Tarzan's Three Challenges

Tarzan!

And he is on his way.

Yes, highness.

Go to the monastery and tell sechung

to prepare my successor for his journey.

My brother... is your health improved today?

Look upon me as one who hears death

breathing in his ear.

Then I must speak now before your successor comes.

I consider him an unwise choice.

You stand alone against

the other members of the council.

The council of elders are losing their wits through age.

Their choice has been made..

And you will not oppose it.

Leave me now.

You are my brother and leader.

I obey.

I am the spiritual sovereign of this land..

And yet, I cannot warm my own brother's soul to me.

Nari!

Nari, now, come on. Move.

Now, come on. Move.

Stand up, my friend.

Tell me, who's bringing the successor to tarim?

I said, who is bringing the successor to tarim?

Take his robe.

Give him sword and cesta.

Arm him.

I hear you are a fine swordsman.

I would like to test myself against you.

Nari!

Come closer.

You will learn something.

Who is bringing tarim's successor?

Tell me his name.

- Tarzan. - Again.

A man from Africa.

His name is Tarzan.

You fought well.

What is it, nari?

He told you what you wanted.

So why did you have Tor kill him?

He was a strong and clever man.

Suppose he'd escaped?

One must always secure one's position, nari.

Remember that.

My son shall rule this land after me

and no stranger from Africa can turn

the course of our destiny.

Tor!

Tor!

You're a fool to run into the jungle.

You should have stayed on the riverbank.

I was trying to get help.

Why were those men trying to kill us?

Oh, pirates, that's all I know.

And I tried to warn you on the boat.

You had never seen any of them before?

Oh, never. And who are you?

Called Tarzan.

Oh, Tarzan, I have heard of you before.

What are you doing in this country?

There's a monastery, north of here

in the foothills of the mountain.

Oh, yes, I know it.

An elder with the name of sechung, he lives there?

Yes, sechung lives there.

My guide was killed.

Well, let me guide you then, instead.

I'll be honored.

- What's your name? - Hani.

Over those hills.

More! Eat more.

Food is very good.

You do not eat.

I'm not very hungry, thank you.

The monastery is a day's walk from here.

In the foothills of the great mountains.

My guide knows the way.

You are welcome to stay with us tonight.

Thank you.

My people are praying for the soul of our leader, tarim.

He's still ill?

We hope for his recovery.

But the successor has already been chosen.

Yes, but where is he?

No one knows.

No one knows when he will appear.

While our people are waiting..

Poised like an eagle, is tarim's brother.

- Tarim's brother? - Gishi Khan.

May he be taken early and suffer long.

Do you think it was Khan's men that attacked us?

I don't know.

Their faces were hidden from me.

Khan has always been jealous of his brother.

Where there is jealousy, there is darkness.

Excuse me.

I must join my people in the temple.

We will leave within the hour.

You swore to me the man from Africa was dead, Tor.

And at this very moment, he is on his way

to sechung's monastery.

Forgiveness, Khan.

- Another chance? - No.

You leave Tarzan to me.

You will kill the successor.

Get out!

The successor is the chosen one.

He must not be touched.

Chosen by whom, nari?

By old monks who know nothing of the real world?

Outside these mountains, men with modern ways

and weapons are moving towards us.

Civilization is coming.

How do we meet it?

They need a new kind of leader.

One who will teach them these modern ways

and make them strong.

I would have been that man..

But they chose my brother tarim before me.

The chosen one is holy.

Not until tarim dies, when he is holy..

Then he will have my respect.

But not now.

Not now.

Two strangers. Meet them.

Bring them to me.

Have you no proof, no evidence we can see?

Nothing to convince us that you're the man tarim chose?

I told you, we were attacked.

My friend, the messenger that your tarim sent, was killed.

How do we know that?

Because I tell you.

And he can tell you.

Why should his word be taken?

He is not known to us.

Our tarim knew that a man of unusual bravery

and strength must be found

to take his successor to the city.

For he feared the harm

his brother gishi Khan might do him.

Since no one in this land could stand up to Khan

in strength and cleverness, it was necessary to go elsewhere

for such a man.

He heard of Tarzan from one of his monks

and Tarzan was sent for.

Now you say you are this exceptional man

but there is no proof!

Proof! No proof!

Wait.

Listen.

Listen to me!

Do we need more proof to that which our eyes see

that which our ears hear?

I believe him.

The monk that told your tarim about me

was a man that I met in Africa.

We became very close friends.

He contacted me and asked me to do him a favor.

He said it was very important to him... and to his people.

I agreed to do it.

And what was this great favor?

He only told me that I was to escort someone

through very dangerous country.

After I arrived, before he could give me

the details, he was dead.

Now, you'll have to find somebody else.

Let him be tested in our skills!

His actions will be the proof we need.

Will you agree to the tests?

Who are you?

I am the successor.

You're the successor?

I'm honored.

Do you agree to the tests?

What are they?

Tests of strength and wisdom.

I agree.

Prepare!

Shoot!

You have shown your skill.

Next comes our test of strength.

You will be required to resist the pull

of two buffaloes for five strokes of the gong.

You are strong, but are you wise?

For a strength without wisdom, often breaks its own back.

I hope I'm wise enough to learn.

A good answer.

But now, answer this.

On meeting an enemy after a 1000-mile journey

of what would you make sure?

After meeting an enemy?

Thousand miles journey?

L... I'd make sure that journey was his.

We are honored to have you serve our next spiritual leader

kashi.

The woman who watches over him is called Cho San.

- Are the tests over? - We accept you.