Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)

Original title

狄仁杰之神都龙王

Directed by

Tsui Hark

Genre

fantasy film, action film, crime film

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

2h 14m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 297 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young detective investigates an attack on the Chinese fleet blamed on a sea monster. He uncovers clues in a fantasy version of ancient China.

mysteriousadventurousfast-pacedvisually strikingsuspensefulwhimsical

What happens

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (Chinese: 狄仁傑之神都龍王) is a 2013 action-adventure fantasy mystery film directed, produced, and co-written by Tsui Hark, which acted as a prequel to Tsui's 2010 film Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Taiwanese-Canadian actor Mark Chao takes over from Andy Lau as a young Dee Renjie, while William Feng, Kenny Lin, Ian Kim (in his Chinese debut), and Angelababy co-star alongside a returning Carina Lau from Mystery of the Phantom Flame, rounding up the ensemble cast. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film was shot in native 3D. In Rise of the Sea Dragon, Di investigates the origins and nature of an attack against the Chinese fleet, believed to have been caused by a mysterious sea creature. A sequel of the film and the third installment of the Detective Dee series, titled Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings, was released in 2018, with Chao, Feng, Lin, and Lau all reprising their roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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