Original subtitles

hey the red light coming the

red

come on he hey hey come on get out I'm

sorry I'm sorry please watch your maners

gentlemen surely you don't want to

frighten Madam you

who is madam

you

baby I'm sorry I'm sorry I didn't mean

to upset

you we are part of the peaking theater

it's star is madam U most of our party

have arrived already they're waiting for

us to start the show but our wagon's

broken down we're going to be late for

the show could you help us out enough

talk hand over all your valuables or

else you will die we will cut both your

heads off and drag you through the

street of the that's

right so you're the red l so what look

at all our knives now you better believe

us I heard people say in ping the Red

Lantern steals from the rich and gives

to the poor but now I can see you steal

from everybody watch it you dare to talk

to us like that aren't you afraid we

might kill you for

it mother

talk Pichu don't talk you get us killed

why shouldn't I why should I be afraid

of anyone isn't it reasonable that I

should ask their help huh

huh I'm a stranger it's my first time I

know no one permit me I'm I'm pleased to

have met you even though it's so late

I'm youu who are you I'm Hong Ching PA

everybody has to earn a living some

people live by the gun I live using my

voice two quite different trades

Although our path now cross I'm in a

hurry to leave but you've delayed me I

realize that I'm entirely in your hands

but I hope you'll be considerate and let

me go otherwise our show cannot open and

we break our

contract which theater are you playing

at the tenan

theater what play are you doing ah the

story of the White Snake it's always a

favorite with the

audience oh how far always the theater

my cage it will take at least two hours

by horse taking the short route should

be less than an

hour hey Madam you m I'll get you there

on

time be a

good

he Madam you she is madam

you madam you this is the manager oh

welcome I uh welcome come this way uh Mr

L this

way hey hey we're

here

thank you it's not safe for you here

goodbye no I'll see the show first Ching

the twoing US here 19 years he looking

for you let's get back to our

camp Madam you let's start the play I'm

waiting to see you

perform come come Madam please this

way m

he

hey

here

n

on

hey

hey

hey hey

hey Captain Fang is

here come in come in Captain Pang thanks

for coming sit down what's the matter

the Chang family and the who family have

both invited Madame U to a party after

she can't go to both and I'm afraid

they'll fight each other so that's why I

asked you here to sort it out if Madam

you pass 10 m around to get here that's

right the rest of the group came 2 days

ago she only arrived here this evening

did she say what had happened at 10 M

Town she went straight onto the stage

she had no time to talk to me why what

did happen there only tonight it was

raided by Red l oh that's not far away

they could come

here what shall we do I have given

orders to close the city huh did you

think they will

come I don't want to think about it I've

been waiting for them my men are ready

ready for what the chief of the Red

Lantern Hong Ching PA Mr

Chu Mr Chu I've got important news one

of the red Lantern's gangs

here be careful man I want him captured

alive

I'm sorry that all

right

good yubu is really as skillful as they

say she's a good dancer look how she

jumps up into the air how she twists her

firm little bottom and hits the floor

excellent perfect so you know show

buiness no I don't neither do I my first

time I just came to look at her you come

from around these parts I suppose huh I

could say that here I'm a local I work

here while I uh have come down from the

mountains I've come a long way to see

her but you can't see it very

well so far away why don't you take a

lent and get a closer look at

him what kind of

Lon red Landon huh what are you really

doing

here not much I'm interested sit in

you the red

you he

fire

he

stop fighting no you w no you w we a

courage waiting outside she's coming

with us no matter what no no she comes

with me it'll be all right if she

doesn't then I'll have to kidnap

her Madam Hugh is in her dressing room

there's trouble in the theater she might

be questioned later on

uh so come back tomorrow she's too tired

now Madam you and I will visit you

tomorrow I'm sorry about that no am not

our bus has asked all his friends

tonight they're all waiting for her

they've all come just to see her if she

doesn't come it'll mean trouble for you

hey h man this business is between Madam

you and our boss and you stay out of it

nothing to do with

you

uh Madam

you you two want to force me to come

because I'm a singer I don't want to

offend you but you should know I'm a

famous actress if you want to invite me

to a party first you must send me a card

here's an invitation card here's an

invitation card this invitation card is

from our boss Master CH take a look this

is from our Master inviting you as well

you must attend our

party

hey you finished the show it's finished

but you brought the curtain down let's

go where are we going to EET we'll get

some

noodles I can't go they've both invited

me out to their parties and I cannot

offend both of

them

hey how many bowls one is enough really

you only want to eat one bowl hey give

me six bowls and here

three I can't eat three I'll help you

all right all right two more balls two

more

balls hey come on put it

on what are you thinking of you

shouldn't be staying here and yet here

you are eating a meal aren't you afraid

that they'll catch you they come J to

leave how will you I learned from you to

LEAP in the air and twist my ass and off

go I thought all you did was Rob and

kill you have a sense of humor

too huh killing who we were only joking

joking it's no joke the Red Lantern is

rated 10 M turn they kill people they

should be punished for it they're just a

bunch of damn Crooks a red lantern if I

had a hand in it I'd chop them in the

little pieces got God damn a red

lantern they all deserve to

die take that hand

it never mind never mind a broken Ball's

nothing the Red Lantern comes here

they'll butcher us where we

stand God damn the Red Lantern they

should all be strung up on the neck

murdering bastards they're all Savages

robbing people killing people they all

be caught soon enough um Mister would

you mind stop talking like that all this

talk about killing is ruining our

appetites I'm angry that's all hey Miss

you've heard of them this red lantern

gang they're not even human W be tired a

pretty lady like yourself if she goes

out at night and gets caught by the Red

Lantern she may as well kill herself hey

don't you

agree huh what's the

matter

these noodles are too salty oh too salty

yeah I thought you had me there I

thought you didn't like me talking about

the Red Lantern we'd better go hold it

what about all the foods you've eaten

you haven't paid yet how much is it uh

it's

a120

120 oh I never carry

cash what do you mean you went and

ordered the food no cash I have none

because I left in a

hurry what a pair of fools you never

carried cash and you're in a hurry who

do you think you are well answer me who

are you you must think you're pretty

important if you can eat and drink and

expect not to pay for

it here Waiter I'll leave this behind

and I'll send someone with the money

ah I won't give you trouble I'm going

now oh I'll pay you back next time we

meet I promise it come on

hurry

uh how many Rebels are

talk I don't know

beat him beat him beat him yes

sir if you don't give me a list of their

names I will beat you to

death can't you want to see

you come

in

Captain you want me I hear that you've

been torturing a prisoner we should show

no mercy to these Rebels if I get my

hands on any of them I will torture

them without my orders you're not

allowed to do it give me your

orders torture is absolutely

unnecessary what do you suggest Wine

Girls

money the quickest method the only

method is torture beat them beat them

beat them shut

up I won't perit it you are too kind to

him is he related to you he is one of us

citizens oh are you sure that he is not

your

brother-in-law shut

up a group to perform here I thought I'd

get a full house but instead I'm faced

with all kinds of trouble in the place

last night the Red Lantern showed up and

the Chang and who families also came

they could give me awful problems if

they

wanted this morning I was called in for

questioning by Captain Fang I returned

to the theater to find Chang and who's

people waiting they said you cannot

refuse to go to their party you must

apologize I did not offend them why

should I apologize he hey please calm

down please calm down I refuse oh if you

do not agree they have threatened to

close down the show and they really mean

it

let's Dem

together come

on

for you can't drink with him must drink

with me come on here

you come on with

baby

yeah

yeah

Hey

look

hey come

on get up Dam stop fighing stop

fighing

stop fighting stop fighting my b

no please gentlemen stop fighting stop

fighting Madam you will come to the

party I promise you we will see you

there hey gentlemen this way welcome sir

welcome sir good to see you

he

gentlemen this way seat sir and your men

please

please over

here

cigarette there we

are I'm sorry I'm

sorry

a gentlemen I present the star show

Madam youu she wishes to say a few words

to you

now as you know our theat group is

famous throughout China and I have the

honor to be the star as acting's my job

but this my first visit here I am a

stranger here though I hope I shall do

my best to perform for you and entertain

all of you so that you have a good time

I hope that you enjoy my show if I've

done anything wrong I apologize feel

free to criticize the performance thank

you

good yes hey over here over here I

propose a toast to master CH no lady

over this way over here a toast to

master who and his brother

gentlemen quiet gentlemen quiet L the

all good out

there Madam you never drinks any wine I

will drink your health on her

behalf he

that here your

health in that case you have to drink

three cups three jars maybe more but

but we want her to drink our health yeah

yes yes but she must watch your

throat she never

drinks if she don't sing then she'll

have to serenate us with a song

instead God sing wait gentlemen we'll

sing at the theater tonight please come

along and hear me sing for you then

please she must sing now she's to sing

for us now yeah come sing for us lady

talk

mam I think you want to go to

sing

hey call yourself a fiddly you're a

hopeless come on stop it if you can't

play anyone to think you never had a

lesson in your life you're

terrible you

you huh

h

what the hell are you doing I'm a

Salesman tell them what

I sell two eyes and a nose a human

head I know you guys are meant to be

strong and powerful and I understand

you're pretty smart if I've done

anything to offend you accept my

apologies I could always sharpen up my

knife and bring a plate and cut off my

head and present it to you as a personal

gift so you sell human heads what's your

name and what's your price if it's well

known then just maybe I might accept it

since both my name and my price are

expensive I'd rather not tell you of

that go ask the boy outside the door if

you

like is there somebody outside yes

there's a boy let him come

in

red

L rad

Lantern rad lanter he's the man who took

Madam you away last night he's the one

he's the one that's enough now what's so

great about Red Lantern stop this

shouting now tell us who you

are

Hing huh grab him have your

nice Master Hung Master H let us sort

this out peacefully please don't get

into a

fight I heard that this was a well

guarded town with many guns so my men

have passed you by they did not wish to

spoil the peace however I GA last night

you caused a commotion during Madame y's

show that's not polite and that's why

I've come here to challenge the Chang

and who families to a duel all right all

right

what brings you to our humble Town

Commander L don't you know that the

field Marshals inspecting his troops at

fighting he heard that a theat group was

performing here and you'd like them to

perform before him the the groups just

got here I'm afraid they can't leave yet

huh the hell they can't what the field

Marshall wants the field Marshall always

gets yes sir rivate yes sir tell the

theater manager to come here yes

sir uh the theater group has a female

star her name

is

upu he that's right that's right her

name's up Chu uh the field Marshal

especially want her to perform for him

at all costs it doesn't matter about the

rest of the cast or else I must go go

where go I I must go to

hell

he

hey

he

hey did

it

got

Red Lantern Red Lantern Red

Lantern why' you come here again I had

to pay you don't you remember my debt

and what if I won't come I'll force you

H you'll have to

come Captain Frank Captain Frank what's

up the Red Lantern huning PO is here

where is he uh he's uh at my theater how

many men uh just three or four right we

better leave at once uh cang uh they've

all gone anyone hurt no nobody that is

except the Jang and who

familyes that's good

news nothing stolen nothing stolen

except one person who youu what's that

youu hey let

know yeah come on come on baby it up I'm

sorry I never touch

it if you don't drink it I'll will STP

myself no no no look at me hey

no you woman you got to drink now if you

don't drink I'll smash myself across the

chest come on woman drink

up Hey There You Go baby

go okay okay

okay no really well today I found a

drinking partner no really I can't drink

listen she's pretty skillful mam you not

only a singer she can leap as well she

can twist that tight little bottom of

hers

wonderfully if she won't I'll make her

jum he terrific

great you now all

right

oh now

you

everybody

hey want you stay while

I have to leave now tomorrow I must

perform Yan pane who is Yan pane who is

she a heroine of the sun

Dynasty she went alone to the

manchurians in order to get

intelligence and then she led her troops

and won the

battle what's so funny laughing at your

story how Earth could a woman have done

all that I don't believe it and why

couldn't a

woman you know it isn't possible for a

woman on her own to cross mountains and

forward Rivers she's too vulnerable

alone at

nighttime in the desert and the forest

and and if she hurt herself she'd be

easy meat for passing

Tigers I don't care who she is she's

only a woman I don't believe she could

stay up all night without sleeping I'm a

woman and I can stay up all night you'd

never do it of course I would all right

I bet you can you're

um oh you're still awake hey she took of

young par exploits but I didn't believe

it so we put it to a test whether a man

is stronger or a woman is

stronger jimp pal what's the matter with

you I've never seen you as flustered as

this if you don't go to sleep I

am

oh you don't like as much my banded

Brothers do

you they're

monkeys

monkeys you are the chief of a clan of

monkeys you may be

human but you lack

brains and a

heart what did you

say the first time anyone dared insult

me hey

you Pichu how could you how dare you do

that to me HH bang bang

bang uh I don't care who a person is I

won't allow myself to be called a monkey

I have 30 men underarms ready to March I

could defeat the field Marshall anytime

now how could I do that with no brains

huh I'm even willing to die on behalf of

my friends I will stand by them through

thick and through thin and you said no

heart as far as your brain and your

heart you used them the wrong way Yang P

may have been just a woman but she loved

her country she fought for it you know

quite well how to fight and what do you

do Fritter away your time planning raids

on wealthy merchants I was born in the

mountains and raised up on Horseback my

father gave me a red lantern the light

the path ahead as well as a gun as for

what I should do for my country I don't

know much about that hey keep your voice

down I can't

sleep H H look how soundly he's

sleeping Captain

Fang I beg you whatever happens you must

not fail to rescue you Pichu she's only

a humble

girl poor girl she's been with me ever

since she's a child she's studied hard

for the theater it's been a long hard

climb to the

top she's had to put up with

insults even from fellow

actresses she has Liv through all of it

without

flinching and now the bandits kidnapped

her I don't know what will happen to

her how she'll protect herself Captain

Fang Captain Fang you have to rescue her

I implore you Mr Li you do not need to

worry about her I'm afraid I have no

idea where red Lantern's hiding out but

tomorrow I'll mount a search party a

search how many men do you need oh no

problem Mandu has a division with him

they go go out

first

huh we go

first

oh you think you're clever don't you you

go first with your men and I'll stay at

the

rear

hey

oh

hey didn't you say you ever fell asleep

first

loses oh I said that yeah you

did but a woman still

strong uh a woman's not strong enough a

man's not much good either

Pichu do you know what I

feel

I I feel a bit of a

fool

there are some hoof Marks here we'll go

this way all right come on

p

p master master the God has just seen

some troops on the way up

here come on hey heuh what's happening

it's an

attack

get out of it hey tell you man to get

molden uh-uh what's wrong you agreed $10

a man now move we've already come a long

way we're

exhausted money get out $15 master who

your man move fast you go first we're

first but you're better Fighters yeah

we'll cover you go

on $20 right but cash first after the

fight cash first

okay get our money will pay your funeral

cost he

well we've been paid to do a

job come

on come

on all right

hold better up all

right come

on all

right

oh

Captain sir Chang and who men should be

leading the attack instead they've moved

to the rear right tell I men to form up

behind the commander and stay alert yes

sir how come there is nobody around you

had better get up there and see what's

going on they've already gone to the P

God damn it they have already grabbed

the girl quickly move come on

move

thaning ye Captain

Bank where have you got to now

than have you found Madam y yet tell me

and have you got Hing

bow

pun me you son of a

damn it damn it they must have got

hold of Captain

Fang quick fire

fire

what the hell does he

want listen H

Jingo you release you be you right now

if you let her go I will withdraw my

troops if you refuse I will order my

troops to attack and give you no quarter

no one will escape it won't beat you

I'll go and get her uncle don't go and

why

not she

stays

chingow better think it

over

help

all right man now tell me what it is you

want you didn't do your job did you well

mister what are you going to do about it

ah it's nothing don't worry we didn't

know the way that's all we got lost is

that right Lads yeah that's right that's

right we lost our way we made a

mistake Commander Lou will lead the

attack

you to go and see the his Escape you to

go around the back and don't you fail

otherwise when we return I'll make you

pay F oh yes sir yes sir right Lads what

is the Fest Duty fight to the death be

brave Lads let's get

moving come

on Captain what should we do

now well fine youu

B it

it

d

ready ready right sir yes

sir

home

pach

pacher

pacher

p

Captain fake where's

picho where's picho follow

me

quickly get

him

he

come

on

hey

right

hold it

huh have you come to watch the

performance on here of course I heard it

was an excellent

show H I admire you you're

intelligent this time we must take Madam

you back with us don't be so foolish CHP

let me go with

them no I prefer being a fool this

time

hi hey

my de let's go I can't leave

now why can't

you

teacher I wouldn't

s

h BR one can I win every fight this time

you failed all because you're falling

for a singer you

beu you beu stay here or go make up your

mind now don't allow two men to fight

over you like

this Captain F Captain

F I'll make make up my own mine if I

stay or

not Captain

Fang you have no business being here I'm

sure you needed urgently in

town get

thanks oh aren't you in bed

yet in bed I've been in the mountains

but Madam you for a

letter you just went back there to look

for a

letter what kind of

letter a report for the field Marshal on

our defenses I was to deliver it but

when I met him I

forgot God damn it it was in in my

pocket but today I lost it if it should

get into the hands of the Rebels the

field Marshal will cut off my

head

no oh God it hurts it hurts oh it's oh

easy let's

go what the hell are you doing I ask you

why'd you let this happen why let so

many men die you led your brothers into

battle for an unworthy purpose and now

they're dead or in terrible agony

Uncle from now on I'm no longer your

uncle and I disclaim you as my nephew

you can do what you want with it

woman Hing

pal these men and guns are not yours I

will take charge

now whatever you do that's your business

you're not our

chief you

wouldn't you wouldn't

dare if it wasn't because I loved your

father I'd set up a court Marshal find

you guilty and execute you godamn

you watch him get him all right hold

yeah

hey

watch out

you

hi

chbo

Pichu let's

go is he all

right h

well Chief H home I am not the chieftain

any

longer you blame me I blame myself I

must have been damn crazy to risk my men

where are you going now chint Town

you'll get

killed I'm going to make them all pay

you're on your own you won't make it now

that my uncle won't help there's nobody

will there's one person

you no I couldn't be any help who

then Fang chin Captain

Fang he'll help you fight the field

Marshall I'm sure how do you know that

he's the rebel Chief here

oh and what is a

rebel

F I saw you take that letter I know you

are

guilty what are you going to do I want

to know what your up to but instead you

tried to deceive me you let me go and

search the mountain thought I was a

fool I told you to delete the attack but

you took your men in a circle so I

almost got myself ambushed I might have

been killed what are you trying to

do are you in leag with the boss of the

red lanon talk Commander Lou you're

trying to frame me you have no evidence

I found this map hidden in your room

what is this isn't this

evidence I see so the rebels are against

the field Marshal yes but the rebels

aren't just against the field Marshals

we're against all of the Warlords the

rebels are all true Patriots H but I

never knew

that

Ching Pia you're no longer a chief you

don't have any men you should know

what's right for your

country who would have thought Captain

Fang was a rebel and did you think that

I was one too huh you you're

not Mr hung Madame you is the Rebel's

special Emissary her Mission has been to

make contact with Mr F

oh I see you're a modern young

pione hurry hurry Commander lose

ging oh what's wrong now have you found

fkui bad news they've arrested Fang as a

rebel

is he dead no not yet he's in the

dungeon of the secret

police are they looking for

you I don't think they suspect me as yet

I told them I escaped from the mountains

Commander Lou believes everything I

say I'll go to F chin and see if I can't

rescue

him you can't go alone it's too

dangerous H it's nothing Commander Lou

is coming to see the show

you keep him busy while I do my work

Move Along there Move Along there coming

here be

back commander commander come

on let me help

you come this

way

uh bring my car around after the show I

want both F and youu Sir

h

call

it now I know why you stop me

torturing because you are one of them he

was one have your man well today I'm

going to Te You limb from

limb the rebels are coming they will

succeed don't be a fool ders listen to

me stop working for the

warlord

nonsense I'm leaving watch him I'm going

where are you go to show I got the

tickets everyone's going to tell you

might a use a bit of all right I'll go

you stay here but you agreed I could go

oh what can you sit and I have to stay

behind I got tickets I can't let them go

to waste they give them to me I got

myself don't be so unreasonable you

already agreed I could go what so

unreasonable I got one more strip than

you have you been watching you're a

bastard that's an order I'm telling

nobody's going sir the commander gave

orders got to take van JY out at

midnight keep an extra close

watch

good

terrific

a

3 Let's

Go

so you have to go and call the field Mar

I don't no oh never mind never

mind sergeant major this man just said

he'd catch Hong chimp pal you stand

up what's your name uh I'm called Su

your first name name it's pal CH

pal H I suppose you want the

reward it would come in handy are you

certain you can catch this man for us

within 3 days I'll bring him to

you I think he'll kill you as soon as he

sees you hey I'm an old friend of his if

you agree to pay me the

reward I promise I'll bring him to

you are you sure sure hey Sergeant you

could help me a bit if you lent me

something I'd agree to split the reward

oh what do you

want

here are the guns take a good look

choose the one you

like not these they're too

clumsy hey

hey I don't believe you you'll need more

than one gun to catch this hung alive uh

to speak frankly I'm actually his

brother huh what's that but it doesn't

matter now I hate him he's turned into a

killer he's no longer a brother of mine

his evil reputation hunts me everywhere

I want to put him away for good all

right hello what's that yeah all right

okay

I must go out M be back soon mhm yes

sir Go sir there's a man in my room cost

you pound bring him here yes

sir

hey oh all

right Sergeant sh power is

here it's horrible I got the gun can I

go

now come here come here come here come

here do you recognize this

man yeah I know him he's the best friend

of hung chin pal if he led the way we

could track down hung hia

hey don't deny it you Pichu told me

everything about your friendship with

Hong I'm sure you

understand all

right I agree I'll take

it cut him

down

hey C

down

hey no this man's H PA I remember him

now huh

oh

me you get

it

get out of

here come

on

yeah

let

he

what

you

I got Fire Man mine's

too shoot shoot huh we

what

Happ the bolts been taken sir mine

too God damn it

two

hey

than

Commander trouble at the prison the

prisoners are breaking

up hold it Commander Lou I especially

put on this show as a favor to you even

if you don't like it you should at least

stay here until I

finished uh if you leave now I can't

stop you you but understand this you can

tell this to the field Marshal I won't

go because he's too rude huh no you

don't gra her come

on

all

out hey come

on

come

run the back

right come

on

where are they upstairs come

on

a

down

after him

right don't move don't

move

a

get after them come

on huh they got

away

he

he

can't

wait

all

Le I'm going kill you not yet hongin

Paw's been arrested you've got to get

him out first then deal with

me

Uncle

K this is Captain Fang chief of the

Rebel he's my Al At Your Service Captain

Fang we're yours to

command

what do you say to that

Lads put out the Red

Lantern Captain Fang chin PA and his

uncle are on your side when you arrive

send me a letter so I won't worry of

course I will nothing can stop the rebel

cause now I have to go there are many

shows I must do you're right there many

people want to see you

before goodbye take care take

care hey Madam

you why don't don't you call me Pichu

all right Pichu there's something I have

to tell

you I do believe now in the heroin Yang

P bang bang

boom

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