Lin Qiu
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...
Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.
