Tiger Killer
1982 · 94 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 133 VOTES · DIR. Li Han-Hsiang
Overview
TIGER KILLER (1982) is a straightforward adaptation of one story from the sprawling Chinese literary epic, "The Water Margin." It tells the tale of Wu Song, who slays a man-eating tiger preying on farmers and villagers and becomes the hero of the province, getting appointed as a constable by the local magistrate. He is reunited with his older brother, the short, disfigured Wu the Elder, a peddler of buns, who invites Wu Song to move in with him and his new wife. The wife, Golden Lotus, is an attractive young former maid who had been forced to marry Wu the Elder as punishment for getting caught in bed with her master by the master's wife. She takes a liking to the handsome, strong Wu Song, who rebuffs her attempts to seduce him. When Wu Song is sent on a long journey, the wife begins an affair with a rich local merchant. When Wu Song returns from his mission, he is met with shocking news which sets off a series of violent acts of retribution.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,099 lines
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00:00:56 Wu the Elder, small as a shrimp
00:03:31 You want a fight?
00:06:25 Come on, men.
00:09:02 You've killed, and I'll give up my life for you.
00:13:33 Let me hold...this way please.
00:15:49 What?
00:25:35 Younger brother...
00:29:00 Sit down...
00:31:32 Who's the big guy in Wu the Elder's house?
00:41:22 Come, find her the worst man
00:44:41 carry the bones with me when I sell wheat cakes.
00:46:42 He Jiu the coroner to examine the body.
00:51:19 Come...sit down.
00:53:42 Sister-in-law, do you know what kind of a person I am?
00:56:31 No, it's not like that.
00:58:47 when I'm back.
01:00:38 You're saying...
01:05:10 He is home.
01:09:51 the three pawn shops;
01:14:32 In secret?
01:18:06 You've got the wrong person.
01:20:22 watch what you're saying.
01:23:56 You gave me the poison.
01:28:19 I'm here for my brother's revenge.