Z1:
46:50. Four shots have been removed of Jin attacking and slicing the throat of a soldier.
1:41:50. As Jin discovers Mei lying injured, the scene has been condensed to cut directly to Leo’s attack. In the original Chinese cut of the film, Jin cradles Mei’s body for 30 additional seconds, and we discover that she is still alive when she attempts to whisper in his ear. Mei’s voice is inaudible, but Jin repeats aloud what he hears: “Mei. Mei! What? Turn… Turn around. Look behind you.” At this point he turns around to see Leo charging towards him. The beginning of the fight between the two men has also been edited slightly differently, but the content of the battle remains basically unchanged.
1:45:50. A brief shot has been removed of Leo’s sword slicing Jin’s torso and drawing blood.
1:46:20. During Leo and Jin’s duel, the appearance of blood spatters has been digitally reduced. Blood still flies as the combatants slice at each other, but in slightly lesser volume.
1:49:20. After Mei removes the dagger from her chest, a gusher of blood has been digitally erased. Initially, we see a small amount of blood pour out (this is identical to both versions of the movie), but after the camera cuts away and cuts back to her the Chinese edit shows more blood flowing out. In the American edit we see a stain on her shirt but no further stream of blood.