Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
狄仁傑之通天帝國
“ The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands. ”
CINEMA2010-09-18
DIGITAL2012-05-05
RegionCN / HK
Runtime123 MIN
Media TypeMovie
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A vibrant fusion of detective mystery, history, wuxia and fantasy that launched one of Tsui's major late-career genre worlds.”
“A vibrant fusion of detective mystery, history, wuxia and fantasy that launched one of Tsui's major late-career genre worlds.”
Storyline
When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.
DIRECTOR / DirectorTOPIC
Tsui HarkCast & Crew
KEYWORDS
martial artskung fudetectivetang dynastychinese emperor7th century
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