Zhan Zhao is a deputy to the wise Judge Bao. When Zhan heads back home for a vacation, he uncovers a plot to assassinate Bao so that a rebel group can overthrow the Emperor.
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Title: Cat and Mouse (2003)
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| Andy Lau | ... | Zhan Zhao | |
| Cecilia Cheung | ... | Bai Yutong | |
| Anthony Chau-Sang Wong | ... | Judge Bao Zheng (as Anthony Wong) | |
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Donglin Guo | ... | Prince Xiangyang (as Guo Donglin) |
| Bingbing Li | ... | Yue Hua (as Li Bingbing) | |
| Yue Wu | ... | Pang Yu (as Wu Yue) | |
| Tat-Ming Cheung | ... | Emperor (as Cheung Tat Ming) | |
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Qianshan Ma | ... | Empress (as Ma Qianshan) |
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Jiaqi Xie | ... | Lu Fang (Flying Mouse) (as Xie Jiaqi) |
| Chapman To | ... | Han Zhang | |
| Tze-Chung Lam | ... | Xu Qing (as Lam Tze Chung) | |
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Ho Lung Cheung | ... | Jiang Ping (as Ronnie Cheung) |
| Yat-Fei Wong | ... | Chang Qidan (as Wong Yat Fei) | |
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Haizhong Miao | ... | Gongsun Ce (as Miao Haizhong) |
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Zijun Ma | ... | Imperial Councilor Pang (as Ma Zijun) |
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Zhan Zhao is a deputy to the wise Judge Bao. When Zhan heads back home for a vacation, he uncovers a plot to assassinate Bao so that a rebel group can overthrow the Emperor.
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Composed by Bing Zhong Yang
Lyrics by Sun Yi
Arranged by Kwok-Leung Chan and Marco Wan
Produced by Kwok-Leung Chan
Performed by Andy Lau
OP: Kingdom International Ltd.
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Judge BaoComposed by Bing Zhong Yang
Lyrics by Sun Yi
Arranged by Kwok-Leung Chan and Marco Wan
Produced by Kwok-Leung Chan
Performed by Andy Lau
OP: Kingdom International Ltd.
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Hong KongLanguage:
CantoneseRelease Date:
14 February 2003 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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Media Asia Films, Changchun Film Studio, China Film Co-Production Corporation See more »
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I found this Chinese film to be quite strange and random. Perhaps I was missing something in the translation. Perhaps I would have gotten more out of the movie had I been Chinese...who knows. All I know is that I often found myself confused by the film and didn't particularly enjoy it.
The story is about a judge (Andy Lau) who is bored since his portion of China has no crime to speak of. He's frustrated with nothing to do and is encouraged to take a vacation to some other part of the kingdom. There, he meets some strange folks (including a lady who sports a van dyke beard--and I have no idea why). Eventually, he learns of a conspiracy in the imperial court and returns to all sorts of strange nonsense and machinations.
Sprinkled throughout are some funny tiny bits--but the film never really is a comedy--but it's too surreal and stupid to be a good drama. There were also some anachronisms--and I wonder if they actually were in the film originally (perhaps the subtitles were NOT what actually was said--such as a mention of HIV--yet it's imperial China!). All in all, the martial arts weren't even that good. Overall, not a lot to recommend this one.