Blind Detective
“Every vision of the past is a vision of the blind.”
A brilliant detective is forced into early retirement after losing eyesight. Making ends meet by solving cold cases for reward money, he teams up with a rookie lady inspector to solve a case from her personal past.
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Cast
57 people
Andy Lau Tak-wah
Johnston
Known for
Infernal Affairs
The Great Wall
Sammi Cheng Sau-man
Ho
Known for
Infernal Affairs
Guo Tao
Szeto Fatbo
Known for
3 Body Problem
Meg 2: The Trench
Gao Yuanyuan
Ding Ding
Known for
City of Life and Death
Rob-B-Hood
Wang Ziyi
Joe
Known for
The Shadow's Edge
Shock Wave
Lang Yueting
Minnie
Known for
The Shadow's Edge
Ride On
Lam Suet
Lee Tak Shing
Known for
Kung Fu Hustle
Exiled
Keung Ho-man
Chan Kwong
Known for
Warriors of Future
Shock Wave
Chun Wong
Fat Guy
Known for
Running on Karma
Justice, My Foot!
Lo Hoi-pang
Pang
Known for
The Grandmaster
Rigor Mortis
Bonnie Wong Man-Wai
Minnie's Grandmother
Known for
Iceman
A Moment of Romance
Ruby Cheng
Teenage Minnie
Also in
Hot Summer Days
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Johnnie To Director · Yau Nai-hoi Writer Wai Ka-fai Writer
Worldwide gross $36M · Budget $11M · First release May 19, 2013
Box office
Budget
$11,000,000
Worldwide gross
$36,417,038
Gross vs. budget
3.3×
Production
Sil-Metropole Organisation
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Emperor Motion Pictures
Production
Media Asia Films
Production
Milkyway Image
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China Film Group Corporation
Production
China Film Co.
Production
Emperor Production
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
盲探
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · Portuguese
Release dates
France · May 19, 2013
Premiere
Hong Kong SAR China · July 4, 2013
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Japan
December 7, 2013 · Digital
Switzerland
July 8, 2013 · Digital
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