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ERA
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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Detective Chen 2
20260 ZH
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5.5
MID
★5.5TMDB · 6
ActionComedyMysteryCrime
Synopsis
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In 1930s Shanghai, a wrongly accused hero escapes death row and unravels a deadly conspiracy, battling enemies and uncovering a foreign plot that threatens his nation.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Ashton Chen Xiaolong
Chen Hu
Liu Tianzuo
Li Da
Huang Qiao
Bai Ke
Tan Kai
Prison Warden
Norman Tsui Siu-Keung
Master
Yan Jie
Shingo Okita
Chunyu Shanshan
Hiromasa Takahashi
Yao Zhen
He Xiaoyao
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ashton Chen Xiaolong
- Languages
- Mandarin
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Fun facts 🍿
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Detective Chen series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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RUNTIME
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Directed by Ashton Chen Xiaolong, shot by Zhao Xiaofeng. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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RUNTIME
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Ashton Chen Xiaolong and Liu Tianzuo and Huang Qiao carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt33397303 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#07
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ashton Chen Xiaolong directs. Zhao Xiaofeng behind the camera. Dialogue in Mandarin.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 2Part of the "Detective Chen series" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Ashton Chen Xiaolong, shot by Zhao Xiaofeng. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Ashton Chen Xiaolong and Liu Tianzuo and Huang Qiao carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt33397303 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Zhao Xiaofeng
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- ZH
Part of
Detective Chen series
Also by
Ashton Chen Xiaolong
Key crew
- ProducerAshton Chen Xiaolong
- ProducerSun Zhonghuai
- ProducerGong Yu
- Supervising ProducerLi Eryun
- Action DirectorQin Pengfei
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2026-06-06
Also known as
International titles
- Mật Thám Thần Bí 2VN
