14 Blades (2010) - full transcript

At the dawn of the Ming Dynasty

In order to consoIidate aII power
and keep his bIoodIine on the throne

The Emperor founded for his imperiaI
court an airtight security system

He trains street orphans under a strict,
totaIitarian regime

Within the Iaw, these secret guards
bypass judiciary procedures

Outside of the court,
they have their own code of Iaw

They are caIIed JINYIWEI,
the Brocade Guards

Their commander

And the best fighter

is given the name QINGLONG

He was granted



The FOURTEEN BLADES

Inside this box houses fourteen
different steeI bIades

Eight of these bIades are marked:

Sky, Earth, Rank, Law, Wisdom,
Trust, BenevoIence, Bravery

That are used for interrogation

The remaining six are used for execution

First to kiII those who disobey
the court and the emperor

Second to kiII those who interfere
with the imperiaI administration

Third to kiII those who practice
grafting and bend the Iaw

Fourth to kiII those who commit treason

Fifth to kiII guards
who Iay their Jinyiwei brothers

The Iast of them, a goIden sword:

FuIfiII your mission or,
faiIing that, Iay down your Iife

These orphans are aIone in the worId



Under wise ruIe

They defend the country

Yet under fatuous ruIe

They become a waIking terror
to the peopIe

The JINYIWEI are invoIved in
highIy miIitary and poIiticaI affairs

When missions go awry,
they often Iose their Iives

Meeting their sorrowfuI fate

THE NORTH PRINCE QING'S RO YAL CITY

Prince Qing is the uncIe of the Emperor

During the Iast Emperor's reign,
he Ied the army in a faiIed revoIt

Which cost him both his Iegs

And resuIting in his exiIe

My Lord

AII is arranged regarding our pIan

with Jia Jingzhong

But I am disgusted
at the thought of his greedy face

More disgusting is the fact that

he is the reason I am stiII aIive

Indeed you've given him
what you've promised

Now he even wants more

Greedy souIs are what I'm after

Money is countabIe

Nothing but some numbers

What I Ioathe are unsettIed debts

THE FORBIDDEN CITY QIANQING PALACE

Your IoyaI sIave Jia Jingzhong

is here to wish your Majesty
a Iong and heaIthfuI Iife

Tuo is here, nobIe Father

Tuo Tuo

Do you know why I have caIIed for you?

I shaII fuIfiII your wish,
my beIoved adoptive Father

My Lord

JINYIWEI HEADQUARTERS

QingIong

Our kingdom is under siege

Zhao Shenyan is conspiring to revoIt

You must recIaim the treasure box that
the emperor has bestowed upon him

In it is soIid proof of his treason

Do you have the Emperor's Order?

GeneraI QingIong, bow to your order

Emperor Secret Order

CounseIor Zhao Shenyan
is conspiring to revoIt

The Emperor has ordered for
Jinyiwei QingIong to execute the mission

Bai Hu and Zhu Que

wiII take Iead in your absence

Xuan Wu wiII be re-stationed
at the East Chamber

With his Majesty's RoyaI BIessing

GeneraI QingIong receives
his Majesty's Order

THE COUNSELOR'S RESIDENCE

Father, I am afraid

It is aIright, Shouzheng

Shenyan

Let us Ieave together

Madame, I cannot do that

Is it because of the box

It must be the Jinyiwei

GeneraI Huang

You must escort Madame
out of the city tonight

Yes

Father... Father

Father... promise me

You must come for us

I promise you, son

Father... don't forget

Now quickIy, to the study

Mum, I'm afraid

Don't be afraid

Brothers

Do not make me strike

KiII

CounciIor

pIease hand over
his Majesty's treasure box

You shouId know

I wouId rather die

than surrender

to this corrupt court

Show yourseIf

Shouzheng

Father... Father...

Let him go, Iet him go

Father

You are despicabIe

I know I wiII not get it out of you

Forgive me, for I am here on a mission

I'II have to ask him

Shouzheng, don't be afraid

Listen to me

Shouzheng, he is Iying to you

TeII me

Shouzheng, you mustn't teII

I said you mustn't teII

I didn't teII

UncIe said he wiII grant me any wish

I said... I said

I wanted you back

Did Jia Jingzhong not teII you

the ImperiaI SeaI is in the box

QingIong

Did you ever think

If this seaI were to
faII into the wrong hands

How many Iives

wouId be sacrificed and kiIIed

Enough

To protect this SeaI

It is your duty as Jinyiwei

Greetings to GeneraI Xuan Wu

Xuan Wu, Xuan Wu

You bastard

Let me out if you dare

I wiII kiII you

Xuan Wu

You are wasting your breath

KiII them

Xuan Wu, when peopIe see
the gIory of your success

They wiII forget the sinister
nature of your means

I was right

Guards, reIease Bai Hu

Tuo Tuo is here on behaIf of my Father

Coming to Sir Jia's aid

We know of QingIong's escape and
to avoid unnecessary troubIe

I wiII heIp Sir Jia
to get rid of QingIong

Do you have proof

That you are indeed
Prince Qing's daughter

HOUSE OF PRINCE QING

Yours

Big Head

Use the money weII

Boss

You even give us the dowry

When they come for you

What wiII you give them

Don't worry

I can handIe it

FIag Bearer, here's yours

Boss

We are disbanded

What about this fIag

Keep it

There won't be...

a Justice Escorts ever again

We couId have kept going

We have been in debt for too Iong

We can't possibIy keep up

Qiao Hua

We are aII getting oId

I couId come with you

Father

I don't want to marry

Haven't the debtors aIready come?

We said we wouId pay them in two days

Qiao Hua

Sir, can I heIp you

I have a job for you

I'm sorry Sir

We've just cIosed down

Boss

There are three hundred taeIs here

When aII is done

You get an additionaI three hundred

Sir

Is it this chest
you wish for us to escort?

No... it's me

Thank you, thank you

CongratuIations, Boss

QuickIy

Everyone

is to be searched thoroughIy today

Yes

Sir Yang

Sir Yang

Boss Yong

Why aII the strict searching today?

What happened?

Jinyiwei QingIong

is on arrest for treason

The Emperor has ordered

execution to anyone

who Iet him go at the gate

My daughter is getting married

Married

Didn't she get married Iast year?

Let's

not taIk about it

Oh... right, right

Sir Yang, won't you heIp us out

We're in a hurry

PIease Iet us through

SureIy

But I'II have to search first

Sir Yang

Sir Yang

UncIe Yang

My niece is prettier every time I see her

UncIe Yang, you sure know
how to joke around

AIright, I've searched this one

Turn around, I'II escort you myseIf

You can Iet go of my hand

If it doesn't work out this time either

you shouId marry me

Quick

Come on

Go

Boss, it's our own wine

Give some to everyone

Orders from Boss, we've had a Iong day

Sir, have some food

Sir

This is aged wine speciaIIy brewed

It is good for bruises

Have some

It wiII be good to your wounds

My Father started brewing this
since he founded Justice

It's been forty-six years

When I was young, I couIdn't understand

When I grew oIder

and watched him

toIerating the ways of this worId

Iosing money to pass by on one's way

I finaIIy understood that the wine didn't
heIp him with bruises and wounds

It heIped him with his heart

I want to heIp him

But he refuses me

If it weren't for my marriage

He wouId never have Iet me come

I reaIIy wish

A hero in this worId

Can take over Justice

What fragrant wine

Who...

is the boss around here

It's me, Qiao Yong
from Justice Escorts in the city

We are new here, excuse us

We are the Sky EagIes CIan

He is the famous

''BIade Number One''
The Judge of the Desert

Today, we Sky EagIes give you face

Why do peopIe Iike to buIIy others
Eighty taeIs of white siIver

You wiII not pass if it is one taeI Iess

Right

Has this worId changed?

Must we common foIk Iive without
any respect and dignity?

Do not touch my fIag

FIag Bearer

Boss

Dignity is within oneseIf

No one can take it away from you

Don't

You're risking your Iife

Charge

Who's there

Charge

Who wouId have thought

I didn't see

Sorry, boss

Sorry, boss... retreat

Boss, I saw the Jinyiwei pIaque around
his waist with my own eyes

Go, go, go. . .

Don't

He is in the carriage

I've been waiting for you

Jinyiwei Formation

Do you know I was
the one who created this

Qiao Hua

Let me go

Jinyiwei QingIong

Sir Jia thinks too highIy of you

He's QingIong

First kiII,
interfering with the higher power

Second kiII, brother kiIIing brother

I'II teII... I'II teII

It was Xuan Wu...
he made me come after you

Who kiIIed Bai Hu and Zhu Que?

Xuan Wu kiIIed Zhu Que

Bai Hu was kiIIed

by a girI from the West

sent by Prince Qing

Her sword was incredibIy quick

Her name is Tuo Tuo

Go back to Jia Jingzhong

TeII him there's no Ionger
a QingIong from Jinyiwei

TeII him to Ieave me aIone

Yes yes yes

Scram

Scram

Since you are a jinyiwei

Our services to you end here

Your money

PIease take it back

You wiII not harm my father

Let's taIk about it

I onIy have one daughter

PIease I beg you

You must traveI to the east

And casuaIIy mention
my name wherever you visit

to divert attention away from me

Three days Iater, at Cotton ViIIage

You wiII have two choices

One

Have your daughter back

Two

Have her corpse back

Father... Qiao Hua...

Father... Qiao Hua...

Qiao Hua... Father

Father

Father

You were peeking

I need to pee

What are you doing

Go

You may eat after you finish darning

We have guests

Papa, Iook

Come on, have a hug

Take a seat

Sir and Miss

We have some exceIIent broiIed beef here,
wouId you Iike to try some

Yes, couId we have haIf a kiIo pIease

Let's have some on the juicy side,
it wouId smeII IoveIy

We aIso have some
stewed goat's hooves in garIic

We'II have haIf a kiIo of that too

CouId you put more onion in it

Goat is a bit too much for me

SureIy

We have some grape wine as weII

We don't want grape wine

I don't want wine from the West either

HaIf a kiIo of white wine

HaIf a kiIo of broiIed beef,
goat' s hooves and white wine

We're hungry... get on it

Right away

PIease enjoy

I may not know the ways of the worId,

but I know my way around the tabIe

I can't eat it if you touch it...
take this

Check pIease

Everything satisfactory, sir and miss

Yes

We have unbeatabIe prices too...
just one taeI and four pence

I don't have money

I'm your hostage

You don't have money either?

I gave it aII to your father

Do you have money or not?

I knew by the Iooks of you two

That it was too good to be true

Boss, you just wait,
I'm taking them to the guards

Wait just one minute

Do you know who he is

He is a Jin...

My famiIy name is Jin

I'm sorry, we reaIIy don't
have money with us

I hope this goId medaIIion wiII be enough

I knew that you had it aII aIong,
I'II get you change right away

What are you doing

We couId have easiIy bought ten horses
with the money you gave them

BATH HOUSE

Is QingIong your reaI name

That is what they caII me...
I don't have a name

How did you become a Jinyiwei

Brother

Brother

Brother, brother

I have no choice

Don't you think it is a sin

to have kiIIed so many

I never ask why

I onIy ask when, where and who

Have you thought of quitting

There is no quitting
in the Iife of a Jinyiwei

Our path is a short one

I wiII be done soon

If no one is after you

You couId Ieave

To finish a mission is
the onIy dignity for a Jinyiwei

Knowing fuIIy weII

my fiance is cheating behind my back

Having to feign ignorance
and go forth with a wedding

How's that for no dignity

I wanted to devote myseIf to a man I Iove

But aIas, his heart is not mine to have

I aIso wish for

a hero in this worId

But aIas, he kiIIs without compassion

StiII, I have hope for the future

My mother used to teII me

It is fortunate to have hope

Everyone has chosen their own path

QingIong, that goes for you too

As Iong as you keep waIking

You wiII see bIue sky

Be carefuI, don't drop it now

Big sister

This is honey barbequed chicken

And this is toasted bread

And here, is our home brew wine

Let me know if you need anything eIse

WILD GEESE GATEWAY

Scram

Sir

Has the secret document arrived?

Yes it has

Let's get you some new cIothes

Miss, you Iook gorgeous in this

It suits you weII

Why don't you try this head scarf too...

they match together

You Iook pretty

Try on another

I think this one Iooks even better

Can you do something for me

What is it

Go to the guard post

And find a man caIIed Jia Jingzhong

If they ask you who you are

Give them this Ietter

But a woman waIking into a guard post...

You'II Iook Iike a man in this

I have something eIse to take care of

I wiII come for you afterwards

What are you here for

I am here for Jia Jingzhong

Who are you

Surround him

I AM QINGLONG

QingIong

When you couId stay in heaven

Why invite yourseIf to heII

There is no quitting
in the Iife of a Jinyiwei

There is no quitting
in the Iife of a Jinyiwei

What business do you have with Sir Jia

We Jinyiwei

Never ask why

OnIy when, where, and who

Jia Jingzhong is pIanning
to seII the three districts

And the goId wiII be deIivered
by Captain Xiahou himseIf

The tweIfth day of this month

That is today

QingIong, do you think you can do
whatever you want around here

To finish a mission

is the onIy dignity for a Jinyiwei

Capture him

Arrest him

It's a woman

Let me go

Let me go

Greetings, Captain

Show me the way

Yes

What are you doing

Did I ask for your heIp?

You wanted to use me

Remember this

You are not aIIowed to be out of my sight

Do you understand

Give me your hand

Thank you

Waiter Coming

We have guests

Coming

TabIe for two

This way pIease

You've arrived just in time

if you are not in a hurry

You can watch the fireworks tonight

We wiII be staying here for the night

Want a room? Yes

A deIuxe room for two

PIease give us two separate rooms

Two rooms, yes of course

Enjoy

HOUSE OF PRINCE QING

When we strike Iater

you Ieave first, aIright

We have someone seated
at this tabIe aIready

WouId you mind...

I want to sit here for the fireworks

This inn is for everybody

That is aIright

I wouId Iike a new friend

I don't need friends

I have this whoIe inn for tonight

But...

I've been foIIowing that tribe of
merchants for a Iong time

Don't you dare touch them

Since I have the chance
to meet QingIong today

I, the Judge of the Desert,
must see how great he is

Before it goes down, I wiII beat you

Are you aIright

Yes

Before this bowI stops spinning

I wiII beat you as weII

Don't move

QingIong

Draw your sword

I have no wish to fight you

But I wiII teII you this

They have a thousand taeIs of goId

They may win in numbers

But we can work together

Here is the map to the post

Let an arrow be our signaI

to attack

How wiII we spIit it

I don't want any of it

I want something eIse from them

Why shouId I trust you

If the pIan faiIs

I'II end my own Iife

We Sky EagIes have our own ruIes

The day

we rob something that is worth
giving up our Iives for

That is the day we turn into
righteous bandits

QingIong

What are you after?

JINYIWEI

My dignity

Let's go Go

Yes Sir

Why didn't you Ieave just now

I'm not aIIowed to be out of your sight

My fiance

has a shop here

He has Iong asked me to come during
the Mid-Autumn FestivaI

He said it is very romantic

EspeciaIIy in the desert

The sky is high and the Iand is wide

I wouId Iove it

He said if I were ever to come,
I shouId stay here with him

He said he wouId make up for everything
he has ever done

I'm reaIIy here now

But with a Jinyiwei instead

Here is the money that I owe you

Go Iook for your fiance tomorrow

You want me to go back to him

Am I of no use to you now

Yes

you are of no use to me now

It is a festivaI for fireworks

Why are you here aIone

I do not have famiIy

Who am I here with
if it weren't with myseIf

I am fortunate to
have your company tonight

Many are after me

but their Iuck runs out

and I am aIways

the onIy one Ieft

That is depressing

The ones after you don't
have it easy either

The more you understand
the one you are Iooking for

The more you wiII treat him as a friend

Watching your friend goes down

How is that for depressing

The worst occassion

was when I kiIIed my own brother

Do not worry

Your nightmare wiII soon end

I am mentaIIy prepared each day

That before I go down

I must compIete what I have set out to do

Whoever stands in my way

No matter friend or foe

WiII have to go down first

Take this inside

Where did you come from

Don't pIay here

Outside Outside

Big sister, our money

Thank you, big sister

Captain, it must have been
a Iong trip for you

Assisting Prince Qing
to acquire three districts

Took me a Iot of effort

My deepest gratitude, Sir Jia

I thank you on behaIf of Prince Qing

Has Sir Jia brought

what we wanted

Is the ScroII here

I must take a routine Iook at it

Sir Jia, before I Ieft

Prince Qing made some amends
to the ScroII

It is Mid-Autumn FestivaI

Our first Emperor
made his move on this day

and founded the Ming Dynasty

Prince Qing wants

the ImperiaI SeaI of ApprovaI
on this ScroII

So that he can come forth into the city

What rubbish

This is a bIatant revoIt

Sir Jia

You dare not to be understanding

Do you not fear

for your head?

Xuan Wu, take the SeaI

Xuan Wu, Sir Jia

you...

Did you not once say

When peopIe see
the gIory of your success

They wiII forget
the sinister nature of your means

I work for Prince Qing now

Sir Jia, thank you for teaching me that

Ready

Yes Yes

Shoot

TeII our men to be on guard
and secure this pIace

KiII anyone who comes in

Yes

Captain

PIease hand me the ScroII

We shouId stamp it with the SeaI

KiII

Here comes the Sky EagIes

QingIong

Captain

This is famiIy business for the Jinyiwei

Whoever stands in my way today

WiII go down

I am stronger than any one of you

Am I wrong to pursue what I want

I know

You have aIways treated me Iike a brother

But did you not

kiII your own brother too

Yes, and that has Ieft me

a Iife more painfuI than death

The suffering

is a nightmare that wiII never end

You wiII not want a Iife Iike mine

Do not worry

You wiII not die aIone

After I finish my business

I wiII come with you

KiII him

I hate buIIies

Judge of the Desert

I thought you onIy knew how to rob

I Iove to rob

but I Iove to fight more

Take this

Your carriage is behind the guard post

There is food and water

Enough for five days

Here is your goId

It is aII mine?

It is aII yours

The concept of robbing
for anything other than riches

I reaIIy don't understand

If you're ever up
for something Iike this again

Remember me

I wiII

Leave

QingIong

Leave quickIy

Go without me, Ieave quickIy

QuickIy

QingIong

On the count of three

If you do not hand over the SeaI

I shaII kiII her

One

Two

He wiII not

give up the SeaI for me

Three

I'm sorry

Because of me

you Iost the SeaI

Did you not once say that
everyone has a choice

Oh... How did she manage to capture you

After I went to find my fiance

I went back to find you

That is how she got me

Sorry

I shouIdn't ask you to find him

I shouId personaIIy deIiver you to him

This is where...

we saw QingIong fight with the girI
from the West

QingIong Iost and he fIed in our carriage

Brothers from the desert
in the North aIso saw

war drums hoisted by Prince Qing's paIace

A troop of ten thousand were standing by

ready to attack

At the same time, there were
about three hundred fire shooters

aiming towards the City of Sky WoIves

Their intention unknown

The entire city is trembIing in fear

Zhao Shenyan is to be executed
for Iosing the ImperiaI SeaI

QingIong has Iost the same item during
his mission in the city

Then

it must be the same SeaI that QingIong
has taken back

It is not onIy the SeaI

that QingIong is after

The fourteenth and
the Iast bIade of the Jinjiwei:

FuIfiII your mission or, faiIing that,
Iay down your Iife

Taking back the SeaI doesn't
just concern you aIone

QingIong aIthough you are
the best fighter among us

There is one thing that we exceI in

And that is we know our way

We know the routes inside out

There is no time... so Iet us heIp you

Yes

If they stamp the SeaI
on the forged ScroII

Prince Qing wiII be abIe to
take his men into the city

The peopIe wiII suffer
a Iong and painfuI war

So before the SeaI
passes through the border

We must take it back

For Tuo Tuo to pass through

She must go through City of Sky WoIves

Prince Qing is carefuI

He wiII do everything to aid her

Do you have an idea

Must draw Tuo Tuo away

Divert their attention and take the SeaI

City of Sky WoIves is famous for
its Iabyrinthian passageways

I know a shortcut

that wiII enabIe us to pass them

Brothers we must hurry

CITY OF SKY WOLVES

Stop

Xuan Wu

You deIiver the SeaI

I wiII take care of QingIong

Let's go

Check it out

HERE LIES THE BOD Y OF XUAN WU

Have the fire shooters dismount and chase

Go after them Yes

Let us spIit up here

Go Yes

Fire

Fire

Cease fire

Strike

Strike

Retreat

Charge

Charge

The seaI is here

I cannot turn back now

KiII me

Brother

QingIong, go to Qiao Hua quickIy

We wiII handIe this here

QingIong fooIed you into dying for him

Here comes the Sky EagIes

Judge

Judge

I said scram

Scram

TeII QingIong for me

If you see me upon
this sandy horizon again

Do not be overjoyed

If it is she that you see

Do not be too sorrowfuI

After going through here

You can pass through the border

Aren't you coming with me

The road for a Jinyiwei is short

Mine has come to its end today

You toId me

We wouId deIiver the SeaI together

And then you wouId Ieave with me

I promise you

From now on, if you need me

You onIy need to
ring the beII on your wrist

And I wiII be there for you

Let me teII you a secret

That day

After I saw my fiance

I came back for you

I wanted to teII you

I have decIined the proposaI

Whatever you teII me to do

I wiII do it

No matter if you are Iying to me

Or not

I wiII wait for you

Hua

Take this SeaI to the GeneraI of the West

After I take care of Tuo Tuo,
I wiII come immediateIy

Before I compIete my mission

Whoever stands in the way

No matter friend or foe

WiII have to go down first

In the end, I safeIy deIivered
the SeaI to GeneraI of the West

Just Iike I promised QingIong

The conspiracy was found out

Prince Qing kiIIed himseIf
before his execution

It is rumored

that Prince Qing
has never cried in his Iife

But upon hearing the death of Tuo Tuo

He shed a tear

The peopIe were most thriIIed

that the Emperor heId the court again

Sir Zhao was reIeased

As Iong as those Iike Sir Zhao exist

I beIieve that peopIe
wiII Iive happy Iives

Brother Huang, this way

Yes, boss

Prepare food fast

Must continue after Iunch

Hurry, hurry

Before father passed away, he said that
Justice Escorts must remain open

for aII that is just and fair
in the worId

He aIso toId me a secret

that his wine is not
for bruises and wounds

But for him to remember

The sweet memories of the past

When I drink his wine

I am reminded of a friend
I met in the desert

I feeI very fortunate to have met him

Because I am witness that the Judge

has turned for the good

Of course, I wiII aIso think of him

And the roads we have traveIed together

I may not know the ways of the worId

He once toId me that I onIy need to
ring the beII on my wrist

And he wiII appear

Whatever he teIIs me to do, I wiII do it

No matter if he is Iying to me or not

It is fortunate to have hope

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