Overview
Young Dee Renjie arrives in the empire's capital to join the Supreme Court as police judge of his region. He wants to become a prosecutor. Empress Wu, who is at the beginning of her reign, has commissioned the fierce detective Yuchi to investigate a sea monster that stalks the city at night and makes it unsafe.
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DirectorTsui Hark
WriterZhang Jialu, Chen Kuofu, Tsui Hark
Cast
Mark Chao
Detective Dee
AngelaBaby
Yin Ruiji
William Feng
Yuchi Zhenjin
Kim Bum
Yuan Zhen
Carina Lau
Wu Zetian
Chen Kun
Doctor Wang Pu
Sheng Chien
The Emperor
Lin Gengxin
Shatuo Zhong
Dong Hu
Huo Yi
Zhang Shan
Chusui Liang
Guoyi Chen
Admiral
Tie Nan
Bo Qianzhang
Yan Jie
Kuang Zhao
Wang Xichao
Zhou Qian
Ma Jing
Tuoba Lie
Chao Hsu Lin
Cheng An
Limin Deng
Master Wang
Jiang Guoyin
Eunuch Lao
Yulin Gao
Ding Yuanda
Jiatong Lai
Vice-Admiral
Part of Detective Dee Collection (Tsui Hark)
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Keywords
martial artskung fudetectiveprequelsea monster7th century
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026