Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Name: Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure, Mystery
Released: 2018-07-27
Duration: 2 h 12 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Mark Chao, William Feng, Carina Lau, Lin Gengxin, Ma Sichun

2018·Movie·132 min·★ 6.3(212)

Action Fantasy Adventure Mystery

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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About Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings is a 2018 Chinese-language action, fantasy and adventure film directed by Tsui Hark. The cast is led by Mark Chao, William Feng, Carina Lau. It has a runtime of 2h 12m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Hi-YAH.

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings was produced by Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业 and made in China and Hong Kong. It was released on July 27, 2018. At the box office it grossed around $84 million worldwide.

Director: Tsui Hark
Writers: Zhang Jialu
Release date: July 27, 2018
Original language: Chinese
Status: Released
Country: China, Hong Kong
Box office: $84 million
Production: Huayi Brothers Pictures 浙江华谊兄弟影业

#martial arts#kung fu#detective#tang dynasty#7th century

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings cast & crew

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings was directed by Tsui Hark and written by Zhang Jialu.

The cast features Mark Chao as Detective Dee, William Feng as Yuchi Zhenjin, Carina Lau as Wu Zetian, Lin Gengxin as Shatuo Zhong, Ma Sichun as Shui Yue, and Ethan Juan as Master Yuan Ce.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Kenji Kawai, cinematography is by Choi Sung-Fai, and it was produced by Shi Nansun and Chen Kuofu.

Is Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings worth watching?

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 212 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 2h 12m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, fantasy, and adventure, Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings is worth a place on your watchlist.

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