Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame(2010)
The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands.
When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.
Movie: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
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Detective Dee (Di Renjie)
Shangguan Jing'er
Pei Donglai
Shatuo Zhong
Wu Zetian (The Empress)
Wang Lu (before face-lift)
Wang Lu (after face-lift)
Xue Yong (Crime Inspector)
Li Xiao (The Duke)
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