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'''''Hail the Judge''''' ({{zh|t=九品芝麻官}}) is a [[Hong Kong films of 1994|1994]] [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Wong Jing]], starring [[Stephen Chow]], [[Cheung Man]], and [[Ng Man Tat]].
'''''Hail the Judge''''' ({{zh|t=九品芝麻官}}; aka. ''Ninth Ranked Official'') is a [[Hong Kong films of 1994|1994]] [[Cinema of Hong Kong|Hong Kong]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Wong Jing]], starring [[Stephen Chow]], [[Cheung Man]], and [[Ng Man Tat]].


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
In 1874, an idle young man, Pao Lung Sing (Stephen Chow), is appointed as [[county magistrate|county magistrate-in-waiting]], a minor governmental official, after his father, a retired governmental official, purchased the position for him. Because the county magistrate Chan Pak Cheung had taken leave due to illness, Pao becomes acting magistrate, accompanied by his cowardly but loyal nephew, Pao Yau Wai (Ng Man-tat), as his advisor and personal assistant.
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Pao Lung Sing is [[Bao Zheng|Pao Ching]]’s corrupt descendant, who’s hated by the public for his money-digging ways. He has a change of heart when he sees rape victim Mrs. Chi Siu Ling being framed for mass murder of her family members by corrupt officials and legendary lawyer Fong Tong Kan. Pao has to suffer some personal hardships when he tries to expose them, and soon he finds himself on the run with his nephew Pao Yau Wai. They encounter all sorts of wacky characters, including Stone Mansion a circus performer and Yu Yin a classy prostitute. In the end the real perpetrator of the mass murder is cut in half with a guillotine and the corrupt officials are brought to justice including lawyer Fong.


Pao is descendant to the famed [[Song Dynasty|Sung Dynasty]] judge [[Bao Zheng|Pao Ching]], who is known for his impartiality. Pao, however, is corrupt and despised by the public for his money-digging ways, but is popular with the local gentry. He was invited by Master Chi, a rich merchant, to attend the wedding between his [[tuberculosis]]-ridden son and Chin Lin (Sharla Cheung Man), a beautiful young woman. During the wedding, however, Lei Pao (known by his nickname "Panther), the top ''kuai'' of the [[Beijing|Peking]] ''[[yamen]]'', storms the occasion, claiming that the Chi family is harboring criminals on the run, who had disguised themselves as commoner guests at the wedding banquet. After subjugating the criminals, Lei threatens the Chi family for a bribe to be left alone, as he is also highly corrupt. Lei also robs the local citizenry of their material possessions using his masterful [[Chinese martial arts|wushu]] techniques. Pao quickly shows allegiance to Lei, much to the disappointment to Master Chi, and offers to throw a banquet for Lei at the magistrate's court, promising many prostitutes. The offer pleases Lei, but when he arrived at the court, he is subdued by the guards. It turns out that Pao feigned allegiance to Lei and had planned on subduing him from causing further harm to innocent people. For this act, Pao is redeemed in the eyes of the county's folk.
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==Cast<ref name="one">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110201/ |title=Hail the Judge

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|accessdate=29 June 2010 |publisher=[[imdb.com]]}}</ref><ref name="two">{{Cite web | url=http://chinesemov.com/1994/Hail%20the%20Judge.html |title=Hail the Judge |accessdate=29 June 2010 |publisher=chinesemov.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=7819&display_set=eng "Hail the Judge"]. [[hkmdb]]. Retrieved 13 June 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=270 "Hail the Judge"]. [[Hong Kong Cinemagic]]. Retrieved 13 June 2016</ref>==
Shang Wai (Collin Chou), the spoiled son of Navy Commander Shang Kwan (Ku Feng) and uncle-in-law to Chin Lin (now "Chi Siu Ling" by marriage), has an affair with his cousin and Siu Ling's mother-in-law, Yiu Yuen Kwan (Wong Fung-King). During the wedding banquet, Shang is smitten by the beauty of Siu Ling. Three months later, when on a visit to the Chi family, Shang secretly drugged Siu Ling and raped her when she was praying to the Buddha. Siu Ling awakens during the act, however, and after fiercely resisting, escapes. In a fit of uncontrollable rage, Shang murders all other members of the Chi family and burns their estate. Pao and the guards sees the fire when drinking out late, and apprehends Shang, detaining him in the county prison.
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* [[Stephen Chow]] - Judge Bao Sing/Pao Lung Sing

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* [[Sharla Cheung Man]] - Mrs. Chi Siu Lin
The wealth of the Shang family allows them to recruit the famed lawyer "Mirror" [[:zh:方唐镜|Fong Tong Kan]], one of the [[:zh:广东四大状师|Four Legendary Advocates of Canton]], equally famous for his skill and his lack of scruples. Buttering up to Pao, Fong requests for permission for Shang's grandmother to visit him in jail, which Pao grants. Fong brings Kwan instead, and cooks up a plan to frame Siu Ling for the murders instead. Kwan's men removed evidence of Shang's involvement and planted evidence that indicted Siu Ling. To prevent Pao from interfering, Fong offers Pao a generous bribe, knowing that he could not resist such an amount. The next day, Fong successfully sued Pao for corruption, a charge that he could not deny and was thus taken into custody. He subsequently convinced the acting judge that Siu Ling committed the crime, who ordered Siu Ling to be placed on death row, putting her in jail after [[caning]] her half to death.
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* [[Ng Man-tat]] - Pao Yau Wai

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* [[Christy Chung]] - Stone Mansion
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Utilizing connections from Pao's father, Yau Wai manages to break Pao out of jail. Pao promises Siu Ling to bring Shang to justice and save her. On his deathbed, Pao's father asks Pao to seek help from Lord Fa, the [[:zh:刑部尚书|Minister of Justice]] and his old friend, in Peking. During their journey, they encounter all sorts of wacky characters, including Stone Mansion a circus performer and Yu Yin a classy prostitute. In the end, the real perpetrator of the mass murder is cut in half with a guillotine and the corrupt officials are brought to justice including lawyer Fong.
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* [[Ada Choi]] - Yu Yin

==Cast==
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* [[Stephen Chow]] – Judge Bao Sing/Pao Lung Sing
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* [[Sharla Cheung Man]] – Mrs. Chi Siu Lin
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* [[Ng Man-tat]] – Pao Yau Wai
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* [[Christy Chung]] – Stone Mansion
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* [[Ada Choi]] – Yu Yin
* [[Collin Chou]] as Shang Wai
* [[Collin Chou]] as Shang Wai
* [[Elvis Tsui]] - Panther/Lui Pao
* [[Elvis Tsui]] – Panther/Lui Pao
* [[Yat-fei Wong|Wong Yat-fei]] - Magistrate Chan Pak Cheung
* [[Yat-fei Wong|Wong Yat-fei]] – Magistrate Chan Pak Cheung
* [[Lawrence Ng]] - Mirror Fong Tong Kan
* [[Lawrence Ng]] – Mirror Fong Tong Kan
* [[Joey Leung]] - Stone Talk
* [[Joey Leung]] – Stone Talk
* [[Ku Feng]] - Navy Commander Shang Kwan
* [[Ku Feng]] – Navy Commander Shang Kwan
* [[Ng Wui]] - Sing's father
* [[Ng Wui]] – Sing's father
* [[Lee Kin-Yan]] - Yu Fa
* [[Lee Kin-Yan]] – Yu Fa
*[[Kingdom Yuen]] - Auntie San
*[[Kingdom Yuen]] – Auntie San
* [[John Ching]] - Loi Fook
* [[John Ching]] – Loi Fook
* [[Teresa Ha Ping]] - Sing's mother
* [[Teresa Ha Ping]] – Sing's mother
* [[Lau Shun]] - Eunuch Lee Lin Ying
* [[Lau Shun]] – [[Li Lianying|Eunuch Lee Lin Ying]]
* [[Gabriel Wong Yat-San]] - Majesty/Ai Shin Chue Luo
* [[Gabriel Wong Yat-San]] – [[Tongzhi Emperor|Aisin-Gioro Zaichun]], Emperor of China
* [[Wong Hung]] - Lin Chi Yong
* [[Wong Hung]] – Lin Chi Yong
* [[Tenky Tin Kai-Man]] - MasterChi's sick son
* [[Tin Kai-Man]] – MasterChi's sick son
* [[Leung Kai-Chi]] - Master Chi
* [[Leung Kai-Chi]] – Master Chi
* [[Tang Tai-Wo]] - One of 3 notorious robbers
* [[Tang Tai-Wo]] – One of 3 notorious robbers
* [[Wong Kar-Leung]] - One of 3 notorious robbers
* [[Wong Kar-Leung]] – One of 3 notorious robbers
* [[Choi Kin-Shing]] - One of 3 notorious robbers
* [[Choi Kin-Shing]] – One of 3 notorious robbers
* [[Jacky Cheung Chun-Hung]] - Eunuch Lee's bodyguard
* [[Jacky Cheung Chun-Hung]] – Eunuch Lee's bodyguard
* [[So Wai-Nam]] - Home Affair Secretary's bodyguard
* [[So Wai-Nam]] – Home Affair Secretary's bodyguard
* [[Chang Kin-Ming]] - Time reporter
* [[Chang Kin-Ming]] – Time reporter
* [[Hui Sze-Man]] - Prostitute
* [[Hui Sze-Man]] – Prostitute
* [[Chan Man-Hiu]] - Matchmaker
* [[Chan Man-Hiu]] – Matchmaker
* [[Wong Fung-King]] - Yiu Yuen Kwan
* [[Wong Fung-King]] – Yiu Yuen Kwan
* [[John Cheung Chan-Sang]] - Wong Lo Chou
* [[John Cheung Chan-Sang]] – Wong Lo Chou
* [[Lui Siu-Ming]] - Constable
* [[Lui Siu-Ming]] – Constable
* [[William Leung Chi-Ming]] - Wedding guest
* [[William Leung Chi-Ming]] – Wedding guest
* [[Yeung Wo]] - Drugstore keeper Chu Yee
* [[Yeung Wo (actor)|Yeung Wo]] – Drugstore keeper Chu Yee

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Sources:<ref name="one">{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110201/ |title=Hail the Judge
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|access-date=29 June 2010 |publisher=[[imdb.com]]}}</ref><ref name="two">{{Cite web | url=http://chinesemov.com/1994/Hail%20the%20Judge.html |title=Hail the Judge |access-date=29 June 2010 |publisher=chinesemov.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=7819&display_set=eng "Hail the Judge"]. [[hkmdb]]. Retrieved 13 June 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=270 "Hail the Judge"]. [[Hong Kong Cinemagic]]. Retrieved 13 June 2016</ref>


==References==
==References==
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* [http://www.hkcinemagic.com/en/movie.asp?id=270 ''Hail the Judge (1994)''] at [[Hong Kong Cinemagic]]
* [http://chinesemov.com/1994/Hail%20the%20Judge.html ''Hail the Judge (1994)''] at chinesemov.com
* [http://chinesemov.com/1994/Hail%20the%20Judge.html ''Hail the Judge (1994)''] at chinesemov.com
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* {{IMDb title|title=Hail the Judge|id=0110201}}


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Latest revision as of 15:17, 2 September 2024

Hail the Judge
Directed byWong Jing
Written byWong Jing
StarringStephen Chow
Cheung Man
Ng Man Tat
CinematographyDavid Chung
Release dates
  • 24 March 1994 (1994-03-24) (Taiwan)
  • 31 March 1994 (1994-03-31) (Hong Kong)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryHong Kong
LanguageCantonese

Hail the Judge (Chinese: 九品芝麻官; aka. Ninth Ranked Official) is a 1994 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Wong Jing, starring Stephen Chow, Cheung Man, and Ng Man Tat.

Synopsis

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In 1874, an idle young man, Pao Lung Sing (Stephen Chow), is appointed as county magistrate-in-waiting, a minor governmental official, after his father, a retired governmental official, purchased the position for him. Because the county magistrate Chan Pak Cheung had taken leave due to illness, Pao becomes acting magistrate, accompanied by his cowardly but loyal nephew, Pao Yau Wai (Ng Man-tat), as his advisor and personal assistant.

Pao is descendant to the famed Sung Dynasty judge Pao Ching, who is known for his impartiality. Pao, however, is corrupt and despised by the public for his money-digging ways, but is popular with the local gentry. He was invited by Master Chi, a rich merchant, to attend the wedding between his tuberculosis-ridden son and Chin Lin (Sharla Cheung Man), a beautiful young woman. During the wedding, however, Lei Pao (known by his nickname "Panther), the top kuai of the Peking yamen, storms the occasion, claiming that the Chi family is harboring criminals on the run, who had disguised themselves as commoner guests at the wedding banquet. After subjugating the criminals, Lei threatens the Chi family for a bribe to be left alone, as he is also highly corrupt. Lei also robs the local citizenry of their material possessions using his masterful wushu techniques. Pao quickly shows allegiance to Lei, much to the disappointment to Master Chi, and offers to throw a banquet for Lei at the magistrate's court, promising many prostitutes. The offer pleases Lei, but when he arrived at the court, he is subdued by the guards. It turns out that Pao feigned allegiance to Lei and had planned on subduing him from causing further harm to innocent people. For this act, Pao is redeemed in the eyes of the county's folk.

Shang Wai (Collin Chou), the spoiled son of Navy Commander Shang Kwan (Ku Feng) and uncle-in-law to Chin Lin (now "Chi Siu Ling" by marriage), has an affair with his cousin and Siu Ling's mother-in-law, Yiu Yuen Kwan (Wong Fung-King). During the wedding banquet, Shang is smitten by the beauty of Siu Ling. Three months later, when on a visit to the Chi family, Shang secretly drugged Siu Ling and raped her when she was praying to the Buddha. Siu Ling awakens during the act, however, and after fiercely resisting, escapes. In a fit of uncontrollable rage, Shang murders all other members of the Chi family and burns their estate. Pao and the guards sees the fire when drinking out late, and apprehends Shang, detaining him in the county prison.

The wealth of the Shang family allows them to recruit the famed lawyer "Mirror" Fong Tong Kan, one of the Four Legendary Advocates of Canton, equally famous for his skill and his lack of scruples. Buttering up to Pao, Fong requests for permission for Shang's grandmother to visit him in jail, which Pao grants. Fong brings Kwan instead, and cooks up a plan to frame Siu Ling for the murders instead. Kwan's men removed evidence of Shang's involvement and planted evidence that indicted Siu Ling. To prevent Pao from interfering, Fong offers Pao a generous bribe, knowing that he could not resist such an amount. The next day, Fong successfully sued Pao for corruption, a charge that he could not deny and was thus taken into custody. He subsequently convinced the acting judge that Siu Ling committed the crime, who ordered Siu Ling to be placed on death row, putting her in jail after caning her half to death.

Utilizing connections from Pao's father, Yau Wai manages to break Pao out of jail. Pao promises Siu Ling to bring Shang to justice and save her. On his deathbed, Pao's father asks Pao to seek help from Lord Fa, the Minister of Justice and his old friend, in Peking. During their journey, they encounter all sorts of wacky characters, including Stone Mansion a circus performer and Yu Yin a classy prostitute. In the end, the real perpetrator of the mass murder is cut in half with a guillotine and the corrupt officials are brought to justice including lawyer Fong.

Cast

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Sources:[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Hail the Judge". imdb.com. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Hail the Judge". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Hail the Judge". hkmdb. Retrieved 13 June 2016
  4. ^ "Hail the Judge". Hong Kong Cinemagic. Retrieved 13 June 2016
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