| Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings | |
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| Directed by | Tsui Hark |
| Screenplay by | Chang Chia-lu[2] |
| Story by | Chen Kuo-fu Tsui Hark |
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| Cinematography | Choi Sung-fai |
| Edited by | Li Lin Tsui Hark |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Countries | China Hong Kong |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | $262,963 (USA)[5] |
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings (traditional Chinese: 狄仁傑之四大天王; simplified Chinese: 狄仁杰之四大天王) is a 2018 Chinese action-adventure fantasy mystery film directed, produced, co-edited and co-written by Tsui Hark, and the third film in his Detective Dee film series. Despite dropping the "Young Detective Dee" title, it is a sequel to 2013's Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, and as such similarly acts as a prequel to the first installment, Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Like its immediate predecessor, it was filmed in 3D.
Mark Chao, William Feng, Kenny Lin and Carina Lau reprise their roles from previous films, alongside newcomers Ethan Juan and Sandra Ma.[6] It was released on July 27, 2018 in China, as well as in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.[1][7]
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- ^ "Cast announced for 'Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings'". Far East Films. 13 February 2017.
- ^ "Tsui Hark's "Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings" in UK Cinemas from 27 July 2018, courtesy of Cine Asia". Asian Movie Pulse. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.