Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
狄仁杰之神都龙王
CINEMA2013-09-27
DIGITAL2014-07-05
RegionCN / HK
Runtime133 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“An expansive prequel that pushes the Detective Dee world further into fantasy adventure, monsters and digital spectacle.”
“An expansive prequel that pushes the Detective Dee world further into fantasy adventure, monsters and digital spectacle.”
Storyline
Young Dee Renjie arrives in the empire's capital to join the Supreme Court as police judge of his region. He wants to become a prosecutor. Empress Wu, who is at the beginning of her reign, has commissioned the fierce detective Yuchi to investigate a sea monster that stalks the city at night and makes it unsafe.
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
徐克
KEYWORDS
martial artskung fudetectiveprequelsea monster7th century
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