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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Part of Detective Dee Collection (Tsui Hark)
3 films
Cast
57 people
Mark Chao You-ting
Detective Dee
Known for
The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity
Eternal Love
AngelaBaby
Yin Ruiji
Known for
Independence Day: Resurgence
Hitman: Agent 47
William Feng
Yuchi Zhenjin
Known for
Wolf Totem
The Continent
Kim Bum
Yuan Zhen
Known for
Boys Over Flowers
Tale of the Nine Tailed
Carina Lau
Wu Zetian
Known for
Warriors of Future
Days of Being Wild
Chen Kun
Doctor Wang Pu
Known for
Mojin: The Lost Legend
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
Sheng Chien
The Emperor
Known for
Copycat Killer
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
Lin Gengxin
Shatuo Zhong
Known for
The Great Wall
Princess Agents
Dong Hu
Huo Yi
Also in
All Men Are Brothers
The Stand-in
Zhang Shan
Chusui Liang
Known for
Red Cliff
An Empress and the Warriors
Guoyi Chen
Admiral
No other roles listed
Tie Nan
Bo Qianzhang
Known for
Sword Master
City Under Siege
Tsui Hark Director · Chen Kuofu Writer Zhang Jialu Writer
Worldwide gross $99M · United States release September 27, 2013 · Produced in China, Hong Kong SAR China
Box office
Worldwide gross
$98,774,891
Production
Huayi Brothers Pictures
Production
China Film Co-Production
Production
Huayi Brothers
Production
China · Hong Kong SAR China
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Languages
Original title
狄仁杰之神都龙王
Original language
Chinese
Spoken on screen
Chinese
Release dates
Australia · September 27, 2013
Theatrical
China · September 27, 2013
Theatrical
United States · September 27, 2013
Theatrical
France
August 6, 2014 · Theatrical
Germany
May 22, 2014 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 27, 2013 · Theatrical
Japan
August 2, 2014 · Digital
Netherlands
July 29, 2014 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
South Korea
October 2, 2013 · Theatrical
Switzerland
July 5, 2014 · Digital
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