The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate

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Presented by Bona Film Group Co Ltd

China Film Co Ltd

SMG Pictures

Shine Show lnteractive Media Co Ltd

Bona Entertainment Co Ltd

Supported by

Bank of Beijing and C.M.W.H. Content Fund l

A Film Workshop Co Ltd Production

A TSUl HARK FlLM

"FLYlNG SWORDS OF DRAGON GATE"

Executive Producers Yu Dong Han Sanping

Li Ruigang Chen Danian Jeffrey Chan

Co-Producers Han Xiaoli Shi Dongming

Yang Wenhong James Zhao Zhu Guofan

Admininistrative Producers

Zhang Hao Zhao Haicheng Su Xiao

Associate Producers

Ding Yilan Peng Mingyu Liu Yong

Jet Li

Starring

Zhou Xun

Chen Kun

Gwei Lun Mei

Li Yuchun

Mavis Fan

Fan Siu Wong

lntroducing

Sheng Chien

Gordon Liu

Special Appearance

Action Choreographers

Yuen Bun Lan Hai Han Sun Jiankui

Produced by Nansun Shi Yu Dong

Produced and Directed by Tsui Hark

At the height of the Ming Dynasty...

The Emperor's eunuchs gained excessive power

They abused their position...

... and set up an East Bureau

and a West Bureau

All government officials were closely spied on

East Bureau,

or the East lnvestigation Bureau...

... infiltrated agents into

all major government offices

Officials were investigated and arrested

Many died in the grip of East Bureau agents

West Bureau...

... was the Emperor's secret service

lt was responsible for gathering intelligence

lt cast its nets far and wide

Charges were fabricated

Victims were locked up

The name 'West Bureau' induced fear and panic

Suspects faced immediate arrest and torture

Today, the head of East Bureau...

... Wan Yulou...

... visits Longjiang Naval Shipyard

lnstead of inspection...

His ulterior motive is to arrest opponents

And to execute them on the spot!

Bring the Minister of Law

and Junior War Minister!

At hand!

Bring the prisoners!

Bring the prisoners!

Here are the prisoners!

Here are the prisoners!

Kneel! Face judgment!

You two tried to report that l take bribes!

That l extort money from officials?

Before your letter reached the Emperor...

l intercepted it

You think to challenge East Bureau!

You are like soldiers in a defeated army

Fatally weakened, skulking in the shadows

But you're not bold enough...

... to report me to the Emperor

There is someone else behind you!

Minister of Five Armies! Step forward!

Can Qianzhi,

Minister of Five Armies, reporting

You are a master of treachery!

You hid your plot

behind two fifth-grade officials!

Behind your smooth talk, you're a plotter!

Sorry, but l must undo your hard work

Guards!

Time to taste some pickled body-parts!

Cut off his tongue!

Sir!

Restrain the prisoners!

Alert! There's someone on the drum tower!

Attack on the right!

Your Eminence!

The Captain is taken!

Don't worry

We're here to rescue you

So you're wearing concealed protective armor!

You're said to be highly skilled

You fear assassination even

with all these guards?

Tell me...

... whose body l'm going to pickle

My name is...

... Zhao Huai'an

But you won't need to remember it

l'll carve my name on your cursed head

So everyone will know who killed you

You're with the Civil Service Minister

He's already dead

You're just ensuring that...

... the last of his men die too!

l'm surviving better than your manhood did!

You've drunk so much pickled-flesh wine...

... that you can't even draw your sword

You really deserve to die

How dare you?

Foul eunuch!

Your lackeys and your enemies...

... are all watching

They will tell the world of your fate

Go to hell!

Hurry, report this!

Lock all the gates!

Wait for orders!

Sir!

Your Eminence...

... your family have been moved to safety

You will see them again very soon

You may sleep easy

Thank you for saving us

Farewell

Farewell

The lmperial Court...

... is so bad that...

... men like us have to mete out justice

lt's a pity

Without good officials...

Who will care for the people?

ln the past months...

We've decimated...

... the powerful eunuchs

who ran the East Bureau

Now they're gone...

The good officials will soon come back

Any obstacle can be surmounted

lf their best fighters come for us...

Things won't be settled so easily

DAJUE TEMPLE:

The front and back doors are well guarded

Many guards are deployed to the east and west

The temple is secured both inside and out

Unauthorized persons will be killed

You may leave

Sir!

How should we report this to the Emperor?

Let's discuss this

lt needs careful consideration

Thanks to that Zhao Huai'an...

We're forced to hide here!

What if we don't report?

No, we can't

Despite the witnesses that day...

Does the Emperor have to be told?

lf anyone speaks up, l'll silence him

lt's so simple

Report!

Eunuch Yu of West Bureau is here...

... with his subordinates

This is a matter for East Bureau!

Why is he here?

A single swordsman...

... has you cowering in fear!

So you hide here...

Too scared to return to the palace!

lsn't it my business if they attack us too?

Attack you too?

They're no more than a rabble

East Bureau will soon deal with them

That day at the Naval Shipyard...

Weren't you well protected?

Some man named Zhao...

... had no trouble decapitated your leader

There's nobody here except cowards...

How could you manage to deal with him?

Eunuch Wan was careless

He underestimated his foe

Underestimated?

He's too weak!

East Bureau's 'masters'

have been killed one by one

Your chiefs, captains, team heads...

Your turn next!

How dare you!

Sit down

You think you'll be safe, hiding here?

We are imperial servants to help the Emperor

Who do you think you are?

West Bureau was formed only recently

And you dare...

... to confront me like this?

Sir...

You ask who we think we are?

l'll tell you

West Bureau exists

to remedy East Bureau's failures!

Listen well...

There's more!

l will kill those that

East Bureau dares not kill!

l will take care of what East Bureau botches!

Whatever East Bureau manages...

l will take over

Whatever East Bureau can't manage,

l will manage

We are empowered to

act without prior approval!

That's who we are!

ls that clear enough?

Concubine Wan is summoning him again

That Johnny-come-lately...

... treats the palace like his home!

He's even on her bed!

THE CONCUBlNES' QUARTERS

Your Ladyship!

Your Ladyship...

Eunuch Yu of West Bureau has been waiting

Send for him

Treasure of my heart...

Come here!

l gave you West Bureau...

... to maintain control here

Why are you needling East Bureau?

Your duty is to keep the maids...

... out of His Majesty's bed

Why waste time on...

... those old men of East Bureau?

Wouldn't l be happier...

... if you stayed here with me?

Your Ladyship,

l always take your orders seriously

lf His Majesty...

... so much as glances at another woman...

She's gone by next day

Please don't worry

Your Ladyship is the only woman...

... allowed to get pregnant here

l've found several pregnancies among the maids

Who are these hussies...

... who've let men take advantage?

Of the four...

Three are said to have been with guards

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