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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

20136.32h 14m

Overview

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.

Directed by Tsui Hark
Written by Zhang Jialu, Chen Kuofu, Tsui Hark
Produced by Chen Kuofu, Shi Nansun, Tsui Hark
Box Office0Revenue: $98.8M

Top Cast

Mark Chao

Mark Chao

Detective Dee

AngelaBaby

AngelaBaby

Yin Ruiji

William Feng

William Feng

Yuchi Zhenjin

Kim Bum

Kim Bum

Yuan Zhen

Carina Lau

Carina Lau

Wu Zetian

Chen Kun

Chen Kun

Doctor Wang Pu

Sheng Chien

Sheng Chien

The Emperor

Lin Gengxin

Lin Gengxin

Shatuo Zhong

Dong Hu

Dong Hu

Huo Yi

Zhang Shan

Zhang Shan

Chusui Liang

Themes & Keywords

martial artskung fudetectiveprequelsea monster7th century

About Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon is a action, crime, fantasy, adventure film released in 2013 exploring themes of martial arts, kung fu, detective, prequel, sea monster, 7th century. Directed by Tsui Hark, it stars Mark Chao, AngelaBaby, William Feng. 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.

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