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What are you doing?

He's always bad, but I'm not bad.

All right, I'll be quiet.

Please sit down.

I'm going to tell you a little story.

This is good.

And this one is bad.

Now, there was a time when even the good was bad.

Give me ten minutes.

You

like

it?

It's Ming, 14th century.

It's a piece of junk.

20th century.

A fortune.

I don't believe I know you. Mr. Peter Killerman.

He's in your trading company.

David Young, master of the house. I don't recognize your name.

I was invited here by Mr.

Chen from the Bank of Thailand.

Oh, yes.

Welcome. Nice to meet you, Mr. Killerman. Please enjoy yourself. I hope

you have a great evening.

I'm sure I will, mister.

By the way, where's the original?

In a vault.

Safest place for it.

Feats everywhere.

Kotokla, alauninti.

Make it on the rocks with a twist.

You speak English very well.

Well, I have to. You have to. It's the only language that I know.

Oh, pity. I find French more beautiful.

Real man of the world.

No, just gifted in a few areas.

Language is one.

What's another?

Antiquities, especially Chinese.

And I'm very good with my hands.

But, um, would you excuse me for one second, please?

Are you leaving? I'll be right back.

Okay.

What is that, anyway?

It's just an old sword.

Look, I'm really lousy at this, and I don't even know your name. But do you

want to get out of here and go grab some dinner?

How about lunch tomorrow?

12.30, Jade House Hotel?

Oh, I can't.

I don't get off lunch until 1.

Write the rules.

My name is Janine Allison.

What's yours?

Alex Cardone.

Good afternoon, Alex.

Conte says lots of things, John.

His money's always good.

That sword is way too big for him. He can't handle it. Who cares?

Stealing from James Leone is suicide.

He's got friends.

He's got power.

I was that friend, and I also got power.

Don't tell me my business.

Look, after we get rid of the sword, you take a vacation.

You go visit your family in the country, and I work some contacts in Europe.

You just disappear for a while.

I'll get the car.

Alex! I know I'm breaking all the rules, but I wanted to do it right, so I'm a

little early. But I'm glad you could make it. Put your hands up!

Great, I see them.

You hide in the restroom. When they run after me, you sneak away.

John!

You don't like me?

He was caught and beaten like an animal. His greed has led him to a very dark

place. But Master Sun, did you know such an evil person?

Yes, he was my friend.

How did you meet him?

In prison.

Weren't you afraid to be in prison?

Yes.

But the worst prisons are the ones we build for ourselves.

No! There's a cat!

No!

There's a cat! No! No!

myself.

That man is Chan.

These people have his protection.

That made him lose face.

You are the boss.

You are superior to him. He is new to the prison.

Forgive him, please.

See?

Force is not the answer.

It will break inside of you.

Bear it.

It's inside.

It will never break.

Yesterday, that block you did, I've never seen anything like that.

Not a block.

Well, it's a strike. Not a strike.

The other hand.

There's a way of being.

I don't understand.

What?

No need to touch.

To achieve the iron hand, one must live it, be it, attain a certain.

Why do you have a private cell?

I've been here a long time. The guards respect me.

Even the big one, the demon.

He doesn't like me much, but he respects me.

When did they start the fight yesterday?

The man you angered, Chan.

He's the cell boss.

The guards allow him to solve his own problems.

You are in deep trouble.

What kind of troubles do I have?

Why are you in this prison?

I stole an old sword.

What kind of sword?

A Japanese sword covered with jewels.

A katana, Alex.

How do you know my name?

That old man you tried to save, no one in here would do that. Few would even

care.

But you did.

If you wish to learn the Iron Hand, I will show you.

How many times do I have to do this?

Until my foot gets tired.

Why are you in here?

What did you do? Kill a student?

Yes.

And continue. I came from China to here to teach some Thai soldiers the iron

hand. One of my students, a soldier, tried to rape a girl.

Her brother came to her rescue.

The soldier killed him with my iron hand.

They sent me to find him.

I had to kill him.

His father was a politician.

He sent me here.

That was 15 years ago.

When did you get out?

Never.

So my parents were missionaries, going from one stinkhole to the next.

China, India, the Philippines.

You name the sewer, I grew up in it.

You did not enjoy being a missionary, saving souls and spreading faith.

It's just words, man.

I was dragged from place to place. No friends, no roots.

They came to Thailand when I was 17 and left you after.

But I stayed.

Which resulted you being in prison.

No, I'm in prison because I got caught stealing. That's why I'm here.

You are in prison because you never forgave your parents and because you are

a lousy thief.

So look, why are you helping me? Tell me why.

25 years ago, I competed in the Kumite.

You ever heard of it?

No. Japanese word for fight.

It is the most prestigious contest in all the world. It's your win or lose.

Has no weapons.

No prizes, no black belts.

All but for a ceremonial sword.

A sword that someone stole.

A sword? What's the big deal?

The contest is a chance to compete with the world's best.

It is a spiritual event.

Look, I'm telling you, I'm not spiritual.

Why is it that you keep repeating that to yourself?

You deny that and you become an empty shell destined to be a loser forever.

All right, look.

Assuming I wasn't in jail.

Assuming I was ready.

How would I get an invitation?

You earn it.

So true.

The superintendent wished to see you.

You'd better go.

Demons take me up to my chin.

What are they going to do with me?

I don't know.

Attacking a guard is serious.

No, no!

Stop! I'll go in.

Remember, inner strength.

I'll be with you.

Hear my heartbeat.

And now Alex faces his greatest challenge.

That of accepting his fate. How could they do that?

If I knew that iron hand, I'd smash that box and escape from

jail. But we cannot always run from our problems.

And we cannot always fight.

It takes greater courage to face our problems and be patient.

When we have learned to accept ourselves, then begins the solution.

And that is not as difficult as it sounds.

Listen to what happens.

You want me to hang up?

You are in a hand on chin.

I don't even know how.

It comes when you are calm.

Never when you are angry.

Yes, sir.

I heard you all the time.

You never left.

I gave you my promise.

I used to promise people things.

But they were only lies.

The Kumite.

I want to win it for you. It is not about winning.

It is about finding oneself.

Then I'm giving you my word.

I will compete in the Kumite.

Do not talk about the Kumite.

You rest first.

How you doing?

Winning big time.

The superintendent wants to see you.

What's going on?

I don't know, but it doesn't sound too severe.

All right.

Finish up the game. I'll be right back. Okay.

This boy you're going to lose, buddy.

The superintendent, what did he want?

He says I'm free.

Someone outside must have helped you. Who?

I don't know.

I can't leave you here alone.

You must.

The community is about to happen soon. Demon is scheduled to compete.

And you know he's totally unworthy. He has left already.

You must stop him.

Not with brute force, but with the skill and the inner strength which you

possess.

It is very important that you know what that means.

Look at you.

You look different today. You walk out into the world clean.

Never forget that.

Make the Kumite a spiritual event again.

I will.

And I promise I'm going to get you out of here.

Be careful.

Now that you know what a promise means.

I promise.

Thank you.

To your new freedom, Mr. Cardo.

Have you any idea why you're here?

Revenge?

A most unprofitable venture at best. If you look all around you, you can see

very easily that I prefer profit.

That particular item, which was mine, that you acquired, had a value beyond

riches. It had a value of its own, a life, a spirit. It was a symbol. It was

to have been the prize awarded to the greatest fighter on Earth.

The Kumite. It's about to begin, and there is no prize to be awarded. It's

missing. So you find your previous partner, and he will bring the sword to

you. That's your price for your freedom.

Alex had a chance to write.

What was wrong?

He might be bad again. Weren't you afraid to trust him? Fear and trust are

two different things.

Inside of each of us is good and bad.

If I was afraid of what he might do, then I would invite the bad. But if I

trust him, then I would invite the good.

And that would allow him to help himself.

What's your name?

Alex Cardo.

Invitation, please.

I don't have one.

Then you can compete.

Next, please.

What is your name?

I'll go.

Next, please.

bro. I can't let you fight in a coup d'etat. What are you talking about?

I got an invitation, pal.

I don't care what you got.

I'm your handler, and I'm telling you he's fighting in a coup d'etat.

Yeah, well, who's gonna stop me? You, old man?

I'm tired of playing with you, man. You go get your invitation, and you bring it

to me, and you get the hell out of here.

It's too bad, my man, because you're going to miss the biggest high of your

life.

Look, I have to pay.

I made someone a promise I would.

See that big guy? He's a handler. If anybody can help you, he can.

Thanks.

I made someone a promise.

I heard you can help me.

I got a deal for you. You want to keep your appetite?

All I got to do is whip Cardo.

You ready?

Let's go.

Thank you.

I owe you.

No, you don't.

If we go up against each other, I'm not holding back.

Come on.

Next priest.

How did you obtain this?

He earned it.

Welcome to the committee.

Good luck.

Next priest.

Sorry. That's free.

Oh, my, my. Will you get a look at that?

Who's she?

Kim Camp. That's the first woman they ever invited to the Kumite. This is

something. What do you like?

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Oh, yeah.

How do you do?

It's overhazard that you want to go out to dinner with me.

Well, let me put a... Stop to that rumor right now.

Because I go to dinner when I want, with whom I want. I'm sure you know where to

stick it. But if you don't, I can stick it there for you.

Alex,

what do you think all this is going to cost me and Toto to have the sword

returned?

Nothing.

Nothing?

What, he's just going to... Walk right up, hand you the sword for old time's

sake, eh?

Oh, I think he'll give it up for a very large sum of money.

It doesn't have to be yours.

Then whose?

What does it matter?

As long as the job gets done.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the committee.

We are pleased to see fighters from every continent represented here. And it

is our hope that you all will honor your schools and countries by competing

strongly and fairly.

Good night.

What's your style?

It's my style.

I'm a street fighter.

So what do you think you're doing?

I don't want to get talked with these guys out here because you might have to

fight them out of the ring. You know what I'm saying?

What are you doing here?

I'm going to ask you the same thing.

I'm working for your old partner now.

How come?

About a week after you were arrested, John called me.

He offered me a great deal, and before I knew it, I was working for him. He's

done quite well for himself.

And for me.

Not what you think.

Look, it's none of my business.

I'm only here for... Business.

He's got something I want.

And I'm sure he'll be happy to give it to you at a reasonable rate. One million

American dollars.

I'm willing to bet he'll accept, but I have to talk to him first. How can I

reach you? By coming here.

If you're asking me to trust Mr. Shu with my address, phone number, anything,

you're asking too much.

He wants to do business.

We do it here.

Meet me here tomorrow night at the same time.

Close the deal?

To hear if John's interested.

Patience, Alex.

You're rushing into things. It's what got you in trouble last time.

Alex!

Do you mind if I sit down?

Sit down, please.

Can I tell you something?

Sure. You know, I might have to fight you in the finals.

And I want you to know, it's nothing personal.

It's always personal.

We just have to make it honorable.

I pick you up for dinner tonight, 7 or 7.30?

Hold on.

Not 7.30.

He was locked up forever.

He didn't look that way to me.

Obviously. And he wants the sword back.

He's willing to pay a million Americans for it.

Then set it up the day after tomorrow, 9.30 in the morning.

Alex was one dangerous bastard.

And he knows I set him up.

No problem.

If ever I have to make sure someone dies in my life, this.

You're not going to go for it?

No, no, no.

John's very interested.

He wants to close a deal here tomorrow morning at 9.30.

9.30?

That's difficult.

If it's so important to you, how can it be that difficult?

All right, 9.30.

That's it?

Don't you still owe me a meal?

I think I do.

They're not here.

I don't know what it is about him.

It's not changed my mind about a lot of things.

Mostly about myself.

When will he be released from prison?

He won't be.

I'm thinking that if I could save enough money, I could maybe buy him out.

What? You just seem so different from how John describes you. How's that?

He says that you're only one for yourself and that you never think about

others. It was more of an act to keep him in line, but there was some truth to

it once.

Now?

Now I hope there's not.

I'm trying to find out. How?

By honoring a promise I made to Son.

What was the promise?

It's a secret.

You're really not as bad as John says you were. Is that a good thing?

I don't know.

Yet.

Alex, when you go to meet John... I want to finish what he started three years

ago. How did you know that? Because you still think I'm dangerous.

Are you?

You be careful, too, Sinead.

And don't be there at this meeting tomorrow.

I'm going to have to take you home soon.

I've got to have a business to finish.

Don't hold back, Cliff.

No favors, Alan.

Watch out!

Hi, E. Was it that for me?

Did they shot a demon for me?

Yeah, I guess I did.

What an idiot.

Hey,

Ty. What's your real name anyways?

It's Raymond.

Raymond.

Right.

So,

here we are.

Another day. You still refuse my help?

Any kind of offers of assistance?

I really don't understand, and I've only got one question. Why?

Another Alex filled the fort with you.

And now?

That Alex is gone.

Well, I understand all that, but it still doesn't answer my question.

Why?

I know what the sort means.

I've ever since pressed it.

You've entered the Kumite, but does that alone mean that you must refuse my help?

I did this alone, and I think I should fix it alone.

Even if you die in the attempt.

All right.

I still don't understand, but I trust and respect your wishes.

I shall see you at the committee.

There was no way we were going to miss the final.

No, I'm fine, too.

So, um, where's Alex?

I told him to get here early.

Hey,

Sergio. Hey,

Cliff. So, would you have any idea where Alex might be?

He's been hanging out at this restaurant.

I'll go sit on your plane. No, wait. Let me go with you. Hey, Cliff, make sure

Kim knows that Sergio and I went to the restaurant to try to find Alex, all

right? Yeah. Okay, buddy. All right.

Thank you

Alex, Alex, Alex.

All right.

So, you're still there after that.

If you would have been in the same position, you would have done the same

thing.

Well, then he didn't know me too well.

Look, I'm not here to apologize.

Good. Where's the sword?

Okay. Now, do you have the money?

Well, well, well.

You have the money.

So we're done?

I guess so.

Now take the sword.

Carlo, what's going on?

Now!

Please,

John. You woke me up.

Payback for the bitch, huh?

Goodbye, John.

Goodbye, Alex.

Good job, Mr. Carter.

Alex.

Janine. Oh, my God.

Janine, you were supposed to stay away. I couldn't. John was going to kill you.

He was going to kill you. I know what John was going to do.

I tried to call the police, but they said that they were already here.

I got scared. I thought they might have tried to kill you.

There's you.

I'll save you. You're right, man.

I think he's going to be okay. It looks like the bullet went straight through,

Alex. I think he's going to be all right. You're a true warrior, Alex.

Come on, come on.

Hey, take good care of him, all right?

You just get better, okay?

You just get better. You're going to be fine. You tell Alex to kick Steven's

ass. I got you, girl. You can't fight.

You're bleeding.

Watch me.

Hey.

You got a kumite to win.

No, I don't. Okay?

Let me do something for you.

And soon, just me.

you get there?

Alex said he'd be expecting me.

He's an honorable man, your friend.

It's not something I'd have readily said two years ago.

There is a reward for it. The reward has already been paid. I used my influence.

His reward is here, tonight.

I'm sorry, it's your bad.

I cannot remember a time when we have seen such demonstration of skill,

endurance, and courage. It gives me great pleasure to present to you Katana

Soul and honor you as Kumite Grand Champion.

And so Alex won the Kumite and gave me the sword.

So you see, it is possible for all of us to have good and bad inside of us.

Did we ever get to kiss a girl?

What is it? Did I miss something?

Did we ever get to kiss a girl?

like this.