for him
Don't bother
Mom, you called his name in your sleep
Dad burst into tears
Tsun, will you blame me?
Mom, Dad... really has become a collaborator?
I heard the doctors and nurses say so
Mom, if Dad really has become a collaborator
What you did was right
I'd rather die with you
Doctor, please take good care of her
Mr lp, don't worry
It's our job to save lives
But the medical bill...
I'll take care of it Sure
The bill is taken care of
Jenny
Don't worry, I earned it
I didn't steal it
If you aren't easy with it
Pay me back later
lp Tsun, go out to play No
Tsun, be a good boy, go out to play
Alright then
Call me if anything happens
What is it about?
Cheung Wing-shing, you don't love lp Man as much as I do
Nor know him as much as I do
He goes to work for Lam Ching-shan It's for you mother and son
You came here to talk about this?
Why won't you see him?
You don't love him anymore?
You know how much he has sacrificed?
You think I don't get it?
I have known lp Man for so many years
We have been through thick and thin
I know him more than anyone else
But do you know...
sometimes if you get on the wrong path there's no turning back?
He's no longer the untainted lp Man
Do you know that... he's not an ordinary man, he's a hero?
He has to maintain his integrity
Now it's all over
You are a clean freak
Something can't be tainted
Alright, you don't want him, I do
We can't have smooth sailing all our lives
We can't be always above the fray
There will be hard times and setbacks
Sometimes it's not up to us to say "no"
Cheung Wing-shing, you ask for too much
I have my bottom-line
I earned the money that saved your life
You aren't that pure
Don't worry, I have not betrayed our country
You are not tainted by association
But don't get it wrong
I didn't do it for you I did it for lp Man
Because you still are the one he loves
Tsun
Let me
Mom can do it
Mom, when Dad is not around Let me take care of you
lp Man is now a collaborator
Traitor!
Mom, you alright?
You alright? I am fine
Be more careful
I really am sorry I'm fine
Be careful
Once you put on the badge
Your fate is set
Get to work
lp Tsun, you've come to fetch water alone?
Let me help you
No, thanks, I can do it myself
Tsun, where did you get the water?
The riverside
It's been too hard for you
Let me do it
No, the doctor said you had to rest for several days
Tsun, with you by my side
I am the most fortunate in the world
I'll get well in no time
I can be with you I too find myself fortunate
If only Dad were here
Mom, will Dad come back to us?
Mom, I won't mention it again
Mom, why are you up?
Go back to bed?
It has been three days I have had rest enough
What? Three days already?
Thank you for taking care of me
Now it's my turn to take care of you
Look? I have made you a poached egg
Try it
It's too good to eat
Then it'll be wasted
It's hot
Is it good? Yes
Mom, you take a bite
I've had congee, I am not hungry
Miss Cheung...
How come you are here?
We've been waiting for you to come back
Now that you are back
Will class be resumed?
Yes Bravo
Come on... take it easy
Just a routine search
Proceed...
Line up
Move it...
Your good citizen card out
Master lp... no... Captain lp
Your good citizen card, come on
We don't have the people you want here
Those who come are good people
We are good people
Cut it out
Good citizen card
Here it is, just take it
Cut it out
Master lp, take it easy
Good citizen card
It's inside
Master lp, don't be impatient
Good citizen card, be quick
Girls, it won't take long
Sayuri, wait on Captain lp
You all will have your turn
Good citizen card
This is you?
Let me out... let me out...
How long is this going to take?
Let me out...
Ip Man, let me out
Who do you think you are?
Who are you to refuse me?
You are just a dog with a badge
Let me tell you
I have the Japanese's ears
You can't even be a dog
Mr lp, we'll go back first
Peace Preservation Association
Collaborator lp Man has become a collaborator
Collaborator Cut it out
Collaborator That's him
That's him, how come he's here?
Enough
Kimon Ryuichi-san
Revolution!
I'll win
Marshal Chu, you were a hero, a great man
But then you lost and got discarded by the times
You became a nobody in the KMT
And they kept you under watch
What's worse, the KMT painted you as a greedy womaniser
You are known to be a scourge
It's not fair to you
You warlords overthrew the Qing Dynasty
Even if you had lost
You still should be treated as a hero
Not junk
But that's the Chinese way
Winner takes all
History is written by the victor
Marshal Chu, I pity you
But it's not too late for you
If you will work for us
I can make you a hero again
Those who have despised you and smeared you
They'll have to pay a dear price
You speak good Chinese
Let me ask you
You know what "laozi" means?
A swear word
Wrong
Calling oneself "laozi" shows guts
There's something I've been proud of
That's calling myself "laozi" all my life
Who do you think I am?
Now you want me to be the darned guy?
You don't care for your life at all
Beat me, kill me, do whatever you like
You want me to be the darned guy? To be a collaborator?
No way!
Mr lp, the books have been burnt
What else can I do for you?
I am sorry for what happened that day
But I did it for my son's drug I had no choice
Such are the crimes committed by the war
We are all victims
Come sit down
Does it look good?
It's a shame I don't read Japanese
I don't know what's written there
It's a story of ultimate beauty
Can you tell me the story?
A long time ago
Japan was torn by war
Samurais fought for their lords
One day, a shogun caught up with an prominent samurai he's pursuing
They had a fight
And the shogun put his katana on the samurai's neck
According to our custom
The loser should commit hara-kiri in front of the victor
The samurai got off his horse and took off his helmet
The shogun was overwhelmed by the beautiful face revealed
The beauty was beyond comparison
It's so full of youthful valour
An inner voice told the shogun
The war shouldn't claim him Death shouldn't claim him
He decided to let him go
But at that moment
He heard the galloping of his allies' horses
He took out his katana and chopped off the samurai's head
Because in his heart
His allies were lowly characters
If they killed the samurai
It would taint his beauty
But if he killed the samurai himself
His beauty caught in that brief moment could be preserved for eternity
Actually I understand that pain in the shogun's heart
He hated the war
If the war had not taken place
The samurai and his beauty would have lived on
But the war had destroyed everything
Had destroyed the samurai's beauty
The samurai spirit originated from our spring autumn warring states period
China and Japan had been friendly since Han and Tang
But you are invading our country and wreaking havocs
Mr Kimon, if you are a pacifist Why don't you promote it with your writing?
I hear that there are pacifist writers opposing the war in Japan with their pens
I wrote the story on the wall
It's to pray for the end of the war
And to keep some beauty for the world
Screams come out from this building every night
They come from prisoners under torture
It's the sin brought by war
Then why were you inside this sinful building with a painted face?
You are mistaken
That man was not me
He's my twin brother Kimon Ryuichi
You are a patriot
You can attract followers
You are a martial arts adept
Why don't you call for resistance?
You can call up a band of resistance fighters to liberate the building
And catch Kimon Ryuichi?
Resistance needs time to build up
The Chinese people are working hard on it
We will throw the invaders out
Come on, have some sake
If you really are a pacifist
Then let us drink after the war
Tree, under the tree...
Under the tree...
What again?
Rascal, I quit
Please, don't go
You are a pest
I need inspirations...
This is my life
My life is leaving me bit by bit
I can't find inspirations
Money... I can pay you
It's not about money
I don't know Japanese, I can't do it
Chinese, you can read Chinese to me
You are sick
Give it to me
Read it to me
Under the tree, the samisen is shivering under Hide's fingers
Cries can be heard under the hot sun
Mother picks up the fan and cool air brushes Hide's face
Crickets chirp in the grass
The two of them sit there quietly
Their eyes looking far ahead
Father's bamboo katana keeps falling on Kyu's back
But does the smart Hide understand Kyu's pain?
Stupid Kyu
What are you doing?
You have given me inspirations
You are crying
I see you crying
I'm just thinking of my parents
Myself and my fate
Like the kid you were writing about
I am alone and rootless
Only bad things happen to me every day
Beautiful things are never for me
Thank you
Look at them, they have good rapport
Come sit down
Let's drink Sit down
I have followed Kimon Ryuji for several days
I am sure he's sick, something's wrong with his brain
President
Under the tree, the samisen is shivering under Hide's fingers
Cries can be heard under the hot sun
Mother picks up the fan and cool air brushes Hide's face
Kimon-san, you have met Captain lp?
What did you talk about?
A chat between friends
You don't have to know
Wrong, it's about the holy war conducted by our lmperial Japan
Our lmperial Japan?
Or just mine, and not yours?