The Bullet Vanishes

The Bullet Vanishes
Theatrical release poster
Traditional Chinese消失的子彈
Simplified Chinese消失的子弹
Hanyu PinyinXiāo Shī Dè Zǐ Dàn
JyutpingSiu1 Sat1 Di1 Zi2 Daan6
Directed byLo Chi-leung
Written byLo Chi-leung
Yeung Sin-ling
Story byYeung Sin-ling
Produced byDerek Yee
Mandy Law
Zhang Zhao
Albert Lee
Shan Dongbing
Catherine Hun
StarringNicholas Tse
Lau Ching-wan
Yang Mi
Boran Jing
Wu Gang
Liu Kai-chi
CinematographyChan Chi-ying
Edited byKong Chi-leung
Ron Chan
Music byTeddy Robin
Tommy Wai
Production
companies
Distributed byEmperor Motion Pictures
Release dates
  • 14 August 2012 (2012-08-14) (China)
  • 13 September 2012 (2012-09-13) (Hong Kong)
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesHong Kong
China
LanguagesMandarin
Cantonese
BudgetUS$15.8 million[1]
Box officeUS$25.0 million (Worldwide) [2][3]

The Bullet Vanishes (also known as Ghost Bullets and Disappeared Bullets[4]) is a 2012 Hong Kong-Chinese mystery film.[5][6][7] It was written by Yeung Sin-leung and directed by Lo Chi-leung,[8] produced by Mandy Law and Derek Yee, and starring Nicholas Tse, Lau Ching-wan, Yang Mi, Boran Jing, Wu Gang and Liu Kai-chi.[9] The film concerns a detective duo investigating a series of strange murders, in which the bullets used seemingly vanish (and hence the title), after the death of a factory girl accused as the perpetrator of the theft of a few bullets. Set in 1930s Tiancheng County, China,[10] filming took place in Shanghai.[11] Grossing US$25,280,000 in ticket sales domestically in China, The Bullet Vanishes is the eighth-highest-grossing Chinese film of 2012.[12] The film was followed by a sequel, The Vanished Murderer, in 2015.

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  11. ^ Frank Scheck (August 30, 2012). "The Bullet Vanishes: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  12. ^ "Weekly box office". Retrieved October 19, 2012.