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Hail The Judge
''Hail the Judge'' (; 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 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. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Jing
Wong Yat-cheong, known professionally as Wong Jing (, born 3 May 1955), is a Hong Kong filmmaker and actor. A prolific filmmaker with strong instincts for crowd-pleasing and publicity, he played a prominent role in Hong Kong cinema during the 1990s. Biography Wong was born in Hong Kong, the son of noted film director Wong Tin-Lam. He graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong with a degree in Chinese literature which he describes as "useless" (Yang, 2003). Like many Hong Kong film figures of his time, Wong began his career in television – in his case, scriptwriting for local juggernaut TVB beginning in 1975 (Teo, 1997). He moved on to writing for the Shaw Brothers studio. There, he made his directing debut with ''Challenge of the Gamesters'' () in 1981. This start foreshadowed his later successes with movies about gambling, such as '' God of Gamblers'', starring Chow Yun-fat and Andy Lau, which broke Hong Kong's all-time box office record upon its release in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caning
Caning is a form of corporal punishment consisting of a number of hits (known as "strokes" or "cuts") with a single Stick-fighting, cane usually made of rattan, generally applied to the offender's bare or clothed buttocks (see spanking) or hands (on the palm). Caning on the knuckles or shoulders is much less common. Caning can also be applied to the soles of the feet (foot whipping or Foot whipping, bastinado). The size and flexibility of the cane and the mode of application, as well as the number of the strokes, may vary. Flagellation as punishment was so common in England that caning, along with spanking and Flagellation, whipping, were called "le vice anglais" or "the English vice". Caning can also be done consensually as part of BDSM. The thin cane generally used for corporal punishment is not to be confused with the walking stick, which is sometimes also called ''cane'' (especially in American English), but is thicker and much more rigid, and usually made of stronger wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kin-Yan
Lee Kin-yan (; born 12 May 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, who frequently makes comic cameo appearances in Stephen Chow's films, as a cross-dressing man with a finger up his nose known as Yu Fa (Chinese: 如花; Cantonese: yu fa; Mandarin: ru2 hua1), meaning "flower-like" in Chinese, and he also acquired his nickname from this character. Filmography * ''The Legend of Zu 2'' (2019) * ''Hunter Bounty 2'' (2019) * ''Hunter Bounty 1'' (2019) * ''A Stupid Journey'' (2014) * ''Long's Story'' (2014) * ''Just Another Margin'' (2014) * '' Ameera'' (2014) * '' Kungfu Cyborg'' (2009) as Yu Fa * '' The Lady Iron Chef'' (2007) * '' Bet to Basic'' (2006) * '' A Chinese Tall Story'' (2005) * '' Kung Fu Mahjong 2'' (2005) * '' China's Next Top Princess'' (2005) * '' Sex and the Beauties'' (2004) as Restaurant owner * '' Shaolin Soccer'' (2001) as Manny * ''Street Kids Violence'' (1999) as Uncle San * ''Troublesome Night 5'' (1999) as Ghost Policeman * ''9413'' (1998) as Fatty Chuen * '' The Lucky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Wui
Ng Wui (December 3, 1913 - March 1, 1996) was a Hong Kong film director, writer and actor, best known for his films of the 1950s and 1960s. He is credited with over 200 films under his direction. Filmography Films * 1952 ''The Prodigal Son'' - Director * 1954 ''Madam Yun'' (aka Madam Wan, Six Chapters of a Floating Life) - Director. * 1957 '' The Thunderstorm'' - Director * 1959 ''Daughter of a Grand Household'' (aka The Missing Cinderella) - Yu's boss. Also Director. * 1959 The Road (aka One Mind, One Heart, Road) - Head of Japanese troops. Also as Director, screenwriter. * 1967 ''The Divorce Brinkmanship'' () - Director * 1967 ''Miss. Mr. Mrs.'' - Screenwriter, director. * 1967 ''They Fought Shoulder to Shoulder'' - Also as director. * 1977 ''No Money No Talk'' - Director. ;As actor * ''Xuelei Qinghua'' (1939) * ''Nanguo zimei hua'' (1939) - Siu Dip's father * ''Gumu Yuanhun'' (1939) * ''Heiye Shaxing'' (1939) * ''Baoqing Lane'' (1939) * ''Zhanlong Yuxian Ji'' (1940) * ''Zh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ku Feng
Chan Sze-man (3 July 1930 – 27 March 2025), better known by his stage name Ku Feng, was a Hong Kong actor. Background Feng studied in Beijing, and appeared in hundreds of films, many of which were produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shang .... He died on 27 March 2025, at the age of 94. Filmography Film Television series References External links Guk Fengat TigerCinema.com at LoveHKFilm.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ku, Feng 1930 births 2025 deaths TVB actors Hong Kong male film actors Hong Kong male television actors Male actors from Shanghai 20th-century Hong Kong male actors 21st-century Hong Kong male actors Chinese male film actors Chinese male television actors 20th-century Chinese male actors 21st-century Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Leung
Joey Leung Wing-Chung (; born September 10, 1965), is a Hong Kong actor, director, screenwriter / playwright, program host (TV & Radio) and drama tutor. Career He has starred in movies such as ''Girl Boxer'' (2004), ''Master of Martial Arts'' (1997) and ''Kung Fu King'' (2005). He hosted the show '' Minutes to Fame'' with Hacken Lee. In September 2008, he started and hosted a show from ''RTHK'' (有冇搞錯). On June 6, 2011 he announced that he was leaving the show for another one on the same radio station (瘋 Show 快活人). This announcement created a lot of mixed feelings from his fans. He left the program (瘋 Show 快活人) on Nov 25, 2016. Then, he started a new program called '' 60 minutes with Joey Leung'' (一個鐘一個梁榮忠) on June 25, 2017 every Sunday from 12 pm to 1 pm. Personal life He has a collection of Gundam merchandises and was displayed in the Gundam Expo Hong Kong in 2009. Filmography *''Love on Delivery'' (1994) *'' Hail the Judge'' (1994) *'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Ng
Lawrence Ng Kai-wah (, ; born 19 May 1964) is a popular TV actor in Hong Kong. His more famous works include the television series '' Healing Hands'' and the films '' Fate Twisters'' and ''Sex and Zen''. Ng's older brother is former Charlie Ng Kai-ming, who also worked for TVB, but left the acting world in 1994 to become a stockbroker and now owner of a restaurant chain with locations in Hong Kong and China.https://hk.entertainment.appledaily.com/entertainment/daily/article/20180520/20395918 Cantonese video Career Lawrence's first appearance was in 1986 in the TV series '' The Feud of Two Brothers'' (流氓大亨); he was cast as villain Chung Wai-shun. Wai-shun had conflicts with his brother, even though the latter cared about him. As the villain, Lawrence killed his own father but was found not guilty, caused a girl who had a crush on him to become disabled, and left a woman ( Dodo Cheng) paralyzed. Since his early beginnings in the television industry, he has been an act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yat-fei Wong
Wong Yat-fei (born 19 August 1946) is a Hong Kong cinema actor who has acted in numerous Cantonese films. Wong is best known for his role as Iron Head in ''Shaolin Soccer'' for which he won popular awards. He has appeared in more than 139 films in his career thus far. Selected filmography Films * ''The Royal Scoundrel'' (1991) * '' Justice, My Foot!'' (1992) * ''Hail the Judge'' (1994) * '' Love in the Time of Twilight'' (1995) * ''Out of the Dark'' (1995) * '' Forbidden City Cop'' (1996) * ''Shaolin Soccer'' (2001) * '' Love Me, Love My Money'' (2001) * '' Stolen Love'' (2001) * '' Beauty and the Breast'' (2002) * '' My Kung-Fu Sweetheart'' (2006) * ''Kung Fu Dunk'' (2008) * ''Magic Barber'' (2015) * ''Lovely Devil'' (2015) * '' Insomnia Lover'' (2016) * '' Witch Walker'' (2018) TV * '' Mutual Affection'' (1996) * '' State of Divinity'' (1996) * '' The Hitman Chronicles'' (1997) * '' Young Hero Fong Sai Yuk'' (1999) * '' The Duke of the Mount Deer 2000'' (2000) * ''Chess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvis Tsui
Elvis Tsui Kam-kong (born October 12, 1961) is a Hong Kong actor and artist. Tsui is primarily known for his roles in erotic films and martial arts films, where he's more often cast as villains. Some of the famous characters he has portrayed repeatedly include Oboi, Lu Zhishen, Sorcerer Aquala and An Lushan. Biography Tsui graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts with a degree in arts. He was also a student of the artist Guan Shanyue. In 1982, Tsui went to Hong Kong to expand his career as an artist, photographer, model and nightclub singer. In 1987, Tsui met film director Johnny Mak, who invited him to act in ''Long Arm of the Law II''. Tsui was often cast as the antagonist or villain in most of the films and television series he acted in, because of his fierce looks. Tsui has also acted in Hong Kong erotic films ( Category III), such as the ''Sex and Zen'' series and ''Viva Erotica'' (1996), which earned him a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 16th Hong Kong F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collin Chou
Collin Chou (born 11 August 1967), sometimes credited as Ngai Sing, is a Taiwanese actor and martial artist. Personal life Chou attended Pierce Community College in Los Angeles, United States. In addition to his native Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin, he also speaks English and Cantonese. Career Chou is best known in the United States for his portrayal of Seraph (The Matrix), Seraph in the films ''The Matrix Reloaded'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions'', and in the video game ''Enter the Matrix''. In Asian cinema, Chou has co-starred with Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung in martial arts films such as ''Fearless (2006 film), Fearless'' (2006), and ''Flash Point (film), Flash Point'' (2007). He is also known for playing the antagonist Shang Wei in ''Hail the Judge'' (1994), which starred Stephen Chow and "Jade Warlord" in ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' (2008), which starred Jet Li and Jackie Chan. Collin Chou starred in Alice Wu's ''The Half of It'' as Leah Lewis's father. Filmography Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Choi
Ada Choi Siu-fan (; born 17 September 1973) is a Hong Kong actress who gained fame with the TVB dramas such as '' Healing Hands'' (1998–2000) and '' Where the Legend Begins'' (2002), before she shifted her career to mainland China, where she gained success with '' Empresses in the Palace'' (2012). Her notable films include '' Hail the Judge'' (1994) and '' A Chinese Odyssey Part Two - Cinderella'' (1995)''.'' Career Choi was born in 1973 in Hong Kong to a Chaoshanese family. Her parents divorced when she was five years old. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, Teochew and English. In 1989, at the persuasion of her family, Choi participated in a modeling contest held by TVB at age 15. Two years later, she was a contestant in the 1991 Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant. During the semi-finals she placed first with an overall score of 483. She eventually finished as the second runner-up during the finals. As a result, she signed a contract with TVB and starting taking on acting jobs. She won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Chung
Christy Chung (born 19 September 1970) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for starring in films '' Mermaid Got Married'', '' The Bodyguard from Beijing'', ''Love on Delivery'' and '' Jan Dara''. Early life Chung was born in Montreal, Quebec, to a Chinese-Vietnamese father and a native Vietnamese mother. She grew up in Brossard, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal, with French and Vietnamese as mother-tongues. She later learned English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Career While studying for a career in the tourism industry at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), she entered and won the Miss Chinese Montreal contest in 1992. She then went to Hong Kong, in her first trip away from home, to participate in the Miss Chinese International Pageant 1993, in which she won despite not knowing a single Chinese word. This opened doors for her to launch her acting career there, despite not speaking a word of Cantonese at the time, and despite her extremely limited acting experien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
