During the Manchu (Qing) Dynasty, a mainland Chinese patriot becomes a one-man resistance force to defend a timber works against the invading Japanese army.
A small child witnessing the murder of his parents at the hands of demons. The child narrowly escapes and comes under the care of a wise old master, who subjects him to a training regime that will lead to him on a mission of vengeance.
A couple and their son and daughter struggle through their divorce. The children try to cope after moving away to their grandparents', who live by the ocean, with the help of fairy tales that are told to them.