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Detective Dee: Mystery of the Phantom Flame
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In year 689 of the Tang Dynasty, China's future empress (Carina Lau) frees an imprisoned detective (Andy Lau) to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.
In year 689 of the Tang Dynasty, China's future empress (Carina Lau) frees an imprisoned detective (Andy Lau) to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.
Actors:
Aaron C. Shang,
Teddy Robin Kwan,
Chao Deng,
Nan Xu,
Yonggang Huang,
Jinghui Jia,
Lu Yao,
Veronica Faye Foo,
Chia-lu Chang,
Deshun Wang,
Xiao Chen,
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Aaron C. Shang
Teddy Robin Kwan
2 March 1945
Chao Deng
8 February 1979, Jiangxi, China
Nan Xu
Yonggang Huang
Jinghui Jia
Lu Yao
Veronica Faye Foo
Chia-lu Chang
Deshun Wang
Xiao Chen
5 July 1987, Anhui Province, China
Director:
Hark Tsui
Hark Tsui
15 February 1950, Saigon, Vietnam [now Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam]
Country:
United States, Hong Kong
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