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Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

2010 · Tsui Hark · Action Adventure · 2h 3m · PG-13
“The Fate of an Empire Is in His Hands.”
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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.

Directed by Tsui Hark

Andy Lau Detective Dee Li Bingbing Shangguan Jing'er Deng Chao Pei Donglai Tony Leung Ka-fai Shatuo Zhong Carina Lau Wu Zetian Richard Ng Yiu-Hon Wang Lu (before face-lift) Wang Deshun Xiazi Ling
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💰 Earned $51.7M on a $13M budget — a 4× return.

🌍 Original title: “狄仁傑之通天帝國”.

🎬 A China/Hong Kong production.

🏆 10 wins & 21 nominations total.

🤝 One of 3 films pairing Tsui Hark with Andy Lau.

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