Grade 6 student Han Fei’s mother passed away from a car accident. His father, afraid that his son cannot take this news of his mothers death, lies to him and tells him that they are getting divorced. With the sudden appearance of a step mother, Han Fei does not accept her. His father tells him the truth of how his mother passed away, Han Fei realises what a mothers true love is on the day of his birthday.
A village is often troubled by a group of bandits on horseback, and the villagers send the teacher Fan Jian (Law Kar Ying) to the city to hire swordsmen to protect the village, but unfortunately, due to insufficient funds, he gets snubbed everywhere, failing to hire any professional swordsman. By chance, he runs into a braggart Beggar Su (Shi Xiao Long), who somehow becomes Fan Jian's lifeline by a twist of fate. Beside the braggart are two other unreliable blademasters who are hired as well...
Lingo
Por primera vez en años, el anciano pescador Takata Gou-ichi se monta en el tren bala hacia Tokio cuando descubre que su hijo, al que apenas conoce, está gravemente enfermo. Pero en el hospital, su hijo se niega a verlo. Su nuera Rie le pide a Takata que vea una cinta de vídeo de un documental que su hijo estaba filmando en la China rural. Emocionado por lo que ve, Takata promete completar el trabajo de su hijo. Aunque llena de obstáculos, su odisea en el corazón de China y la relación que crea con un niño huérfano y los aldeanos que lo cuidan reviven una sensación de familia que él pensaba que había perdido hace mucho tiempo.
