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A period epic from genre master Tsui Hark (Seven Swords), Detective Dee is an action-packed, visually breathtaking Sherlock Holmes-style mystery starring some of China's top acting talent: Andy Lau, Bingbing Li, Carina Lau, and Tony Leung Ka-fai. Nominated for Best Special Effects at the 2011 Asian Film Awards and stunningly choreographed by master Sammo Hung, this intricately plotted whodunit is set in an exquisitely realized steampunk version of ancient China.
On the eve of her coronation as Empress (Carina Lau, 2046), China's most powerful woman is haunted by a chilling murder mystery: seven men under her command have burst into flames, leaving behind only black ash and skeletal bones. Recognizing this threat to her power, she turns to the infamous Dee Renjie (Andy Lau, Infernal Affairs, House Of Flying Daggers): a man whose unparalleled wisdom is matched only by his martial arts skills. As he battles a series of bizarre dangers, he unveils a chilling truth that places his life, and the future of an entire dynasty, in peril.
Original Release
09/18/2010
US Release
09/02/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Tony Ka Fai Leung | Shatuo Zhong / Shatuo |
Chao Deng | Pei Donglai |
Carina Lau | Empress Wu Zetian |
Bingbing Li | Shangguan Jing'er / Shangguan Wan'er |
Andy Lau | Detective Dee |
Jean-Michel Casanova | General Aspar |
Sos Haroyan | Assistant to Umayyad Ambassador |
Jialin Zhao | Interpreter |
Yan Qin | Jia Yi |
Jinshan Liu | Xue Yong |
Directors
Writers
Kuo-Fu Chen, Qianyu Lin, Chia-lu Chang
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tony Ka Fai Leung | Shatuo Zhong / Shatuo |
Chao Deng | Pei Donglai |
Carina Lau | Empress Wu Zetian |
Bingbing Li | Shangguan Jing'er / Shangguan Wan'er |
Andy Lau | Detective Dee |
Jean-Michel Casanova | General Aspar |
Sos Haroyan | Assistant to Umayyad Ambassador |
Jialin Zhao | Interpreter |
Yan Qin | Jia Yi |
Jinshan Liu | Xue Yong |
Aaron C. Shang | Shaizi |
Deshun Wang | Xiazi Ling |
Mickey He | Prison Officer |
Yanming Jiang | Undertaker |
Yonggang Huang | Zhang Xun |
Richard Ng | Wang Lu - before face-lift / Donkey Wang |
Teddy Robin Kwan | Wang Lu - after face-lift / Dr Wang Lu |
Xiao Chen | Lu Li |
Veronica Faye Foo | Wife of Jia Yi |
Nan Xu | Chamberlain |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Nansun Shi | Executive Producer |
Hark Tsui | Producer |
Felice Bee | Producer |
Peggy Lee | Producer |
Nansun Shi | Producer |