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Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

20186.32h 12m

Overview

Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.

Directed by Tsui Hark
Written by Zhang Jialu
Produced by Chen Kuofu, Shi Nansun
Box Office0Revenue: $84.2M

Top Cast

Mark Chao

Mark Chao

Detective Dee

William Feng

William Feng

Yuchi Zhenjin

Carina Lau

Carina Lau

Wu Zetian

Lin Gengxin

Lin Gengxin

Shatuo Zhong

Ma Sichun

Ma Sichun

Shui Yue

Ethan Juan

Ethan Juan

Master Yuan Ce

Tiger Xu

Tiger Xu

Yi An

Sun Jiaolong

Sun Jiaolong

Phantom Blade

Chen Weiran

Chen Weiran

Hong Yuanyu

Zhang Aoyue

Zhang Aoyue

Huan Tian Zhenren

Themes & Keywords

martial artskung fudetectivetang dynasty7th century

About Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings is a action, fantasy, adventure, mystery film released in 2018 exploring themes of martial arts, kung fu, detective, tang dynasty, 7th century. Directed by Tsui Hark, it stars Mark Chao, William Feng, Carina Lau. Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.

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