Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Imperial City, nearing winter. Whispers and wind. Two courtiers spontaneously combust, leaving the Empress Wu Zetian in a bind. Her solution: release the imprisoned detective Di Renjie to solve the riddle. Tsui Hark’s wuxia mysteries always deliver.

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Tsui Hark directed Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame in 2010. See Tsui Hark's full filmography, where to start with Tsui Hark, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tsui Hark.

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame was released in 2010 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 123 minutes.