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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
Action · Crime · Fantasy · 2013
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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Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon
2013 Action · Crime · Fantasy 2h 14m
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6.3 / 10
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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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The Prestige Tourist
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Tsui Hark
Written by
Zhang Jialu · Chen Kuofu · Tsui Hark
Mark Chao You-ting
Detective Dee
AngelaBaby
Yin Ruiji
William Feng
Yuchi Zhenjin
Kim Bum
Yuan Zhen
Carina Lau
Wu Zetian
Chen Kun
Doctor Wang Pu
Sheng Chien
The Emperor
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