Over 400 years ago in the Hsiangsi area
The old custom of "herding corpses" was practised
The concept of being buried at home
so when a person traveled far away
and died in a strange land
his corpse world have to be returned home
as quickly as possible
according to the wishes of his family
or his own last instructions
Transport was difficult in Hsianghsi
and so the profession of "corpse driver" flourished
Taoists were the main practicioners
They drove the corpses
to the designated place
within the specified time
this story is based on legends
of true events and real people
Three loyal ministers of the defeated Ming
Suffered abuse disguised as "corpse herders"
trying to protect their country
and live up to their lofty ideals
Let's conclude who would win only
it's better to conclude who would die
Thank you for your yielding
Ma'am
Young master's returned
Yun Chang
Hsiang Yen
Yun Chang
We are worrying you, Yun Chang
I'll take care of myself
Ko Lung Ta assigned his men to get you many times
You had better keep attention
Ko Lung Ta has finally taken action
Mr. Hang was caught five days ago
It's said that he's escaped
Ko killed more than ten soldiers
in anger
He'd probably come to get me
Why?
He...
You're Lin Yun-Chang, Chicalry Lin?
Who are you?
Under general's written order
I come to invite you to General's mansion
It's Ko Lung Ta
Great general of Ching Dynasty
Tell him, I have no intention to start
You studied Kungfu from the same master
Now, Ching Dynasty requests virtuous persons
and the general invited you sincerely
I don't see he is sincere
Tell me frankly if you have any mission else
We can't invite you
The general asked us to escort you
Nonsense, tell him
I have no intention to be official
Escort him out
Yes
Please
Yun Chang
Hsiang Yen
I'll go to see him tomorrow
You should not go
It has all been changed
He's no more your fellow disciple
He's now a cruel general
It's right, you should not step into his trick
but anyway
he won't let me go
Let me to with you
It is unnecessary
If there should be any accident
What shall we do?
I'll come back, Hsiang Chin
If there should be any accident
I'll get even with Ko Lung Ta
You should know, as the situation exists
The Ming Dynasty will come to an end
It's none of your business
Ko Lung Ta, you don't need to speak any more
We are fellow disciples
I won't forget our close relationship
If you like to see His Majesty with me
You'll enjoy honor and wealth
Everybody has his own will
Let's go our separate way
Thousands will bear the responsibility of Ming
Halt
Why don't we have a drink
We are in different thoughts
Wait
You bad better stay
It's impossible
Don't blame me for being unpolite
Get him
It's been ten years you deem me as your foe
To kill fellow disciples is not my wish
You still seem me as your fellow disciple?
Golden Garment
You stole from master?
You're very smart
Master's right, you're a cruel mean guy
You're hit by my soul-broken needle
Even if master's here he'll be unable to save
Well, I want to go home
No one supports my mother
How can she lead her living?
To be a bandit
how can you go home
You get no home to go now
Why'd your mother bear a bandit son
Let me kill you
All right, try then
Shut up! Go to hell
You may make decision whether you'll leave
Now I've to speed to Ting Yuan
Elder brother, wait for me
Which way is for Ting Yuan, father?
We had better make a detour to the mountain
Okay, let's go
I wondered that we're at an end
and before me is the pretty village
Please
Glad to meet you, sir
How do you do, Mr Ting?
Mr Weng will arrive in three days
See grand general
Did Hang Chung Jen escape away?
I deserve to death
Where did he escape?
I followed him near Wu Li Bridge
I should have caught him, but...
but you didn't caught him, right?
I deserve to death
Yes, you deserve to death, guard
Yes
Chin Wang, Wu Ping released criminal purposely
Behead them and exhibit their head in public
Yes
Spare my life, Grand general...
General Tse
Here
Hang Chung Jen is a general of Ming
Don't you know he is an important criminal?
Yes, I do
Good, now I give you three days
Give order to blockade all paths of the city
and search every house
those who disobey, kill
Yes
No where you can escape
Come on, let me catch you
You're very evil
Sir, sir
For what did you come in?
Go to hell
Attention
About turn
What's your mission?
I'm going to search the east stores
I'm preparing to search the west houses
you, great fools
Yes, great fools
Double time march
one two...
You may kill hundred but no one'd be escaped
Yes
Commander Ku
Here
Search
thoroughly
Yes
I didn't see you for long time, Mr Wang
So long, sir
Thank you
Thank you, Mr. Ting
You're welcome, please sit down
Please
Ko Lung Ta's army marched towards South
Pai Ting City was occupied by Ching
It isn't an easy way
for you to reach Ping Chou, sir
I'll start once Mr. Weng arrives
All right
I think that
someone may be helpful on route
Who's it?
Taoist Lu of Ching Hsu Kuan
Go to where you come from
You're a constable what're you going to catch?
I catch ghost
Catch ghost, nonsense
There're Sun and Moon in the sky
There're mountain and river on the ground
Remember
reach Ping Chou before middle Autumn
There're eleven days I should reach in time
This is the oral secrets for calling door
They're different for single and double days
Don't make a mistake
The survival of Ming Dynasty will depend on you
Please don't worry
I will complete the mission
even to sacrifice my own life
This is military layout
Be careful, there should be no mistake
Yes
Now military situation is urgent
You'd reach Ping Chou before August 12
August 12,I have nine days for it
Over Wu Chu Mountain detour Chin Lung Hill
Then turn to the South about thousand miles
It's rugged and dangerous way
You have to arrive in nine days
No matter how danger it would be
I'd like to guarantee by my life
Heaven blesses Ming Dynasty you may start
Yes, good luck
Chao Ming Here
Do as planned
Yes
You may go now
Thank you
Go
Halt
Where are you going?
I'm going to Nan Ping Town
What for?
My aunt lives there
Eighty years old she depends on my support
I take some salt and rice
to show my filial piety
okay, you may go
Thank you
Wait
Come back
Take off your broad-brimmed rain hat
How are you
It's out of my expectation to meet you lackey
Why does a general disguise yourself like that
It's better than to be a lackey
Get him
Yes
Close the gate
Yes
Go, hurry up
Follow them
Yes
Hang's dead
Yes, I killed him in person
Where is his corpse?
His corpse fell down the precipice
Hang Chung Jen is a very tricky and wise person
He might not die even fell down the precipice
Should he die, take his head here
or your own head
Yes
Please
Tung Ta Chen, male 51 of age businessman
Fell down precipice and died at noon yesterday
This is official post-mortem examination
Tung Ta Chen, male native of Hsiho
Fell down the precipice
and died at noon
This is to make identification for the dead
It's my rule, to start with six corpses
Now there are but four corpses
Less two corpse before we can start
Two corpses
How long shall we wait?
Wait if you can, leave if you can't wait
It will be under your own decision
That means
if I can get two more corpses
will you start right away?
Star right away when we get six corpses
Okay, good bye
Good bye
Who's it?
One who came to take your life
You were hit by my Soul-Broken needle
Master, master
Master, business again
Nonsense! I've told you more than once
Bereaved family, don't say business
Why can't you remember?
Please
Taoist
Left it in
Come on, keep here
You want to speed
Yes, to border city
How did she die?
She came to see her husband he married again
She then threw herself into the river
Please
How much should I pay for it
Sixty teals of silver
Please keep the documents here
If there should be any other corpses in 3 days
I'll start when I get six corpses
Please take care of them on route
I'll write border city to reward generously
It's my own duty
I won't accept
Good bye then
Good bye
The female corpse is very nice
It's a regret for her to die
Don't speak nonsense
Why, you beat again
Soul-broken needle is very poison
I can save you only temporarily
I... how long can I be alive?
Nine days the most
Ko Lung Ta took my Golden Garment away
and also Soul-Broken needles
Lots of virtuous persons will be killed
by him
Come on, keep here
Master, he is going to Hsiho too?
Father died with his son
When will you start, master?
With six corpses, start at midnight
Please take care of them on route
I'm going to start, please withdraw
Good bye
Please
Six generals
After life & this life is absolutely different
The road to the hell is broad
You'll go to the Buddhist paradise
Don't be confused, don't return
Go home for those in this life
Everything is ready, master
Good
Take a rest, gentlemen
We'll start at midnight to Lanchou
What are you doing?
Start gentlement
Keep attention when passing doors and stairs
stop
You arrived, Taoist Lu
Yes
You had a hard journey
It's far, let's take a rest
It's dawning I want to settle the corpses
To rest for a day then to start tomorrow night
six too
It's my rule, six too
It's your old rule and also my old business
You and Chou Niu abide in guest room
Don't startle any other customers
Keep the corpses in the mortuary
Waiter, arrange two best rooms for Taoist Lu
Yes
Take them to the mortuary, Chia, quick
Please
Start, gentlemen
Pass the door
Down the stairs
Go in to take rest
up the stairs
The grand general
After life and this life
are ported
Pass the door
You stand here
You'll go to the Buddhist paradise
Don't be confused, don't return
Go home for those who belong to this life
Please take a rest
We'll start this evening
Good bye
All right, go to rest
Please take rest in the bed room front
Please
Upstairs please
This is your room, taoist
and this is yours
Please have tea
All right
Let me manage it, there'd be no mistake
Come
It's true that Mr Fang wanted to buy the house
That's right, come on
How much?
Three hundred taels of silver
Three hundred! It's too expensive
No, it isn't
with best beams and posts
Besides, it's located at a place beautiful
Come
Waiter
Coming
Two more steamed dumplings
Right away
It isn't too expensive
but it's said that it's a haunted house
Demoness
Here are the steamed dumplings
Well, you're very romantic
Should it be true that there's demoness
You must be glad to meet her
Let's visit the house later
All right
Please
Where's another one?
Why? There'd be another one
Oh, Vampire
Vampire
Invite the Taoist, it's awful
It's awful, Taoist, it's awful
What's the matter?
Vampire
oh, but it's impossible
Vampire, it comes out
All right, let me get it
Oh, what's going on?
Vampire
No, Taoist
My dear, my dear
The Taoist
even can't control the vampire
How can he perform his duty
It's bad for him to introduce the ghost home
I'm a bit afraid
Me too
Don't escape, come back
Did the taoist catch him?
He escaped away
I bought a pair of jade bracelets today
Let me take it for you
What's the matter with you?
Taoist, the vampire is in my room
Vampire, escape quickly
Don't run
Taoist, it's awful
The vampire went to my room, quick
Where's the vampire, mistress?
Where's the vampire, Taoist
It's terrible, where's the Taoist?
Did you get it, Taoist?
Here is the Taoist
What shall we do, Taoist
Where's the vampire?
He won't go far, I know where he is
one, two, three, four, five, six
Six represents luck
I'm in high attainment, please count
It's six, just right, no vampire
1,2,3,4,5,6
It's just right
Besides, there's a pretty female corpse
I've thirty years' experience no mistake at all
Please don't worry
Don't worry
I do worry, Taoist
They transfer one corpse one time
but you transfer six corpse once
Sorry, this is but a little store
We can't accept big business
Please guard them
Start once the Sun is setting
I'll start when the Sun is setting
Now pass the bridge
Halt
Stop
what for?
To transport the corposes
To where?
Chiang Country
Here are the certificates
Please take a look
The other Taoists transport one corpse
But you transport six corpses once
Why?
It's our rule, six corpses each time
I guard the gate I don't care what the rules is
I want to examine
Please examine
Examine
Yes
The cotton is moving
don't be doubtful, examine again
Oh, it really moving
let me do it
Nothing can be escaped from my eyesight
Don't try to frighten us
Master, Master, look
come back
Don't escape, come back right away
Don't escape
Follow them, hurry u
Escape quickly
The grand general
After life and this life are parted
The road to the hell is broad
You'll go to the Buddhist paradise
Hurry up
Look, elder brother
Let's jump over
Escape quickly
The grand general
Fool, jump quickly
Oh, snake
Quick
Stretch your left leg
Fool, escape quickly
Detour Yes
This way
Stop them Yes
Quick Yes
Quick Follow them
Yes
Fool, undress your shroud
Somebody is coming
Hurry up
Which direction shall we go, uncle
Toward south to pass over the mountain peak
Quick, follow them
Over there
Fellow them Yes
Surround them Yes
Don't let them flee away
Master
Why should we chase them, master
Fool, it's important for us to flee away
We don't need to chase those criminals
Follow them, quick
Here comes the Ching soldiers
Don't let him flee away! Follow him
Yes
Hurry Yes
Uncle Father
How did you come
We came with corpse transportation company
Let's go
There's a cave in the valley ahead
Let's go in to take a rest
Good
Over there, don't let him flee away
Let's get even with them
Support him to leave
Yes
Hurry
Follow them Quick, yes
Lots of Ching soldiers
let's leave quickly
You may come in, uncle
Ying Chi Uncle
I'm probably uncle to follow you to the South
South! If it isn't because of you
We would have been in the South already
My nerve centers were closed for two days
I'm almost unable to stand with it
We're going to flee from tiger mouth
but you let us enter into it again
What a misfortune it is
Although I'm a criminal but I'm righteous
I don't care death
It doesn't concern us whether you care death
but we care death
Don't keep close contact with them
Well
Will you leave?
We're surrounded by them
can you go out?
I have to it's better to keep a whole body
If I can't return, my corpse will
Should I be beheaded
I'll got no chance to go home again
You must leave, Tiao Lo?
I prefer to die out, I must leave
If you don't leave, I do
Tiao Lo...
Tiao Lo
Try to get some firewood out, Ming
Yes
You don't leave yet, young lady
I
We're criminals, you don't worry to be involved?
I have made up my mind to go Pingchow directly
May be Ko Lung Ta will appear at Hui Ming Lu
You really want to go
Yes, I must go
We must kill Ko Lung Ta the great demon
Take it, it may be helpful to you
Where will you go, young lady?
To Fan Chia Kou
Fan Chia Kou, what for?
To look for someone?
I'm familiar with it whom are you looking for?
One who's not easy to look for
I'm in danger
You had better leave sooner
Leave, it's impossible to leave
Just ahead, catch him
Quick, quick
Don't let him escape away
There're Manchus' all over
You said that you preferred to die out?
General, general
Ching's army will reach soon
It isn't safe here, let's leave soon
For the nation's sake Please leave soon
Ying Chi, I don't want you to be captured
Let me stay with him You go with Ying Ming
Let's go! Quick
We'll come back after
fulfilling the mission
Uncle, go quickly
You would leave here soon, young lady
For what did you follow
my father?
How do you know?
My father's a capital criminal
You aren't afraid of death?
I'm not afraid of death if it's worthwhile
This means success
That means sacrifice
Did he go to Hui Ming Lu of pingchew
How did you know?
I heard it from Grand General Mansion
Oh, Ko Lung Ta knew it already?
He knew your action thoroughly
Follow
Quick! Follow them
Elder brother, elder brother
Over there, they're over there
Encircle! Encircle! Don't let them flee away
Tse Lun-to
You'll have no chance to go out, Hang
Encircle them, encircle them
It's mine, it's mine
Get them
It's mine, it's mine
Chang Pu-Fei
You had better accept the fate Hang Chung-Jen
Five Ghosts Return Soul
General... Father
Let's leave this place soon
All right, let's go
Who's it?
Wan Li-Fei, I want to see General Kuan urgent
It's him, general
General Kuan
I'm Kuan Chen-Ming
I, Wan Li-Fei under the order of Mr. Weng
to submit you military layout of Ching army
Please take a look
You came from far away, it's virtuous
The military layout comes timely
It's more than hundred thousand soldiers
It's Mr. Hang's great plan
For diverting Ko Lung-Ta's army
Hang Chung-Jen took false layout to pingchow
Maybe he has stepped into their traps
Did you come here before, father?
Yes, about seventeen years ago
Oh, a long time ago
Uncle
Ying Chi, Wang Yuan
Don't you feel it's quite abnormal uncle?
There's no one nearby
Yes, keep attention
A long day, the shadow of wild goose is rare
The mountain is thin when the moon sets
To see South Mountain gracefully
To pluck chrysanthemum under east fence
A long day, the shadow of wild goose is rare
The mountain is thin when the moon sets
To see South Mountain gracefully
To pluck chrysanthemum under east fence
Oh, you must be General hang
Yes, I am Hang Chung-Jen
Please come in
Please
Please sit down, General Hang
Please, everybody
Senior Liu has waited long
Never mind
Please sit down
You must have suffered, Chung Jen
It's nothing, Senior Liu
I worried that I'd be late
No, it's a long and dangerous journey
You're a real loyalist of Great Ming Dynasty
Where's the military layout of Ching army?
Here it is
That's wonderful
General Kuan is waiting for it
Senior Liu
To the original owner
Why don't you kneel down to accept death?
You! The betrayer
You're the assassin
You've never thought that I can come alive
My Soul-Broken Needle has never been lost
but your eyesight'd be lost
Except you feigned to be hit
You are right
What a shameless betrayer, Liu
Shut up! Don't you know you are dying?
Lady, Let's take the layout back
Yes
You must die
No one can leave here alive
It's you who'll die
Let's kill all of you
Let's leave quickly
General, general
Rise up, where's General hang?
Ko Lung-Ta
No where you can escape
General, general
Don't care me, leave soon
General, general
Yun Chang, Yun Chang
Who's it?
One who's out of your expectation
Well, you're still alive?
This is my last day
The ninth day
That's right
It must be the old thief who saved you
But you are still unable to flee away from death
It's you
You're dreaming
Don't think about nothing can break Golden garment
You, what are you doing?
I didn't think that you can keep alive
Now go to hell
What are you doing?
You'll never escape from my Tiger Teeth Chain
Let's go
Yun Chang, Yung Chang
It's the only way to kill Ko Lung-Ta
To die together
Sabbath
Yun Chang...