Detective Dee Prequel (2013)

Fire was the central motif of “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame ” and as the title of “Rise Of The Sea Dragon” would suggest, water is the key element here.


During the reign of Empress Wu Zetian (Carina Lau) ,  China-Tang is at war with the Buyeo kingdom, and during one of their navy battles, the Tang navy is crushed by a monster from the ocean depths. Rumors spread that the Sea Dragon  has been provoked, and Wu orders Yuchi Zhenjin (Feng Shaofeng) to  investigation . Di Renjie, or Dee (Mark Chao), arrives in the capital Luoyang to serve.

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• Movie: Detective Dee : The Prequel / 狄仁杰前传 (2013)
• Also known as : Young Detective Dee : Rise Of The Sea Dragon / 狄仁杰前传 (2013)
• Chinese : Die Ren Jie Qian Zhuan / 狄仁杰前传
• Director: Tsui Hark (徐克)
  
• Producer: Wang Zhongjun (王中军) , Wang Honglei (王中磊) , Chen Kuo-Fu (陈国富) ,  Shi Nansun (施南生)
• Writer : Zhang Jialu (张家鲁) , Tsui Hark (徐克)
  
• Cinematographer : Choi Sung-Fai (蔡崇辉)
  
• Art Director : Kenneth Mak (麦国强)
• Coreographer : Lin Feng (林峰)
• Original Music : Kenji Kawai (川井宪次)
• Production Design : Bruce Yu (余家安)
• Costume Design : Lee Pik-Kwan (利碧君)
• Release Date : September 28 , 2013
• Runtime :
• Genre : Action , Mystery 
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• Language: Mandarin
• Country: China , Hong Kong
  
• Official website :
• Budget :  –
• Box Office : –

Synopsis

Fire was the central motif of “Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame ” and as the title of “Rise Of The Sea Dragon” would suggest, water is the key element here. During the reign of Empress Wu Zetian (Carina Lau) ,  China-Tang is at war with the Buyeo kingdom, and during one of their navy battles, the Tang navy is crushed by a monster from the ocean depths. Rumors spread that the Sea Dragon  has been provoked, and Wu orders Yuchi Zhenjin (Feng Shaofeng) to  investigation . Di Renjie, or Dee (Mark Chao), arrives in the capital Luoyang to serve.

Stars

• Mark Chao ( 趙又廷)
• Feng Shaofeng (冯绍峰)
  
• Angelababy (楊穎)
• Lin Gengxin ( 江疏影)
• Carina Lau (刘嘉玲)
  
• Kim Bum (김범)
• Hu Dong (胡东)
• Ma Jingjing (马京京)
• Jian Sheng (盛鉴)

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Awards

Timelines

• May 22 2013 – “Young Detective Dee” has sold to France , India , Korea , Taiwan , Russia et
• August 15 2012 – Kim Bum make Chinese Film debut , will be starring in Tsui Hark’s movie , joining fellow cast like Feng Shaofeng , Angelababy , Mark Chao , Lin Gengxin. Kim Bum expressed, “I have seen Tsui Hark’s wuxia movies since I was little, and he is one of the directors that I respect very much. I am unlikely to have another chance like this if I pass on this. I am very grateful to him for giving me this good opportunity and I will do my very best.”
• September 29 2010 – Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame released . Directed by Tsui Hark and supporting cast includes Andy Lau , Deng Chao , Li Bingbing and Tony Leung Ka-Fai

Trailer

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v15NncHl3xU&w=590]

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