Zhan Zhao is a court officer who learns of a plot to assassinate Judge Bao. While on holiday he meets a young man named Bai who turns out to be a woman. Zhan Zhao tries to recruit Bai to help him stop the assassination of Judge Bao.
Acting
Andy Lau commits HARD to being the most oblivious pretty boy in imperial China.
Costume
Bai's disguises are doing SO much heavy lifting and I respect it.
Direction
Gordon Chan keeps three genres juggling without dropping any, somehow.
Director
Gordon Chan
Andy Lau
Zhan Zhao / Imperial Cat
Cecilia Cheung
Bai Yutong / Shining Mouse
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Judge Pao
Guo Donglin
Prince Xiang Yang
Li Bingbing
Ms Yue Hua
Wu Yue
Pang Yu
Cheung Tat-Ming
The Emperor
Chapman To Man-Chat
Han Zhang (Striding Mouse)
Lam Tze-Chung
Xu Qing (Drilling Mouse)
Ronnie Cheung Ho-Lung
Jiang Ping (Diving Mouse)
Wong Yat-Fei
Chang Qi Dan
Miao Haojun
Gongsun Ce
Ma Zijun
Imperial Councilor Pang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was meant to launch a Judge Bao cinematic universe—yes, really—but the 5.2 rating suggests that ship sailed.
Zhan Zhao and Judge Bao are legendary figures from 11th-century Song Dynasty folklore, making this basically Chinese Batman fanfiction with official licensing.
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