Movie: Design of Death

Top 8 Billed Cast

Huang Bo
黄渤

Niu Jia Shi

Simon Yam
任達華

Yi Sheng

Alec Su
蘇有朋

Dr. Niu

Yu Nan
余男

Widow Ma

Liang Jing
梁靜

Midwife

Ma Jingwu
马精武

Mayor

Liu Kai
Liu Kai

Sorcerer

Fei Zhenxiang
费振翔

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    The violent death of an unpopular village resident is initially blamed on an infectious disease, but an investigation shows that everybody in the village had a reason to murder him.

  • Release Date

    2012-04-28

  • Average

    7.2

  • Rating:

    3.6 starts
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    普通话
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