Original subtitles

Xi'an Film Studio

This is a legendary story.

According to the old folks,

when Haige came to Double Flag Town,

it was still a vast desert.

Some say it was eighty-one years ago,

others say it was seventy-one.

Either way, it's a thrilling story of the Chinese West.

"The Swordsman in Double Flag Town"

Screenwriter: Yang Zhengguang, He Ping

Photographer: Ma Delin

Art Designer: Qian Yunxuan

Music: Tao Long

Recording: Wei Jia, Hong Yi Editing: Yuan Hong

Starring: Gao Wei as Haige Zhao Mana as Haomei

Chang Jiang as Lame Man, Sun Haiying as Lethal Swordsman, Wang Gang as Desert Eagle

Producer: Zhao Wanmin

Director: He Ping

Have you seen the Lethal Swordsman?

Shit, are you trying to scare me?

That horse is foaming at the mouth. Do you want it to die of thirst?

Do you have any dry food?

You seem intelligent.

Do you know who I am?

For five hundred miles around,

there isn't anyone who hasn't heard of me. I am Desert Eagle, a knight-errant.

Well, don't you know?

Don't be in such a hurry!

Cold water will choke you and break your lungs!

First time traveling, right?

- Where are you going? - To Double Flag Town.

Double Flag Town? Alone?

That's no place for a boy on his own.

I am going to get a wife.

Ah, a child like you...

...speaks of getting a wife?

What does she look like?

I have never seen her.

Well, we are going the same way. Just follow me.

With this flying sandsword, I travel all over...

...to weed out the wicked and help the poor.

I bet you can't find another man like me in the Northwest.

Hey, can you lend me some money?

I am saving it for the wedding.

Then it's ok.

Look, this road leads to Double Flag Town.

Hey, knight-errant!

I think you're a good man. Here is half my money.

If you run into any trouble,

come to Dry Straw to find me.

I need a saddle in two days!

- Who is that on horseback? - Is he a swordsman?

Fire!

We have aged wine and specially tenderized horsemeat.

Let's go and look.

What are they doing?

Have you seen the Lethal Swordsman?

Hi! Are you two from the West?

Let me do it.

Come in, please.

Little Pigtail, what are you here for?

I am here to fetch my wife.

The Little Pigtail! The Little Pigtail!

Brother Chang, busy?

Whose daughter? What is her name?

I don't know her name. My father arranged for me when I was a boy.

She has a mole on her butt.

On his deathbed, my father told me that...

...my would-be-father-in-law is a lame man.

Do you know him?

What does he do?

No, there is no lame man in this town.

My memory is bad? Not in this town maybe?

My dad couldn't speak clearly at his death.

No food for you! Go elsewhere!

Haomei, who are you talking to?

A dirty kid with a pigtail.

He dared to knock on our door at midnight.

Pretending to be a swordsman...

...with two rags on his legs.

Where are you from, you bastard?

- Stop! - Dad, beat him hard!

What have you done?!

Stop!

Stop! You wild rat!

I'll beat you to death!

Kowtow to my father-in-law.

The Lethal Swordsman is coming!

I've been looking for you for seven years.

Pull out your sword.

My leg was injured in a swordfight.

I couldn't fight with your father anymore.

I quit my wandering life many years ago.

I opened this restaurant to make a living.

I am not the man I used to be.

My father sent me here to find my bride.

Stay here, we can discuss it later.

Haomei

Haomei

Come and see your big uncle's son.

I never want to see him.

Never!

Where does this uncle come from?

When his father was alive, I betrothed my daughter to his son

to protect her.

But now, I have only one leg,

and the whole world is a mess.

Besides, that child has neither skills with a sword nor common sense.

If something happens to me,

how can I leave Haomei in his hands?

Such a young kid yet he practices Midnight Emptiness Kung fu?

From this day on, you'll work here.

In this town, you must remember three virtues.

The hand virtue, the foot virtue and the eye virtue.

There are also these rules.

Never be inquisitive,

and never talk with strangers.

Too many people come here to seek their revenge.

One slip of the tongue can kill a man.

Haige

Pick the bones out of this carcass for cooking.

At work, never carry your daggers.

Take them off!

My dad said that if my head is on my shoulders, my swords stays on my body.

I doubt if he knows Kung fu.

What a shame to carry the daggers.

How stupid! Look how much lean meat you're wasting!

Watch!

Watch! Did you see?

Eye virtue!

Lame Big Brother!

It was said that your son-in-law has come.

He's my brother's child. My nephew.

Oh? Folks are talking...

It's none of your business!

What's the big deal?

The art of your father's swordsmanship

has never been seen in books.

In the past years he defeated countless famous swordsmen.

He was well recognized in the Northwest.

His swordart absorbed the essence of fist and palm boxing.

To laymen, his technique looked very simple.

It had neither fancy maneuvers nor a life-threatening whistle.

But a professional swordsman understands its deadly strokes.

The most important part is when he unheathes his sword for his last deadly stroke.

The sword carries his breathing strength,

which in turn pushes the sword.

You can't tell when the sword is out of the sheathe,

and when its tip stabs into the enemy's flesh.

This swiftness all depends on one's breathing strength.

Without it, it is impossible to perform this maneuver.

Even if you want to learn, you are not able to.

Haomei, Haige. Tomorrow you go out and walk the horses.

- I don't want to go with him. - Haomei!

Look, the Little Pigtail.

Look!

The Little Pigtail without little tail.

Good Little Sister is walking with a Little Pigtail

without a little tail!

Good Little Sister!

Good Little Sister is walking with a Little Pigtail

without a little tail!

Good Little Sister!

Good Little Sister is going to marry!

Good Little Sister is going to marry!

We don't want him!

Tell him to leave! We don't want him!

Tell him to leave!

Little Pigtail! Tell him to leave!

We don't want him! Tell him to leave!

Little Pigtail!

I am afraid the weather is going to change.

Stay up late tonight, and put some wood in the stove.

Don't let the fire die out.

Haomei

Let me tell you the truth.

Haige came here...

...to take you home as his bride.

But he's not the one I'm satisfied with.

Go to sleep. I won't allow this marriage.

When the knife cuts into the flesh, go along the bone. Don't use sheer animal strength.

You father should have taught you this...

...if he taught you martial arts. Did he?

Everything about him is marvelous except that he doesn't have common sense.

Haomei, you go and take the leather on

our backyard fence to Uncle Tanner.

- Did you hear? - Yes, Daddy.

Let's go.

Watch, let me show you.

If you really want to learn skills,

you should watch, ask and practice.

Let me try.

When my father was alive,

a big man carrying a sword said to him that...

...he could cut a very thick tree trunk

in two with the back of his sword.

My father said that...

...he could do it with his hand.

How thick was the tree trunk?

This thick.

There was a large crowd around the backyard.

After a roar from my father...

Did he cut it in two?

No. He only made a twenty-inch crack.

For this my father lost five acres of land.

I say your father is not a loser, cracking should be counted as breaking.

Later my dad told me that...

...at the time he farted, losing some of his energy.

Otherwise, he could have cut it in two.

- Haomei. - Yes?

Your butt...

Is there a mole on your butt?

My dad said the girl whose butt has a mole is my bride.

What are you talking about? Nonsense!

Haomei!

Haomei! Stop!

Hold on a second!

I taught you to have the eye virtue!

Never look at what you're not supposed to!

I wanted to see if her butt has a mole!

Dad

Stand aside!

Watch, today I will spank him like he'll never forget!

Dad. Please stop.

I bet this!

Come on! Come on!

Come on! Come on!

You lose!

- Man, more wine! - I am coming!

- Lame Man! - Yes.

Lame Man, where is your pretty daughter?

She is sick and at home in bed.

Lame Man, go ahead and feed my horse.

Yes, sir. It will be well attended.

Let's see what happens.

What are you doing?

- Come on, let me touch! - Let me go! Let me go!

Daddy! Let me go!

Let me go!

Daddy! Daddy!

Help me!

After you feed the horse, come to the hall and help.

Daddy! Help me!

- Haomei! - Daddy! Help me!

Daddy! Help me!

- Daddy! Help me! - Second Big Brother!

Daddy! Help me!

Second Big Brother, please don't!

Stop!

- Daddy! - Haomei!

You little bastard! Pull out your sword!

She is my bride!

Your bride?

This pretty girl?

You sleep with her? You sleep with a little pretty lady Budhlsattva?

A little shit like you should have this pretty lady fortune?

Second Big Brother has been killed!

Second Big Brother has been killed!

It wasn't me.

I didn't do it. I don't know.

The Little Pigtail killed him!

You think the Lethal Swordsman is easy to deal with?

The kid killed his second brother.

The bastard will certainly create a blood bath in our town.

The Lethal Swordsman has been well known in the Northwest for more than twenty years.

The Lethal Swordsman has been well known in the Northwest for more than twenty years.

He always kills with one deadly stroke.

If your father was still alive, maybe he could have dealt with him.

But now...

Haomei

From today on, you are his woman.

He lives, you live. He dies, you die.

Haige, Haomei is yours now.

You must treat her well from now on.

Get up.

Pack. Leave at daybreak.

The Lethal Swordsman and his men will be here in three days.

If you can't get out of the desert, you'll die.

If you see a little swordsman here, let him stay!

Quick!

This is...

You...

You, little brother...

we Double Flag Town folks beg you.

You can't leave.

Since you killed Lethal Swordsman's brother,

he will come.

What can we do without you?

Big Lame Brother, he must not leave.

If you don't stay, we'll be on our knees till we die.

But he is only a child.

Little Swordsman, your Kung fu is outstanding.

If you can do away with this bully,

you are the hero of the people of Double Flag Town.

You can't leave!

The people are right.

They are right.

We should face the catastrophe...

...that we created.

Come on. Go on eating.

Floating sand stirring wind! I got it!

Be careful on your way.

- Go quickly and be back soon. - I will.

The Little Pigtail is running away!

The Little Pigtail is running away!

He can't leave!

You coward!

Are you trying to let him escape?

No, no.

Stop dreaming! You can't get away!

You can't go away!

If you run away, whom should we turn to?

I'm not drunk.

My feet haven't turned red yet. Don't try to fool us!

Everybody,

he is going to find the Desert Eagle for help.

The Desert Eagle?

I know him. This man is marvelous.

I made horseshoes for him. Maybe he's the man to fight the Lethal Swordsman.

He asks for big money! Will he come?

Haige helped him once. He will certainly come.

How can we trust you? You can't depend on a promise.

What if the Little Pigtail doesn't come back?

- I guarantee he will. - How can you guarantee that?

I allowed him to marry Haomei, so he is my son-in-law.

If he won't return,

me and Haomei will wait for the Lethal Swordsman to claim our heads.

Let him go if he's really able to get the Desert Eagle here.

Let him go if he's really able to get the Desert Eagle here.

Yes, he should hurry up to get there.

I'll be back.

More wine.

You owe me money. How dare you act rude here?

I owe you money?

Yes, I owe you money. I won't deny it.

Desert Eagle helps the poor and give tyrants their due.

I deserve more and you know it.

I just owe you a little money.

I admitted that. Why worry?

Watch. It's silver.

That's more than enough for me to sleep with all your village women. More wine!

That's more than enough for me to sleep with all your village women. More wine!

Although my brother is not a first class swordsman,

his sword art is outstanding.

His swordsmanship must be extraordinary.

Tell everyone we will meet at Double Flag Town.

Are you having trouble with the Lethal Swordsman?

I killed his little brother.

I wanted to leave town with my bride, but the townspeople wouldn't let me leave.

They all said that the Lethal Swordsman would come for revenge.

I've come here for help.

With or without you, sooner or later.

I would've cut him in two.

Well, eat.

Don't worry. Death is fast approaching for the Lethal Swordsman.

- Do you have any money? - Yes. This is all I have.

Fuck! I still owe that woman for the hotel bill.

If you are able to help, my father-in-law will pay you well.

I'm always easy to bargain with. Eat!

When will the Lethal Swordsman arrive?

In two days.

Well, I'll see you the day after tomorrow, at high noon.

Haven't you seen that boy's rolling eyes?

You can tell he's a bastard.

He wouldn't leave his bride here, would he?

Women are men's foot-rags. You can go anywhere to pick them up.

We may witness a bloody drama.

Wait for death. The Lethal Swordsman is coming tomorrow.

Wait for death! Wait for death!

The Little Pigtail will come back.

It's hard to say.

We are folks. How can he cheat us?

She's coming.

Why hasn't the Little Pigtail come back?

He never knew the Desert Eagle in the first place!

He never knew him! You lied!

You go bring him back!

Bring him back!

Come on now. Leave him alone.

The Lame Brother is not that sort of man.

He will by no means abandon us.

It's still broad daylight. We must have patience!

Let's wait!

Haige!

Haige did it! He persuaded the Desert Eagle to come and help us.

Let's toast to him.

I can't drink.

You're our hero!

Drink!

The Lethal Swordsman isn't the rival of Desert Eagle.

We're going to see some action!

The Desert Eagle fights the Lethal Swordsman.

We're going to see some action!

Saaaa, floating sand stirring wind.

Shoooooo, a swimming snake shaking its tail.

Huaaaa, a hand rising and sword falling.

Yeeee, blood splashing.

Who do you think will win?

I say the Lethal Swordsman.

The Desert Eagle is also a hero.

Let's bet!

- No problem! I bet one goat! - One goat!

Whoever regrets is a son of a bitch!

- Settled! - OK! A goat!

Drink.

Haomei, do you have a mole on your butt?

Haven't you seen it?

The door fell down before I saw it.

Set a fire!

Do you want to die?

He hasn't shown up.

Daddy!

Stay here!

- Daddy! Come back! - Don't go!

Daddy!

Daddy! Come back!

I killed your brother! It has nothing to do with the others!

Go ahead, draw your sword!

Daddy! Let me go!

Daddy!

Haomei

- Come back! - Daddy!

Daddy! Wake up!

Stop!

He's only a child.

If you want revenge, it won't be too late when he grows up.

It's not decent for a swordsman

like you to kill a child!

Floating sand stirring wind.

A swimming snake shaking its tail.

Wake up. Drink.

Who says that the Desert Eagle hasn't shown up?

I am the Desert Eagle.

I am the Desert Eagle.

I haven't drunk too much.

Look at my feet. They're not red.

From who did you learn the sword art?

Floating sand stirring the wind!

Where is the Lethal Swordsman?

Quit crying!

I already knew he wasn't your match.

My money! Didn't we have a deal?

My dear nephew?

My dear nephew!

I didn't get the worst of it. This sword has a gold handle.

You cheated me.

You are not grateful, but I can't be unkind.

If you need me,

I'll be at Dry Straw.