Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

You arrive in the imperial capital as a rookie jurist eager to join the prosecution corps. The empress has hired the infamous sleuth Yuchi to hunt a serpentine terror that stalks the docks each night. Tsui Hark’s 2013 wuxia clockwork then spins its gears, layering conspiracies atop swordplay. The film leaves you anchored to a dynasty’s first faltering steps.

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Tsui Hark directed Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon in 2013. See Tsui Hark's full filmography, where to start with Tsui Hark, or where to go after you've seen everything by Tsui Hark.

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon was released in 2013 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 134 minutes.