Born to Defense (1986) - full transcript
Jet, a young soldier at the end of the second World War must overcome some abusive Americans who are bullying him as well as the Chinese people.
[Machinery whirring, clunking]
[Indistinct shouting]
Here they come!
Fall out!
[Gunshot]
There they are!
Battle stations!
Sir, theyre in range.
Well attack.
Fire away on my command!
Fire!
[Machine-gun fire]
All right, soldier,
get ready now!
[Panting]
Theres no stopping them!
Sir, the front isnt holding.
Retreat!
Red-One, this is Alpha.
Come in, Red-One.
Aaaahh!
Take your positions!
Attack!
[Grunting]
No, Jet!
[Groaning painfully]
Xiang, are you hit?
Lieutenant!
[Firecrackers popping,
indistinct shouting, cheering]
[Drum plays]
War is over!
Japan surrenders!
Japan surrenders!
[Train whistle blows,
slide whistles play]
Hey, are all the roofs
in Ching Dao red?
Yeah.
Just like
the barbecued chicken here.
- Well, lets have some.
- Yeah, yeah.
This is quite a sight.
Weve waited so long to see it.
[John Philip Sousas The Stars
and Stripes Forever plays]
[Crowd cheering]
[Crowd cheering]
He was in our squad.
Hes dead.
- [Whimpering]
- Oh, my.
Hes dead.
Hey, hows the leg?
Okay.
Where you going?
That way.
To see Xiang.
Get back!
Make some room here!
- Its good to be back, huh?
- It sure is.
Who are all those people?
Theyre here to welcome us home.
Attention!
Music!
Double-time!
[Slide whistles play quickly]
Hey, you! Clear out!
Get off the street!
Hey, what do you mean?
Were making room
for the war heroes.
What are you talking about?
Yeah! Weve got as much right
to be here as they do.
Get your hands off me!
Hello. I heard
Lieutenant Xiang lives here.
- Do you know where?
- [Humming]
Oh. Which way?
That way?
Or is it that way?
Auntie, which is it?
Hey, solider boy.
- Are you looking for somebody?
- Yeah.
She cant hear you.
I can help, though.
- I want to find Xiang.
- Of course you do.
- Everyone wants Xiang.
- Then you can take me to Xiang?
Certainly, young man.
Right away.
You Army boys just cant wait.
What Army?
Im a Marine.
You military boys
are all the same.
- Arent you?
- I need to see Xiang.
We can take care of all
your needs. Right this way.
Ah, its so nice.
Ah, yes. Come.
Take a seat right here.
Have some tea.
Uh, when can I see...
Youre in such a hurry.
Relax, okay?
Mmm.
Whats that?
Salt.
So you can wash now.
So I can...
Oh!
Thats a good idea.
- Hey, thats not for...
- Huh?
Oh, its all right.
Antiseptic?
Huh?
What are you doing?
Put your clothes back on!
- But dont you want to...
- Wait! Im in the wrong place!
- Get me out of here.
- Please dont go!
Hey! You didnt pay!
You dont understand.
Thats not why I came here.
- Go! Get out!
- Excuse me. I didnt mean to...
[Grunts]
Go!
I wasnt looking
for a woman here.
Im looking for a man.
Miss!
MAN:
Hey, you, get lost!
Ah! Lieutenant!
Its me. Jet!
Look here.
Dont you see?
Is that you, Jet? Ah!
- Lieutenant Xiang!
- Jet!
Thank you.
- Let me pour.
- Thank you.
You know, I never thought
Id see you again.
Well, if it werent for you,
I wouldnt be here today.
- Heres to you.
- Gan bei.
[Inhales, exhales sharply]
Whats wrong?
Is that shrapnel
still in your back?
Yeah.
The doctor said the surgery
to remove it is too risky.
Ah, it only hurts
every once in a while.
Here.
Maybe this will help.
Its the good stuff.
You sure?
[Sniffing]
I dont drink
that rotgut anymore.
Not since you set me straight.
Xiang, look at this.
This jade charm you gave me
seems to be getting greener.
Dont you think so?
Yeah, look. See?
Oh, hows your daughter doing?
Dead.
What?
I dont want to talk about it.
Lets call it a night.
You take the bed.
Ill sleep on the floor.
No, sir!
Why dont we both
sleep on the bed?
Not a chance.
You are my guest here.
Im sleeping on the floor.
Oh, I got it.
Listen.
Ill start out on the floor.
When your snoring wakes me up,
like its sure to do,
well switch places.
All right.
[Thud]
Jet?
The room is spinning.
Well, thats not gonna help.
- [Hiccups]
- Try drinking some water.
Ive got the hiccups, too.
Here.
I guess I had
a little too much to drink.
You better watch yourself, huh?
Yeah.
Good night.
Hey, have you ever seen
anything like this?
Look at the size of her feet.
Let me see.
That wont even fit
over the toe!
- Hey, what about this?
- Theyre antique.
Come on.
Take a drink.
No, thanks, Captain.
No.
MAN:
Leather belts. 38,000 new!
All real leather!
Silk stockings for your lady?
Only 18,000 a pair.
Thats a lot of money.
18,000...
BO Y: 10,000.
Im only 10,000, sir.
Youre what?
Will you please buy me?
Family needs to make money.
Will you please buy me?
I work hard, I promise.
[Children talking
indistinctly]
[Horn honking]
Hey, watch out!
Get out of the way!
Hey! Oh!
Hey, look out!
Jet!
Hey, you okay?
- Hey, man!
- Im fine.
Aah! Aah!
Hey, stop those guys!
[Indistinct shouting]
Come on out.
You hear me?
- Hey, lets drag them out.
- Yeah! Come on out!
Come on!
I wouldnt try that again.
Take that guy to a doctor.
Here.
We dont need it.
[Growls]
- Yeah, yeah! Come on!
- Come on!
[Horn honking]
Go! Run, run, run!
Move! Move, move, move!
Captain, whats going on, sir?
[Horn honking]
Break it up!
Lets go!
He tried to run us down!
All right, whats going on here?
A U.S. Captain attacked us.
Everythings okay.
No problem.
So we wouldnt take his money.
Thats right.
Just like he said.
Sergeant,
we can handle this ourselves.
Thank you.
- Hey, wait. No!
- Yeah! Do something!
Its okay, sir.
Lets go.
So, tough guy, well meet again.
Hey, come on.
You hear that?
Come on!
Lets burn his car!
- Yeah, come on!
- Hey, no!
What are you doing?
No!
Jet, dont worry about it.
Just keep yourself
out of trouble.
Let them burn it.
[Horn honking]
Come on.
In here.
Well done, boys.
That was all right.
- Yeah, all right!
- It was great.
Lets celebrate
with a drink at the bar.
Yeah, sure!
Come on.
Lets all go.
All right.
[Up-tempo music playing]
[Whistling]
First time in a bar?
III show you around.
Hey, theres a table over there.
What can I get you boys?
- Just beer.
- All right. Four beers.
Four beers over here!
Is this what all bars are like?
Yeah.
Except for the ring.
They hold fights here,
and they bet.
The Americans gamble
on the fights.
Then, theres the bar girls.
[Chuckles]
Hey, baby. Ooh.
Whats the matter?
Hey, honey.
Want to dance?
Yeah. Yeah.
Why not?
[Slow piano music plays]
Hey, another beer, huh?
- Yes. Right away.
- Lets go.
Hey, look at this.
Look here.
Huh, baby?
Knock it off, man.
- Yeah!
- What are you doing?
Hey, are you crazy?
- You might need that.
- Here you go.
Cut it out.
Get that out of here.
Like that?
- [Laughs]
- Stop.
- Its your birthday, baby.
- Stop.
[Laughs]
Whats he gonna do with it?
You like that, sugar?
Look at that, man.
You know what a mans supposed
to do with that?
No, these guys dont have
any use for that.
Unh-unh.
No, you dont know.
Hey, hey, maybe you guys
got fixed by the Japanese.
Yeah, he looks
a little short to me.
Everybody looks short to you.
Lay off me!
Can I give you a hand
with your woman?
Whats he mean?
Do you know what hes saying?
That you were castrated
and he wants your wife.
Huh?
Hey, hey!
Hey, you!
How you say?
Fuck you.
Well, fuck you!
What? Fuck me?
Lets see how you
can fuck me, pal!
[Indistinct shouting]
Here, have one on me.
Im telling you. We dont have
to put up with this crap.
What do you want?
Come on.
You want to hit me?
- Lu, you okay? You all right?
- Im okay.
Hey! Hey, you!
You want to fight?
You fight me.
You can last three minutes,
this is all yours. All yours!
- What?
- How about it?
Three minutes is not much time.
Come on.
Take all of his money.
Do it!
[Knuckles cracking]
- Big-shot American.
- Im going, then.
Okay. Just be careful.
Hey, sit down right here.
Gonna be a good fight.
Knock him out fast, huh?
You ready?
I got $50
says youre going down!
Youre gonna be sorry, kid!
Lets get behind him!
Lets show him your support.
Hes Chinese, isnt he?
Come on.
Lets place a bet.
Hell win this easy.
Youll see.
Yeah! Bet for the lady.
- Bet on him?
- Why not?
Ah, that means youre
going to owe me later.
All right, Im in.
Go get him, Bailey!
Come here!
Are you a coward or what?
If youre a coward,
get out of town!
Go back to your mama.
Go on, boy, hes gonna beat
your head in! Go on! Go on!
All bets right here.
I give you two to one.
Hey, Sam.
Lets go, huh?
Yeah. Ill be right there.
Mmm, mmm.
[Indistinct shouting,
cheering]
All right.
Lets go, Mr. Bailey.
You ready?
Go, boy!
Hold on, hold on!
This is not like Chinese fight,
so listen to the rules.
You cant hit below the belt,
and no knees.
No knees.
Understand that? Okay?
Fight!
Come on!
- Jet!
- Come on!
- Get up! Get up!
- You can do it!
Get up!
Come on!
Get him, Bailey!
Come on. You can do it!
Hey, what do you think
youre doing?
He was using his feet.
Thats not right!
Listen, you cant use
your feet, okay?
Huh? What?
Keep it going, Jet!
Keep it going, Jet!
Im gonna kill him.
Hey, Sam, tell him again.
All right, okay.
I already told you.
You cant use your elbow.
No elbows. Come on!
This isnt martial arts.
Oh, yeah!
All right!
All right, Bailey!
Hey! Hey!
You cant throw him like that!
Youre going to get
disqualified!
Well, what can I do?
No head, no elbows, no kicking.
What else have I got?
Yeah, but this
is American fighting.
Then let me use my bare hands.
No. Gloves only.
- All right, then. I quit.
- Hey!
[Grunts]
Come on!
Hey, what about the rules, Sam?
Now is different.
Now you can both use your feet.
What do you think
youre doing, huh?
1... 2... 3... 4...
Yeah! Yeah!
Come on, Bailey, get him!
Oh, fight this guy already.
Nope. Nope.
All right. Stop fighting!
Back off.
1... 2... 3... 4...
5.
Bailey, you want to continue?
1... 2... 3... 4...
CROWD: [Chanting]
5... 6... 7...
8... 9...
- 10!
- Youre out!
[Cheering]
You did it!
You did it!
Yeah!
Good job, kid.
Really nice fighting.
Oh, that was nothing.
Where I come from, we have
much better fighters than me.
Really?
Hey, lets see the dollars.
- I exchanged them.
- For what?
Sam gave me local money.
You idiot!
Those are worthless!
Hey, its better than nothing.
Here. Thats yours.
- For me?
- Yeah.
- What about you?
- Theres a lot more.
All right. See you soon.
Bye-bye.
Lets go.
See you soon.
Bye-bye.
- Please buy me. Im only 8,000.
- Please, sir.
Hey, are you hungry?
Here.
Whoa, wait a minute.
Lets go one at a time.
For you.
And you.
Here we are.
Uh, wh...
Oh.
No. No!
Please! Stop!
No, there arent enough!
No, please!
We got it! Lets go!
Come on! Get out!
We got it!
Yes!
[Children cheering]
[Breathing heavily]
Where you been?
Oh, just here and there.
Come on.
Lets go.
You have to be careful.
Stay out of trouble.
Eh, these are strange times.
They burn a car today.
Yeah, that was something.
I was right there.
What?
Well, I didnt take part in it.
Look, Xiang. So why dont
we get something to drink?
Take a seat, and let me drive.
Whats got into you?
Watch out for the wagon.
WOMAN:
Ive got very nice basket here!
MAN:
Dont take too long.
Thank you.
Xiang, look at this.
Is there a problem, Jet?
Yeah. This is broken.
See right here?
Its time to get a new wheel.
Sure. You know
what that will cost?
I spent half my combat pay
getting this thing up
and running.
I tell you what. Down in
the yard, they sell used parts.
Yeah?
Why dont you run down there
and buy some spokes?
All right.
Hey, Xiang, you hungry?
No.
See you later.
Oh, no.
Hands to yourself.
What?
What am I paying for then?
Where are you going, Miss?
Later.
Just take it easy.
Come on, baby.
I wont bite.
Hey! Come on, now, buddy.
What are you looking at?
Get up and drive.
I want to get off.
What?
We were just getting started.
Sorry.
I want to go home.
Hey, come on.
Ill behave.
What are you worried about?
[Laughing]
You must be new at this.
Whats wrong?
Why do you keep looking at him?
Look at me!
No.
Whats the problem, huh?
Hey, Pops!
Faster, faster!
I said, Faster, faster!
Hey! Thats way too slow.
Now, get going!
Chop-chop!
Stop it!
No. Ill give you back
your money.
- Whats your problem?
- Stop it!
I dont want my money back.
I want what I paid for,
and thats you.
I wont stop until I get
what I paid for.
- [Crying]
- [Grunts]
- Ugh!
- Aah!
Ohh.
[Moaning]
Its better if you were really
dead than to be like this.
Hey! Hey!
Come back here!
Why, you old bum!
What did you do that for?
- You dog!
- Huh!
[Grunting]
[Groans softly]
[Footsteps]
You need a rickshaw?
Mnh-mnh.
Here.
Whats this?
This is for Mr. Xiang.
The lieutenant?
Yes.
He doesnt know this,
but I paid for his rickshaw
services anonymously.
Errands and such.
I know hes not well
and could use the money, so...
You know, I could
drive you instead.
All right.
Take me to Yuchan Road.
Yeah.
[Horn honking]
No, no.
Its very sweet, huh?
Hey, have you seen Uncle Wong?
Not lately. Why?
Ive got something for him here.
Jet, Yaos wife is in labor.
- Have you seen him?
- No.
What do we do now?
You go find Yao.
Ill take her to the doctor.
Okay.
Im going.
[Moaning]
Hang on.
Were almost there.
Hurry.
Its around the block.
Hey!
Whats the hurry?
Why dont you come
to the bar anymore?
You scared of us
or what, huh? Yeah!
Hey, youre
a pretty good fighter.
- Why dont you fight me?
- Nah, hes scared.
- He just got lucky last night.
- Try to hold on.
[Laughing]
Get running, boy!
Whats the matter?
You dont want to fight now?
[Laughter]
Where are you going?
Go on! Go on!
Get his ass!
Come on, come on, come on!
Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Whoo!
The other way, the other way,
the other way!
[Moaning]
Are you all right?
Hold on!
[Horn honking]
There he is!
Hey!
Just go! Go, go, go!
[Breathing heavily]
Okay.
Here we are.
Careful.
Yao will be here soon.
[Moaning]
[Engine roaring]
Hey, heres your rickshaw.
Why dont you come and get it?
Hey, stop!
[Laughter]
What are you doing?
What are you doing
with my rickshaw?
- Hey, stop! Hey!
- Youre almost there!
Whoo!
- [Crash]
- Oops!
Sorry!
Sorry!
[Laughter]
Hey!
Are you looking for trouble?
- Sorry.
- Get out of here!
Clean it properly!
This is dirty.
- Sam.
- Ah, how are you?
Have you seen those sailors
from the other day?
Which ones?
That Yankee I fought with
in the ring.
Tell me whats going on.
Those bastards took
Mr. Xiangs rickshaw
when I wasnt looking
and completely destroyed it!
No!
How am I supposed to tell
Mr. Xiang?
Hmm.
[Rustling]
Just come with me.
[Slow jazz music plays,
laughter]
You need a drink.
Two beers, huh?
Sit down.
Why dont you go
and buy him a new one?
Take this.
But I cant.
Yes, you can.
Its not that much,
and this place wont miss it.
Get Mr. Xiang some new wheels.
But I...
Listen to me. I respect you.
You know that.
Well just call this
a loan, then.
Hey, Sam, why dont you
just let me work?
- That way...
- No. Take the money.
Hey, come on.
Isnt there some kind of work?
Afraid not.
I dont want it.
Hmm.
Since you insist...
How bout...
Well, there is something.
You wont last long.
So tell me, all right?
The Yank sailors need
a sparring partner
for just a day or two.
So, if youre
really interested...
Sparring partner?
Yeah. See?
The guy getting
his brains beat in.
Thank you.
Sounds like its
right up my alley.
So, when do you need me?
You cant fight back.
Dont worry about it.
You know what?
You got your guy.
All right.
So, when do I start?
You can start right now
if you want to.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
Go on.
Get tough! Come on!
Get mean, Bailey!
That Bailey bastard!
Youre going to pay
for that rickshaw!
- Move out of the way.
- Right now!
[Both grunting,
crowd cheering]
Whats going on?
Hes supposed to be
my sparring partner, right, Sam?
I told you, now.
Sparring partners
do not throw punches.
Im warning you now.
He stole the rickshaw!
Ugh!
No. Wait!
Stop fighting!
If you dont stop fighting...
- Stop fighting back!
- Dont fight back!
Well, I quit.
No. You cant quit.
Its way too late now.
The American sailors
are going to take it out on me.
Just dont go quitting
right now.
You know, we had a deal.
You asked for work,
and I gave you work.
You have to keep up
your end of the bargain,
or theyll tear my place apart
and me along with it.
Please.
No. Please dont do this.
Remember, you gave me your word.
Go right!
Right, right, right, right!
Right, right, right,
right!
Stop fighting!
Come on.
Hit me.
Hit me again.
- Thats it, thats it! Come on!
- Okay. Thats enough.
- All right, Bailey!
- All right!
- Whoo-hoo!
- Youre some sparring partner.
You kicked ass.
Thats what Im talking about.
Ha ha!
[Moaning]
Hey, Jet, look at me.
How bad are you hurt?
Im really sorry about all this.
Hey, you dont have to come
tomorrow.
But I...
gave you...
my word.
Sam!
Oh!
Thank you.
Heres the money.
- Will he come tomorrow?
- Oh, yes. He promised.
- You sure?
- Of course.
Good. Good work, Sam.
All right,
III see you tomorrow.
Thank you, yes.
[Knock on door]
Who is it?
Its me. Na.
Oh.
Hello. Come in. Please.
Okay.
Am I disturbing you?
Not really.
I just had to see you.
I wanted to ask...
Are you
going to spar here again?
Yes.
I said I would, so I will.
Anyway, Sam already paid me.
Hes looking out for me, right?
Hes just a puppet for Bailey.
Sams not on your side.
He set you up.
Sam?
They wanted you to act
as his sparring partner.
They made the plans yesterday.
Well...
I have my own plan now.
- Oh, yeah. Hows that?
- You were unstoppable, Bailey.
Heres my left jab.
Hey, come on, now.
You want some?
Come on!
That guy never knew
what hit him.
He didnt know
whether he was coming or going.
Captain,
what did you hit me for?
You son of a bitch.
You want to fight this guy,
lets see you fight him
like a man.
No, Jet.
Cant you just let it go?
No. Not until I teach
all of them a lesson.
Hey, young man, good to see you.
You showed up just in time, huh?
Quit playing games!
When Im finished with them,
Im coming for you.
What are you talking about?
Im with you, huh?
- Look, Bailey, theres the man.
- Right on time.
You look all right,
but I dont think
you can handle the heat.
Come here!
All right, now my rules.
- Tell him.
- Are you ready?
What rules?
Im not fighting you.
Youre fighting him.
- You remember me, huh, boy?
- [Thunder crashes]
Youre fighting me, not Bailey.
Im not going to do it.
Uh-huh. He didnt come here
today to fight with you.
Bailey disgraced his uniform,
and I wont stand for that.
Youre a good fighter.
Lets see if you
can do the same to me.
The fights over when one of us
doesnt get up.
I plan on kicking your ass,
and I never lose.
Hey, you dont have to
fight him, you know.
He wants to kill you.
Dont do it, Jet.
[Thunder crashes]
You dont want to fight?
That would make you
a punk, right?
So, what do you say?
Well, are you in?
The only punk would be you.
Hmm. Prove it.
Im in.
[Cracking]
[Cracking]
Okay, here we go.
Check this out.
Ladies and gentlemen,
representing
the United States Navy,
the U.S. Armed forces
heavyweight champion,
undefeated in 41 fights.
- Captain Hayes!
- [Cheering]
Come on and show him our support
as he goes one-on-one with
the foreign devil from China.
[Cheering]
This is it.
Come on!
[Whistling]
Take him out!
Come on!
Yeah!
Get up!
1... 2... 3...
Wait, wait.
Are you all right?
Ugh!
- 1...
- Come on, get up.
2... 3...
4.
No. No! No, sir.
You cant hit him now.
- 1... 2... 3...
- Fight him, man! Come on!
Lets go, man!
Yeah! Come on, man.
Fight! Come on!
Fight him, man!
No.
No, please dont fight.
Stop it. No.
Please dont fight him anymore.
Stop this fight!
Hey, you okay?
What the hell?
Hold it, hold it.
Stop fighting.
1... 2...
3... 4.
[Snap]
Aah!
Hey! Bring me the umbrella!
- Get up!
- Go on, go on!
No. No, sir.
1... 2... 3...
4... 5... 6.
Get up! Up!
No! You cant fight
outside the ring.
No! Stop!
Yeah! U.S.A.!
No!
Thatll show you, you son
of a bitch Chinese! Yeah!
- [Chanting] U.S.A.!
- I got him! I got him!
I showed that foreign bastard
whos the champ.
U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
Yeah.
Yeah, I got him.
- Whoo!
- U.S.A.!
U.S.A.!
U.S.A.!
[Thunder crashes]
Hey, when we got to Iwo Jima,
and they were lined up
as far as you could see.
So then I said,
Go get your...
I told you that joke!
Its Jet!
Come on. Lets go, guys.
Everyone!
[Shouting and whistling]
Its not over!
Im still standing!
Come on, come on!
Hurry up!
Get up.
Lets go!
Here, have some of this,
son of a bitch!
You hit me!
What did you do that for?
- Sorry, sir.
- You stupid son of a bitch!
I didnt mean to hit you.
I swear I didnt.
I swear I didnt.
- Oh, man, Im out of here.
- Come here!
Come here!
Come on, now.
Beat his ass!
Aah!
Yeah!
Get up. Come on, Captain.
Get up!
You can beat this guy.
Come on, Captain.
Finish it!
Go on.
- Go on, Jet.
- Lets go.
Go on. Get back in there.
Watch it!
No! Please stop fighting.
I beg of you.
No, please.
Youre wrecking my bar.
Please stop!
Stop fighting!
Hello, Sergeant?
Yes, its Sam Fong.
Yes! Theres a riot going on
in my bar on Wang-ji Road.
The U.S. Navy boys
and the locals. Please hurry!
Screw you!
- Are you talking to me?
- Yeah, you, you monkey.
Stop!
No more, please!
Youre wrecking my bar!
Please stop it!
All of you, freeze!
All right, break it up!
Break it up!
Get back!
Get back!
You, get over here!
Knock it off!
Come on, you!
Its Na.
Lets go.
Come on! Come on!
Its a tragedy.
Its such a tragedy.
[Both grunting]
[Both breathing heavily]
Youll pay.
Oh.
My rickshaw.
Youll pay.
Youll pay for Xiangs rickshaw!
Youll pay for it!
III make you pay.
Ill get you.
Ill make you pay for that.
Ill make you pay.
Your bill is settled.
You can go.
Mr. Xiang?
Oh. Oh, yes.
Thank you.
NA: Thank you for taking
such good care of him, Doctor.
[Gasps]
Hey, have you seen Yong Jet?
Not lately.
I have, uh...
Jets been hurt in a fight.
I took him to my house.
Is that you, Jet?
Xiang!
Xiang, are you all right?
Yeah, Im all right.
What happened?
It began when I took Yaos wife
to the hospital,
and they jumped me.
Those Yankees
broke your rickshaw,
and now theyre gonna pay.
Its just a rickshaw.
Forget about it.
Its you that matter,
not the rickshaw.
Were going home.
[Gasps]
Why?
Oh!
Xiang, whyd you do that?
Shes a whore! Thats why!
Come on!
Hey, let go!
Im staying!
What are you doing, Xiang?
Stop it!
[Grunting]
Xiang, stop.
This is embarrassing.
Whats wrong with you, anyway?
Are you crazy?
XIANG: What were you doing
in that filthy whorehouse?
JET:
What are you talking about?
You know what Im talking about.
Will you stop acting crazy?
Damn it!
Just settle down.
Hey, look, you had
no reason to hit her.
She saved my life.
You should be grateful.
But instead, you hit her.
Why, Xiang?
Tell me why.
Why did you hit her?
Because shes my daughter.
And so what?
Shes your daughter.
Oh, now I see.
Xiang...
Dont you remember?
You told me on the island.
You said you survived
that battle
because you wanted to see
your daughter again.
- Go!
- Wait! Hold it!
But when I asked you
about her...
you said that she was dead!
I believed it.
Xiang, how could you?
Cant you please go away?
Shes still human,
or did you forget?
She might be a whore.
Still that changes nothing.
Shes still your daughter!
All right.
Thats it.
Tell everybody!
You all hear that?
My daughter is a filthy whore!
Why dont you just tell
the whole world?
Hmm.
Whats the difference?
Shes always going to be
your daughter.
Xiang, why are you
doing this to her?
You ought to be...
Youre acting just like...
Just like an old...
Like an old what?
Like an old fool.
Thats what.
All right, get out!
You hear me?
Get out! Go!
Here, take your things
and dont ever come back!
Oh, well, then,
you want me
to stay away, I will.
Permanently!
[People giggling]
Come here, sweetheart!
Come to me!
- Hey, Im gonna get you!
- [Giggling]
[Laughing]
Youre such a big girl.
Oh!
[Laughing]
My father.
He used to love the beach.
I...
We used to be so happy.
So close.
My father and I.
Oh, dad really loved me.
He did, huh?
It must hurt.
Seeing me as a prostitute.
So much has changed.
First, Mama died.
And then the war.
If only things were different.
There has to be a way
to make him change his mind.
Xiang, are you in here?
Hey. Hi.
Xiang, I want to talk to you.
Eh? What is there to talk about?
Hey, just because
you threw me out
doesnt mean
I cant come back here.
Anyway...
Listen.
I need your advice.
You want my advice?
The hell you do.
Im in love, you see,
with this woman.
You cant be.
Yeah, and youre responsible.
If you didnt throw me out,
we wouldnt be together.
But you did.
Its pretty crazy, huh?
You brought us together.
So, in a way...
So, in a way, you owe me.
Hey, you know what?
Shes a real beauty, I tell you.
Shes got eyes
the size of this bowl.
And long legs
and breasts like this.
And a little nose.
A little nose like this.
[Chuckles]
You just ate her nose.
And her rear end. Ooooh!
Sweet, just the way I like it.
But...
Whats the matter?
Shes a hooker.
Oh.
You see,
she didnt want to do it.
She was a student,
but because of the war,
she was forced into it.
You know what?
She says shes quitting.
Its good shes quitting.
Because no one
really wants to be...
Wants to be a whore.
Quitting is the only right thing
for her to do.
Give her a chance, Jet.
That girl has courage.
Yeah, she deserves
a chance, right?
So, when can I introduce you
to her?
Whenever you like.
Shes right here,
waiting outside.
Hey, Xiang.
Look.
What?
What are you doing here?
Get out!
- Hey, no!
- Get out!
Whoa! Stop it!
Stop it, Xiang!
What are you doing?
Get her out of here!
[Crying]
Dont go!
Xiang, have you forgotten
what you said?
Why not give her
a new opportunity?
Just because
shes your daughter?
Why is it
so hard for you to see?
Do you think that
she really wanted to do this?
Come on, Xiang.
Why cant you just forgive her?
Is it because
youre too damn stubborn?
[Grunts]
Papa!
Oh, Papa!
[Na crying]
XIANG:
Jet?
I hear you, Xiang.
Its all right now.
Why dont we sit down and eat?
Well, I made such a mess.
Yeah, but you missed the table.
Let me straighten up.
Papa...
I could go get
some more food and wine.
Yes, go ahead.
Ah, wait.
The best wine.
Of course.
I know which one.
How can I help you, Miss?
A roasted chicken
and two bottles of shao wine.
- Right away.
- Thank you.
[Tires screech]
MAN:
Hey, come here, baby!
[Gasps]
Hey! What are you doing?
- You coming with us!
- Let me go!
- I got her.
- Whats going on there?
Hey, leave her alone!
Its Na, the old mans daughter.
Xiangs girl.
Go and tell Xiang, will you?
III try to stop them.
No!
Get that thing out of here!
Move it!
[Mid-tempo music plays]
MAN:
Xiang!
Mr. Xiang!
Xiang!
Huh? Whats going on?
Some Yankee sailors
have taken Na.
What? Lets go!
- Aaah!
- Ooh, yeah!
- Aaah!
- Ooh, yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Where is she?
Those guys you fought with took
her into the warehouse district.
Im going to get help.
- Are you coming?
- Here, take care of this.
Whoo-hoo!
- All right! Yeah!
- Come on, honey!
- Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
- Aaah!
All right!
- Stop it!
- Whoo!
Come on!
Damn! Learn how
to drive, will you?
Hey! There she goes!
Get after her! Come on!
Damn it!
[Both panting]
Hey! This way!
Over here! Come on!
[Panting]
[Engine revving]
No!
[Brakes squeal]
Aaah!
[Panting]
There she is!
Right behind you, baby!
Come on!
There you are.
What are you scared of, huh?
Afraid I might hurt you?
Hey, what are you doing
on the ground?
- Get up!
- Get up!
What do you think youre doing?
I told you not to mess around!
No! No, please, no!
Stop it!
[Both panting]
Come on!
Xiang.
- Go on. Go help Na.
- You okay?
Hurry!
Hold on there!
Wheres Na?
We didnt quite finish
last time.
Lets finish it now.
Where is she?
NA:
No! Get off!
Stop, please!
Shut up!
Be quiet,
or III really hurt you!
I said, Shut up!
Lets get a look, baby!
Take it off!
Yeah, get her clothes off.
Take that!
You crazy old man!
Come on, you son of a bitch!
You want a piece of me?
Fight me like a man!
Aaaah!
Ugh!
No! Papa!
Xiang!
- Aaaah!
- No!
Na! No, please!
Na, who did this?
Who did this to you?
Xiang!
Xiang! Lieutenant!
Xiang!
[Sobs]
Shit!
What in the hell have you done?
- It was Bailey!
- It was him! Hes crazy!
- We couldnt stop him.
- Dont say a word!
- It was you!
- Shut up!
Aaaah!
Come here.
So hows that, you little punk?
Youve gone and caused us
a lot of trouble.
So you can fight, huh?
Then fight.
Hey, kid, you may have done
all right against the Japanese.
Ill break you in a day.
How about those murderers?
Why dont you do something?
You shut up!
Ah, its all right.
Im sure its okay.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- Here, you want a smoke?
- Thank you.
Go ahead.
- American, huh?
- Oh, yeah.
- Theyre good.
- Very good.
[Door opens]
Attention!
Captain,
there are some questions
surrounding those deaths
that were reported last night.
It was just a misunderstanding.
Thats all it was.
Rest assured.
Ill take care of it.
Youll see.
This way, please.
Hey, what do you people
think youre doing?
You cant let them get away!
They murdered two people
last night!
They cant just walk away!
Somebody do something!
Whos in charge here?
The Chinese government
or the U.S. Military?
Whose country is it?
Ours or theirs?
Whose is it?
Let me out!
- Ignore him.
- Now, this brand is really good.
Those men are murderers!
They deserve to die!
I want vengeance!
Vengeance! Vengeance! Vengeance!
[Grunting]
Captain, look,
its not my fault.
The old man was going crazy.
Im telling you.
What could I do? He stumbled
backwards and fell over.
Shut up.
Asshole.
Oh, come on.
Im telling you the truth.
Thats what happened.
Aw, damn it.
Come on!
- Here, get that side.
- Take care of those.
All right?
Come on, lets go.
[Both grunting]
Captain,
we need some help over here.
All right, lets go.
Hey! Watch out there!
Whoa!
Hes over there!
In the warehouse!
Damn it!
Where is he?
Oh, what the hell?
Come on, Captain, lets find
that son of a bitch right now.
You take that side.
Come with me.
- Lets do it.
- All right, Im going.
Where are you?
I know youre out here
somewhere.
Come on!
- Aaaaah!
- Oh!
Aaaaah!
Aaaaah!
- Hey, whats the matter?
- Dont! Dont!
- Dont touch me!
- Take it easy. Quiet.
Where is he?
Aaah! Aaah!
Shut up, damn it!
[Panting]
Huh? Hey!
Whoa!
Whoa!
What the hells going on?
Get me down!
Okay, okay, hold on.
No, leave the rope!
- III get you down!
- Hurry!
Hurry up!
Come on!
[Breathing heavily]
You and your men
started the trouble.
It wasnt me.
Youll pay for what you did
this time.
No!
Aaah! No!
No! You cant do this!
Im in the United States Navy!
Aaaah!
Aaaaaaaahhhh!
[Whistle blows]
[Whistle blows]
[Motor whirring]
[Whistle blows]
[Whistle blows]
[Whirring]
Aaaaahh!
[Indistinct shouting]
Here they come!
Fall out!
[Gunshot]
There they are!
Battle stations!
Sir, theyre in range.
Well attack.
Fire away on my command!
Fire!
[Machine-gun fire]
All right, soldier,
get ready now!
[Panting]
Theres no stopping them!
Sir, the front isnt holding.
Retreat!
Red-One, this is Alpha.
Come in, Red-One.
Aaaahh!
Take your positions!
Attack!
[Grunting]
No, Jet!
[Groaning painfully]
Xiang, are you hit?
Lieutenant!
[Firecrackers popping,
indistinct shouting, cheering]
[Drum plays]
War is over!
Japan surrenders!
Japan surrenders!
[Train whistle blows,
slide whistles play]
Hey, are all the roofs
in Ching Dao red?
Yeah.
Just like
the barbecued chicken here.
- Well, lets have some.
- Yeah, yeah.
This is quite a sight.
Weve waited so long to see it.
[John Philip Sousas The Stars
and Stripes Forever plays]
[Crowd cheering]
[Crowd cheering]
He was in our squad.
Hes dead.
- [Whimpering]
- Oh, my.
Hes dead.
Hey, hows the leg?
Okay.
Where you going?
That way.
To see Xiang.
Get back!
Make some room here!
- Its good to be back, huh?
- It sure is.
Who are all those people?
Theyre here to welcome us home.
Attention!
Music!
Double-time!
[Slide whistles play quickly]
Hey, you! Clear out!
Get off the street!
Hey, what do you mean?
Were making room
for the war heroes.
What are you talking about?
Yeah! Weve got as much right
to be here as they do.
Get your hands off me!
Hello. I heard
Lieutenant Xiang lives here.
- Do you know where?
- [Humming]
Oh. Which way?
That way?
Or is it that way?
Auntie, which is it?
Hey, solider boy.
- Are you looking for somebody?
- Yeah.
She cant hear you.
I can help, though.
- I want to find Xiang.
- Of course you do.
- Everyone wants Xiang.
- Then you can take me to Xiang?
Certainly, young man.
Right away.
You Army boys just cant wait.
What Army?
Im a Marine.
You military boys
are all the same.
- Arent you?
- I need to see Xiang.
We can take care of all
your needs. Right this way.
Ah, its so nice.
Ah, yes. Come.
Take a seat right here.
Have some tea.
Uh, when can I see...
Youre in such a hurry.
Relax, okay?
Mmm.
Whats that?
Salt.
So you can wash now.
So I can...
Oh!
Thats a good idea.
- Hey, thats not for...
- Huh?
Oh, its all right.
Antiseptic?
Huh?
What are you doing?
Put your clothes back on!
- But dont you want to...
- Wait! Im in the wrong place!
- Get me out of here.
- Please dont go!
Hey! You didnt pay!
You dont understand.
Thats not why I came here.
- Go! Get out!
- Excuse me. I didnt mean to...
[Grunts]
Go!
I wasnt looking
for a woman here.
Im looking for a man.
Miss!
MAN:
Hey, you, get lost!
Ah! Lieutenant!
Its me. Jet!
Look here.
Dont you see?
Is that you, Jet? Ah!
- Lieutenant Xiang!
- Jet!
Thank you.
- Let me pour.
- Thank you.
You know, I never thought
Id see you again.
Well, if it werent for you,
I wouldnt be here today.
- Heres to you.
- Gan bei.
[Inhales, exhales sharply]
Whats wrong?
Is that shrapnel
still in your back?
Yeah.
The doctor said the surgery
to remove it is too risky.
Ah, it only hurts
every once in a while.
Here.
Maybe this will help.
Its the good stuff.
You sure?
[Sniffing]
I dont drink
that rotgut anymore.
Not since you set me straight.
Xiang, look at this.
This jade charm you gave me
seems to be getting greener.
Dont you think so?
Yeah, look. See?
Oh, hows your daughter doing?
Dead.
What?
I dont want to talk about it.
Lets call it a night.
You take the bed.
Ill sleep on the floor.
No, sir!
Why dont we both
sleep on the bed?
Not a chance.
You are my guest here.
Im sleeping on the floor.
Oh, I got it.
Listen.
Ill start out on the floor.
When your snoring wakes me up,
like its sure to do,
well switch places.
All right.
[Thud]
Jet?
The room is spinning.
Well, thats not gonna help.
- [Hiccups]
- Try drinking some water.
Ive got the hiccups, too.
Here.
I guess I had
a little too much to drink.
You better watch yourself, huh?
Yeah.
Good night.
Hey, have you ever seen
anything like this?
Look at the size of her feet.
Let me see.
That wont even fit
over the toe!
- Hey, what about this?
- Theyre antique.
Come on.
Take a drink.
No, thanks, Captain.
No.
MAN:
Leather belts. 38,000 new!
All real leather!
Silk stockings for your lady?
Only 18,000 a pair.
Thats a lot of money.
18,000...
BO Y: 10,000.
Im only 10,000, sir.
Youre what?
Will you please buy me?
Family needs to make money.
Will you please buy me?
I work hard, I promise.
[Children talking
indistinctly]
[Horn honking]
Hey, watch out!
Get out of the way!
Hey! Oh!
Hey, look out!
Jet!
Hey, you okay?
- Hey, man!
- Im fine.
Aah! Aah!
Hey, stop those guys!
[Indistinct shouting]
Come on out.
You hear me?
- Hey, lets drag them out.
- Yeah! Come on out!
Come on!
I wouldnt try that again.
Take that guy to a doctor.
Here.
We dont need it.
[Growls]
- Yeah, yeah! Come on!
- Come on!
[Horn honking]
Go! Run, run, run!
Move! Move, move, move!
Captain, whats going on, sir?
[Horn honking]
Break it up!
Lets go!
He tried to run us down!
All right, whats going on here?
A U.S. Captain attacked us.
Everythings okay.
No problem.
So we wouldnt take his money.
Thats right.
Just like he said.
Sergeant,
we can handle this ourselves.
Thank you.
- Hey, wait. No!
- Yeah! Do something!
Its okay, sir.
Lets go.
So, tough guy, well meet again.
Hey, come on.
You hear that?
Come on!
Lets burn his car!
- Yeah, come on!
- Hey, no!
What are you doing?
No!
Jet, dont worry about it.
Just keep yourself
out of trouble.
Let them burn it.
[Horn honking]
Come on.
In here.
Well done, boys.
That was all right.
- Yeah, all right!
- It was great.
Lets celebrate
with a drink at the bar.
Yeah, sure!
Come on.
Lets all go.
All right.
[Up-tempo music playing]
[Whistling]
First time in a bar?
III show you around.
Hey, theres a table over there.
What can I get you boys?
- Just beer.
- All right. Four beers.
Four beers over here!
Is this what all bars are like?
Yeah.
Except for the ring.
They hold fights here,
and they bet.
The Americans gamble
on the fights.
Then, theres the bar girls.
[Chuckles]
Hey, baby. Ooh.
Whats the matter?
Hey, honey.
Want to dance?
Yeah. Yeah.
Why not?
[Slow piano music plays]
Hey, another beer, huh?
- Yes. Right away.
- Lets go.
Hey, look at this.
Look here.
Huh, baby?
Knock it off, man.
- Yeah!
- What are you doing?
Hey, are you crazy?
- You might need that.
- Here you go.
Cut it out.
Get that out of here.
Like that?
- [Laughs]
- Stop.
- Its your birthday, baby.
- Stop.
[Laughs]
Whats he gonna do with it?
You like that, sugar?
Look at that, man.
You know what a mans supposed
to do with that?
No, these guys dont have
any use for that.
Unh-unh.
No, you dont know.
Hey, hey, maybe you guys
got fixed by the Japanese.
Yeah, he looks
a little short to me.
Everybody looks short to you.
Lay off me!
Can I give you a hand
with your woman?
Whats he mean?
Do you know what hes saying?
That you were castrated
and he wants your wife.
Huh?
Hey, hey!
Hey, you!
How you say?
Fuck you.
Well, fuck you!
What? Fuck me?
Lets see how you
can fuck me, pal!
[Indistinct shouting]
Here, have one on me.
Im telling you. We dont have
to put up with this crap.
What do you want?
Come on.
You want to hit me?
- Lu, you okay? You all right?
- Im okay.
Hey! Hey, you!
You want to fight?
You fight me.
You can last three minutes,
this is all yours. All yours!
- What?
- How about it?
Three minutes is not much time.
Come on.
Take all of his money.
Do it!
[Knuckles cracking]
- Big-shot American.
- Im going, then.
Okay. Just be careful.
Hey, sit down right here.
Gonna be a good fight.
Knock him out fast, huh?
You ready?
I got $50
says youre going down!
Youre gonna be sorry, kid!
Lets get behind him!
Lets show him your support.
Hes Chinese, isnt he?
Come on.
Lets place a bet.
Hell win this easy.
Youll see.
Yeah! Bet for the lady.
- Bet on him?
- Why not?
Ah, that means youre
going to owe me later.
All right, Im in.
Go get him, Bailey!
Come here!
Are you a coward or what?
If youre a coward,
get out of town!
Go back to your mama.
Go on, boy, hes gonna beat
your head in! Go on! Go on!
All bets right here.
I give you two to one.
Hey, Sam.
Lets go, huh?
Yeah. Ill be right there.
Mmm, mmm.
[Indistinct shouting,
cheering]
All right.
Lets go, Mr. Bailey.
You ready?
Go, boy!
Hold on, hold on!
This is not like Chinese fight,
so listen to the rules.
You cant hit below the belt,
and no knees.
No knees.
Understand that? Okay?
Fight!
Come on!
- Jet!
- Come on!
- Get up! Get up!
- You can do it!
Get up!
Come on!
Get him, Bailey!
Come on. You can do it!
Hey, what do you think
youre doing?
He was using his feet.
Thats not right!
Listen, you cant use
your feet, okay?
Huh? What?
Keep it going, Jet!
Keep it going, Jet!
Im gonna kill him.
Hey, Sam, tell him again.
All right, okay.
I already told you.
You cant use your elbow.
No elbows. Come on!
This isnt martial arts.
Oh, yeah!
All right!
All right, Bailey!
Hey! Hey!
You cant throw him like that!
Youre going to get
disqualified!
Well, what can I do?
No head, no elbows, no kicking.
What else have I got?
Yeah, but this
is American fighting.
Then let me use my bare hands.
No. Gloves only.
- All right, then. I quit.
- Hey!
[Grunts]
Come on!
Hey, what about the rules, Sam?
Now is different.
Now you can both use your feet.
What do you think
youre doing, huh?
1... 2... 3... 4...
Yeah! Yeah!
Come on, Bailey, get him!
Oh, fight this guy already.
Nope. Nope.
All right. Stop fighting!
Back off.
1... 2... 3... 4...
5.
Bailey, you want to continue?
1... 2... 3... 4...
CROWD: [Chanting]
5... 6... 7...
8... 9...
- 10!
- Youre out!
[Cheering]
You did it!
You did it!
Yeah!
Good job, kid.
Really nice fighting.
Oh, that was nothing.
Where I come from, we have
much better fighters than me.
Really?
Hey, lets see the dollars.
- I exchanged them.
- For what?
Sam gave me local money.
You idiot!
Those are worthless!
Hey, its better than nothing.
Here. Thats yours.
- For me?
- Yeah.
- What about you?
- Theres a lot more.
All right. See you soon.
Bye-bye.
Lets go.
See you soon.
Bye-bye.
- Please buy me. Im only 8,000.
- Please, sir.
Hey, are you hungry?
Here.
Whoa, wait a minute.
Lets go one at a time.
For you.
And you.
Here we are.
Uh, wh...
Oh.
No. No!
Please! Stop!
No, there arent enough!
No, please!
We got it! Lets go!
Come on! Get out!
We got it!
Yes!
[Children cheering]
[Breathing heavily]
Where you been?
Oh, just here and there.
Come on.
Lets go.
You have to be careful.
Stay out of trouble.
Eh, these are strange times.
They burn a car today.
Yeah, that was something.
I was right there.
What?
Well, I didnt take part in it.
Look, Xiang. So why dont
we get something to drink?
Take a seat, and let me drive.
Whats got into you?
Watch out for the wagon.
WOMAN:
Ive got very nice basket here!
MAN:
Dont take too long.
Thank you.
Xiang, look at this.
Is there a problem, Jet?
Yeah. This is broken.
See right here?
Its time to get a new wheel.
Sure. You know
what that will cost?
I spent half my combat pay
getting this thing up
and running.
I tell you what. Down in
the yard, they sell used parts.
Yeah?
Why dont you run down there
and buy some spokes?
All right.
Hey, Xiang, you hungry?
No.
See you later.
Oh, no.
Hands to yourself.
What?
What am I paying for then?
Where are you going, Miss?
Later.
Just take it easy.
Come on, baby.
I wont bite.
Hey! Come on, now, buddy.
What are you looking at?
Get up and drive.
I want to get off.
What?
We were just getting started.
Sorry.
I want to go home.
Hey, come on.
Ill behave.
What are you worried about?
[Laughing]
You must be new at this.
Whats wrong?
Why do you keep looking at him?
Look at me!
No.
Whats the problem, huh?
Hey, Pops!
Faster, faster!
I said, Faster, faster!
Hey! Thats way too slow.
Now, get going!
Chop-chop!
Stop it!
No. Ill give you back
your money.
- Whats your problem?
- Stop it!
I dont want my money back.
I want what I paid for,
and thats you.
I wont stop until I get
what I paid for.
- [Crying]
- [Grunts]
- Ugh!
- Aah!
Ohh.
[Moaning]
Its better if you were really
dead than to be like this.
Hey! Hey!
Come back here!
Why, you old bum!
What did you do that for?
- You dog!
- Huh!
[Grunting]
[Groans softly]
[Footsteps]
You need a rickshaw?
Mnh-mnh.
Here.
Whats this?
This is for Mr. Xiang.
The lieutenant?
Yes.
He doesnt know this,
but I paid for his rickshaw
services anonymously.
Errands and such.
I know hes not well
and could use the money, so...
You know, I could
drive you instead.
All right.
Take me to Yuchan Road.
Yeah.
[Horn honking]
No, no.
Its very sweet, huh?
Hey, have you seen Uncle Wong?
Not lately. Why?
Ive got something for him here.
Jet, Yaos wife is in labor.
- Have you seen him?
- No.
What do we do now?
You go find Yao.
Ill take her to the doctor.
Okay.
Im going.
[Moaning]
Hang on.
Were almost there.
Hurry.
Its around the block.
Hey!
Whats the hurry?
Why dont you come
to the bar anymore?
You scared of us
or what, huh? Yeah!
Hey, youre
a pretty good fighter.
- Why dont you fight me?
- Nah, hes scared.
- He just got lucky last night.
- Try to hold on.
[Laughing]
Get running, boy!
Whats the matter?
You dont want to fight now?
[Laughter]
Where are you going?
Go on! Go on!
Get his ass!
Come on, come on, come on!
Hurry up!
Hurry up!
Whoo!
The other way, the other way,
the other way!
[Moaning]
Are you all right?
Hold on!
[Horn honking]
There he is!
Hey!
Just go! Go, go, go!
[Breathing heavily]
Okay.
Here we are.
Careful.
Yao will be here soon.
[Moaning]
[Engine roaring]
Hey, heres your rickshaw.
Why dont you come and get it?
Hey, stop!
[Laughter]
What are you doing?
What are you doing
with my rickshaw?
- Hey, stop! Hey!
- Youre almost there!
Whoo!
- [Crash]
- Oops!
Sorry!
Sorry!
[Laughter]
Hey!
Are you looking for trouble?
- Sorry.
- Get out of here!
Clean it properly!
This is dirty.
- Sam.
- Ah, how are you?
Have you seen those sailors
from the other day?
Which ones?
That Yankee I fought with
in the ring.
Tell me whats going on.
Those bastards took
Mr. Xiangs rickshaw
when I wasnt looking
and completely destroyed it!
No!
How am I supposed to tell
Mr. Xiang?
Hmm.
[Rustling]
Just come with me.
[Slow jazz music plays,
laughter]
You need a drink.
Two beers, huh?
Sit down.
Why dont you go
and buy him a new one?
Take this.
But I cant.
Yes, you can.
Its not that much,
and this place wont miss it.
Get Mr. Xiang some new wheels.
But I...
Listen to me. I respect you.
You know that.
Well just call this
a loan, then.
Hey, Sam, why dont you
just let me work?
- That way...
- No. Take the money.
Hey, come on.
Isnt there some kind of work?
Afraid not.
I dont want it.
Hmm.
Since you insist...
How bout...
Well, there is something.
You wont last long.
So tell me, all right?
The Yank sailors need
a sparring partner
for just a day or two.
So, if youre
really interested...
Sparring partner?
Yeah. See?
The guy getting
his brains beat in.
Thank you.
Sounds like its
right up my alley.
So, when do you need me?
You cant fight back.
Dont worry about it.
You know what?
You got your guy.
All right.
So, when do I start?
You can start right now
if you want to.
- Okay?
- Yeah.
Go on.
Get tough! Come on!
Get mean, Bailey!
That Bailey bastard!
Youre going to pay
for that rickshaw!
- Move out of the way.
- Right now!
[Both grunting,
crowd cheering]
Whats going on?
Hes supposed to be
my sparring partner, right, Sam?
I told you, now.
Sparring partners
do not throw punches.
Im warning you now.
He stole the rickshaw!
Ugh!
No. Wait!
Stop fighting!
If you dont stop fighting...
- Stop fighting back!
- Dont fight back!
Well, I quit.
No. You cant quit.
Its way too late now.
The American sailors
are going to take it out on me.
Just dont go quitting
right now.
You know, we had a deal.
You asked for work,
and I gave you work.
You have to keep up
your end of the bargain,
or theyll tear my place apart
and me along with it.
Please.
No. Please dont do this.
Remember, you gave me your word.
Go right!
Right, right, right, right!
Right, right, right,
right!
Stop fighting!
Come on.
Hit me.
Hit me again.
- Thats it, thats it! Come on!
- Okay. Thats enough.
- All right, Bailey!
- All right!
- Whoo-hoo!
- Youre some sparring partner.
You kicked ass.
Thats what Im talking about.
Ha ha!
[Moaning]
Hey, Jet, look at me.
How bad are you hurt?
Im really sorry about all this.
Hey, you dont have to come
tomorrow.
But I...
gave you...
my word.
Sam!
Oh!
Thank you.
Heres the money.
- Will he come tomorrow?
- Oh, yes. He promised.
- You sure?
- Of course.
Good. Good work, Sam.
All right,
III see you tomorrow.
Thank you, yes.
[Knock on door]
Who is it?
Its me. Na.
Oh.
Hello. Come in. Please.
Okay.
Am I disturbing you?
Not really.
I just had to see you.
I wanted to ask...
Are you
going to spar here again?
Yes.
I said I would, so I will.
Anyway, Sam already paid me.
Hes looking out for me, right?
Hes just a puppet for Bailey.
Sams not on your side.
He set you up.
Sam?
They wanted you to act
as his sparring partner.
They made the plans yesterday.
Well...
I have my own plan now.
- Oh, yeah. Hows that?
- You were unstoppable, Bailey.
Heres my left jab.
Hey, come on, now.
You want some?
Come on!
That guy never knew
what hit him.
He didnt know
whether he was coming or going.
Captain,
what did you hit me for?
You son of a bitch.
You want to fight this guy,
lets see you fight him
like a man.
No, Jet.
Cant you just let it go?
No. Not until I teach
all of them a lesson.
Hey, young man, good to see you.
You showed up just in time, huh?
Quit playing games!
When Im finished with them,
Im coming for you.
What are you talking about?
Im with you, huh?
- Look, Bailey, theres the man.
- Right on time.
You look all right,
but I dont think
you can handle the heat.
Come here!
All right, now my rules.
- Tell him.
- Are you ready?
What rules?
Im not fighting you.
Youre fighting him.
- You remember me, huh, boy?
- [Thunder crashes]
Youre fighting me, not Bailey.
Im not going to do it.
Uh-huh. He didnt come here
today to fight with you.
Bailey disgraced his uniform,
and I wont stand for that.
Youre a good fighter.
Lets see if you
can do the same to me.
The fights over when one of us
doesnt get up.
I plan on kicking your ass,
and I never lose.
Hey, you dont have to
fight him, you know.
He wants to kill you.
Dont do it, Jet.
[Thunder crashes]
You dont want to fight?
That would make you
a punk, right?
So, what do you say?
Well, are you in?
The only punk would be you.
Hmm. Prove it.
Im in.
[Cracking]
[Cracking]
Okay, here we go.
Check this out.
Ladies and gentlemen,
representing
the United States Navy,
the U.S. Armed forces
heavyweight champion,
undefeated in 41 fights.
- Captain Hayes!
- [Cheering]
Come on and show him our support
as he goes one-on-one with
the foreign devil from China.
[Cheering]
This is it.
Come on!
[Whistling]
Take him out!
Come on!
Yeah!
Get up!
1... 2... 3...
Wait, wait.
Are you all right?
Ugh!
- 1...
- Come on, get up.
2... 3...
4.
No. No! No, sir.
You cant hit him now.
- 1... 2... 3...
- Fight him, man! Come on!
Lets go, man!
Yeah! Come on, man.
Fight! Come on!
Fight him, man!
No.
No, please dont fight.
Stop it. No.
Please dont fight him anymore.
Stop this fight!
Hey, you okay?
What the hell?
Hold it, hold it.
Stop fighting.
1... 2...
3... 4.
[Snap]
Aah!
Hey! Bring me the umbrella!
- Get up!
- Go on, go on!
No. No, sir.
1... 2... 3...
4... 5... 6.
Get up! Up!
No! You cant fight
outside the ring.
No! Stop!
Yeah! U.S.A.!
No!
Thatll show you, you son
of a bitch Chinese! Yeah!
- [Chanting] U.S.A.!
- I got him! I got him!
I showed that foreign bastard
whos the champ.
U.S.A.! U.S.A.!
Yeah.
Yeah, I got him.
- Whoo!
- U.S.A.!
U.S.A.!
U.S.A.!
[Thunder crashes]
Hey, when we got to Iwo Jima,
and they were lined up
as far as you could see.
So then I said,
Go get your...
I told you that joke!
Its Jet!
Come on. Lets go, guys.
Everyone!
[Shouting and whistling]
Its not over!
Im still standing!
Come on, come on!
Hurry up!
Get up.
Lets go!
Here, have some of this,
son of a bitch!
You hit me!
What did you do that for?
- Sorry, sir.
- You stupid son of a bitch!
I didnt mean to hit you.
I swear I didnt.
I swear I didnt.
- Oh, man, Im out of here.
- Come here!
Come here!
Come on, now.
Beat his ass!
Aah!
Yeah!
Get up. Come on, Captain.
Get up!
You can beat this guy.
Come on, Captain.
Finish it!
Go on.
- Go on, Jet.
- Lets go.
Go on. Get back in there.
Watch it!
No! Please stop fighting.
I beg of you.
No, please.
Youre wrecking my bar.
Please stop!
Stop fighting!
Hello, Sergeant?
Yes, its Sam Fong.
Yes! Theres a riot going on
in my bar on Wang-ji Road.
The U.S. Navy boys
and the locals. Please hurry!
Screw you!
- Are you talking to me?
- Yeah, you, you monkey.
Stop!
No more, please!
Youre wrecking my bar!
Please stop it!
All of you, freeze!
All right, break it up!
Break it up!
Get back!
Get back!
You, get over here!
Knock it off!
Come on, you!
Its Na.
Lets go.
Come on! Come on!
Its a tragedy.
Its such a tragedy.
[Both grunting]
[Both breathing heavily]
Youll pay.
Oh.
My rickshaw.
Youll pay.
Youll pay for Xiangs rickshaw!
Youll pay for it!
III make you pay.
Ill get you.
Ill make you pay for that.
Ill make you pay.
Your bill is settled.
You can go.
Mr. Xiang?
Oh. Oh, yes.
Thank you.
NA: Thank you for taking
such good care of him, Doctor.
[Gasps]
Hey, have you seen Yong Jet?
Not lately.
I have, uh...
Jets been hurt in a fight.
I took him to my house.
Is that you, Jet?
Xiang!
Xiang, are you all right?
Yeah, Im all right.
What happened?
It began when I took Yaos wife
to the hospital,
and they jumped me.
Those Yankees
broke your rickshaw,
and now theyre gonna pay.
Its just a rickshaw.
Forget about it.
Its you that matter,
not the rickshaw.
Were going home.
[Gasps]
Why?
Oh!
Xiang, whyd you do that?
Shes a whore! Thats why!
Come on!
Hey, let go!
Im staying!
What are you doing, Xiang?
Stop it!
[Grunting]
Xiang, stop.
This is embarrassing.
Whats wrong with you, anyway?
Are you crazy?
XIANG: What were you doing
in that filthy whorehouse?
JET:
What are you talking about?
You know what Im talking about.
Will you stop acting crazy?
Damn it!
Just settle down.
Hey, look, you had
no reason to hit her.
She saved my life.
You should be grateful.
But instead, you hit her.
Why, Xiang?
Tell me why.
Why did you hit her?
Because shes my daughter.
And so what?
Shes your daughter.
Oh, now I see.
Xiang...
Dont you remember?
You told me on the island.
You said you survived
that battle
because you wanted to see
your daughter again.
- Go!
- Wait! Hold it!
But when I asked you
about her...
you said that she was dead!
I believed it.
Xiang, how could you?
Cant you please go away?
Shes still human,
or did you forget?
She might be a whore.
Still that changes nothing.
Shes still your daughter!
All right.
Thats it.
Tell everybody!
You all hear that?
My daughter is a filthy whore!
Why dont you just tell
the whole world?
Hmm.
Whats the difference?
Shes always going to be
your daughter.
Xiang, why are you
doing this to her?
You ought to be...
Youre acting just like...
Just like an old...
Like an old what?
Like an old fool.
Thats what.
All right, get out!
You hear me?
Get out! Go!
Here, take your things
and dont ever come back!
Oh, well, then,
you want me
to stay away, I will.
Permanently!
[People giggling]
Come here, sweetheart!
Come to me!
- Hey, Im gonna get you!
- [Giggling]
[Laughing]
Youre such a big girl.
Oh!
[Laughing]
My father.
He used to love the beach.
I...
We used to be so happy.
So close.
My father and I.
Oh, dad really loved me.
He did, huh?
It must hurt.
Seeing me as a prostitute.
So much has changed.
First, Mama died.
And then the war.
If only things were different.
There has to be a way
to make him change his mind.
Xiang, are you in here?
Hey. Hi.
Xiang, I want to talk to you.
Eh? What is there to talk about?
Hey, just because
you threw me out
doesnt mean
I cant come back here.
Anyway...
Listen.
I need your advice.
You want my advice?
The hell you do.
Im in love, you see,
with this woman.
You cant be.
Yeah, and youre responsible.
If you didnt throw me out,
we wouldnt be together.
But you did.
Its pretty crazy, huh?
You brought us together.
So, in a way...
So, in a way, you owe me.
Hey, you know what?
Shes a real beauty, I tell you.
Shes got eyes
the size of this bowl.
And long legs
and breasts like this.
And a little nose.
A little nose like this.
[Chuckles]
You just ate her nose.
And her rear end. Ooooh!
Sweet, just the way I like it.
But...
Whats the matter?
Shes a hooker.
Oh.
You see,
she didnt want to do it.
She was a student,
but because of the war,
she was forced into it.
You know what?
She says shes quitting.
Its good shes quitting.
Because no one
really wants to be...
Wants to be a whore.
Quitting is the only right thing
for her to do.
Give her a chance, Jet.
That girl has courage.
Yeah, she deserves
a chance, right?
So, when can I introduce you
to her?
Whenever you like.
Shes right here,
waiting outside.
Hey, Xiang.
Look.
What?
What are you doing here?
Get out!
- Hey, no!
- Get out!
Whoa! Stop it!
Stop it, Xiang!
What are you doing?
Get her out of here!
[Crying]
Dont go!
Xiang, have you forgotten
what you said?
Why not give her
a new opportunity?
Just because
shes your daughter?
Why is it
so hard for you to see?
Do you think that
she really wanted to do this?
Come on, Xiang.
Why cant you just forgive her?
Is it because
youre too damn stubborn?
[Grunts]
Papa!
Oh, Papa!
[Na crying]
XIANG:
Jet?
I hear you, Xiang.
Its all right now.
Why dont we sit down and eat?
Well, I made such a mess.
Yeah, but you missed the table.
Let me straighten up.
Papa...
I could go get
some more food and wine.
Yes, go ahead.
Ah, wait.
The best wine.
Of course.
I know which one.
How can I help you, Miss?
A roasted chicken
and two bottles of shao wine.
- Right away.
- Thank you.
[Tires screech]
MAN:
Hey, come here, baby!
[Gasps]
Hey! What are you doing?
- You coming with us!
- Let me go!
- I got her.
- Whats going on there?
Hey, leave her alone!
Its Na, the old mans daughter.
Xiangs girl.
Go and tell Xiang, will you?
III try to stop them.
No!
Get that thing out of here!
Move it!
[Mid-tempo music plays]
MAN:
Xiang!
Mr. Xiang!
Xiang!
Huh? Whats going on?
Some Yankee sailors
have taken Na.
What? Lets go!
- Aaah!
- Ooh, yeah!
- Aaah!
- Ooh, yeah!
Whoo-hoo!
Where is she?
Those guys you fought with took
her into the warehouse district.
Im going to get help.
- Are you coming?
- Here, take care of this.
Whoo-hoo!
- All right! Yeah!
- Come on, honey!
- Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
- Aaah!
All right!
- Stop it!
- Whoo!
Come on!
Damn! Learn how
to drive, will you?
Hey! There she goes!
Get after her! Come on!
Damn it!
[Both panting]
Hey! This way!
Over here! Come on!
[Panting]
[Engine revving]
No!
[Brakes squeal]
Aaah!
[Panting]
There she is!
Right behind you, baby!
Come on!
There you are.
What are you scared of, huh?
Afraid I might hurt you?
Hey, what are you doing
on the ground?
- Get up!
- Get up!
What do you think youre doing?
I told you not to mess around!
No! No, please, no!
Stop it!
[Both panting]
Come on!
Xiang.
- Go on. Go help Na.
- You okay?
Hurry!
Hold on there!
Wheres Na?
We didnt quite finish
last time.
Lets finish it now.
Where is she?
NA:
No! Get off!
Stop, please!
Shut up!
Be quiet,
or III really hurt you!
I said, Shut up!
Lets get a look, baby!
Take it off!
Yeah, get her clothes off.
Take that!
You crazy old man!
Come on, you son of a bitch!
You want a piece of me?
Fight me like a man!
Aaaah!
Ugh!
No! Papa!
Xiang!
- Aaaah!
- No!
Na! No, please!
Na, who did this?
Who did this to you?
Xiang!
Xiang! Lieutenant!
Xiang!
[Sobs]
Shit!
What in the hell have you done?
- It was Bailey!
- It was him! Hes crazy!
- We couldnt stop him.
- Dont say a word!
- It was you!
- Shut up!
Aaaah!
Come here.
So hows that, you little punk?
Youve gone and caused us
a lot of trouble.
So you can fight, huh?
Then fight.
Hey, kid, you may have done
all right against the Japanese.
Ill break you in a day.
How about those murderers?
Why dont you do something?
You shut up!
Ah, its all right.
Im sure its okay.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
- Here, you want a smoke?
- Thank you.
Go ahead.
- American, huh?
- Oh, yeah.
- Theyre good.
- Very good.
[Door opens]
Attention!
Captain,
there are some questions
surrounding those deaths
that were reported last night.
It was just a misunderstanding.
Thats all it was.
Rest assured.
Ill take care of it.
Youll see.
This way, please.
Hey, what do you people
think youre doing?
You cant let them get away!
They murdered two people
last night!
They cant just walk away!
Somebody do something!
Whos in charge here?
The Chinese government
or the U.S. Military?
Whose country is it?
Ours or theirs?
Whose is it?
Let me out!
- Ignore him.
- Now, this brand is really good.
Those men are murderers!
They deserve to die!
I want vengeance!
Vengeance! Vengeance! Vengeance!
[Grunting]
Captain, look,
its not my fault.
The old man was going crazy.
Im telling you.
What could I do? He stumbled
backwards and fell over.
Shut up.
Asshole.
Oh, come on.
Im telling you the truth.
Thats what happened.
Aw, damn it.
Come on!
- Here, get that side.
- Take care of those.
All right?
Come on, lets go.
[Both grunting]
Captain,
we need some help over here.
All right, lets go.
Hey! Watch out there!
Whoa!
Hes over there!
In the warehouse!
Damn it!
Where is he?
Oh, what the hell?
Come on, Captain, lets find
that son of a bitch right now.
You take that side.
Come with me.
- Lets do it.
- All right, Im going.
Where are you?
I know youre out here
somewhere.
Come on!
- Aaaaah!
- Oh!
Aaaaah!
Aaaaah!
- Hey, whats the matter?
- Dont! Dont!
- Dont touch me!
- Take it easy. Quiet.
Where is he?
Aaah! Aaah!
Shut up, damn it!
[Panting]
Huh? Hey!
Whoa!
Whoa!
What the hells going on?
Get me down!
Okay, okay, hold on.
No, leave the rope!
- III get you down!
- Hurry!
Hurry up!
Come on!
[Breathing heavily]
You and your men
started the trouble.
It wasnt me.
Youll pay for what you did
this time.
No!
Aaah! No!
No! You cant do this!
Im in the United States Navy!
Aaaah!
Aaaaaaaahhhh!
[Whistle blows]
[Whistle blows]
[Motor whirring]
[Whistle blows]
[Whistle blows]
[Whirring]
Aaaaahh!