7½ Detectives

1988 1h 30m ZH

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Taiwan Comedy directed by Kevin Chu Yen-Ping and starring Eric Tsang and Stanley Fung.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chang Hsiao-Yen
Cat Mimi
Liu Chun
Detective Naughty
Elsie Yeh
Hsiu Ping
Ku Pao-ming
Hu Wei Tan
Carina Lau
Mrs. Koo
Stanley Fung Shui-Fan
Detective Moon's God
Teddy Robin
Detective Robin
Eric Tsang
Detective Miu Miu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kevin Chu
Writers: Fu Li
Languages: Mandarin
Countries: Taiwan

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kevin Chu, shot by Liao Ching-Sung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Huang Chiu-Kuei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Chang Hsiao-Yen and Liu Chun and Elsie Yeh carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0121146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kevin Chu directs. Liao Ching-Sung behind the camera. Huang Chiu-Kuei cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Taiwan. Dialogue in Mandarin.

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
238 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kevin Chu, shot by Liao Ching-Sung. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Huang Chiu-Kuei shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Chang Hsiao-Yen and Liu Chun and Elsie Yeh carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0121146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.