Justice, My Foot! () is a 1992 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Johnnie To, starring Stephen Chow, Anita Mui and Ng Man Tat.
The film is set in the Qing dynasty and the protagonist is a litigation master, but his work is portrayed more similarly to a Hong Kong lawyer. The movie is based on the book Four Scholars.
Synopsis Sung is by far the best lawyer in Guangdong and the outlying areas of Southeast China. His skills have earned his family an excellent living, albeit his habit of winning all his cases by whatever means necessary. Because of his shyster ways, none of his sons survived beyond a year old, causing grief for his wife Madam Sung. Upon the death of his 13th son, Sung decides to retire from law and switch to business, opening an inn in the middle of town and a tea stand on the outskirts of the city.
Sung finds it difficult to truly give up his former career, and in his boredom reenacts his final case constantly. A chance encounter between Madam Sung and a woman whose husband was suspiciously murdered revives his hopes of returning to court. However, the case is compounded by corrupt magistrates, who make it their goal to bury the truth. Sung needs all his wits to beat a system that he has embraced for a long time, as well as redeem himself so he can finally start a family.
Cast Stephen Chow - Sung Sai Kit Anita Mui - Madam Sung Ng Man-tat Carrie Ng Wong Yat Fei - Fu / Ah Fuk Bryan Leung Eddy Ko Paul Chun Kingdom Yuen Mimi Chu
Awards and nominations Awards and nominations Ceremony Category Recipient OutcomeAsia-Pacific Film FestivalBest ActorStephen Chow29th Golden Horse AwardsBest Feature FilmJustice, My Foot!Best ActorStephen ChowBest Adapted ScreenplaySandy ShawBest Film EditingSun-Kit ChuBest Original Film ScoreWilliam Hu12th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest ScreenplaySandy ShawBest ActorStephen ChowBest ActressAnita MuiBest Costume Make Up DesignBruce Yu
See also List of Hong Kong films
References
External links
Justice, My Foot! (1992) at Hong Kong Cinemagic