Detective Dee: The Celestial Mystery

Jun 25, 2025

★ 5.7

Overview

During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Detective Di Renjie and his allies Li Sicheng and Qing Ci unravel a web of deceit as they investigate a series of murders, only to discover a long-buried conspiracy.

Genres

Mystery

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Cast

Wang Tao

Han Dong

Di Renjie/ Li Sicheng

Luo Liqun

Qing Ci

Shen Zhiyi

Wang Yan

Tan Limin

Zhao Chung (young)

Yue Xunyu

During the chaotic final days of the Tang Dynasty, Wu Ling refuses to believe the rumors that his sister Wu Shuang has become a malevolent spirit. Using a forbidden resurrection technique, he brings her back to life and devises a cunning plan in the shadowy Temple of the Plague God to uncover the real villains and restore justice.

7.5

Chang'an

Jul 2, 2023

A few years after the Anshi Rebellion, Tang dynasty military commander Gao Shi suffers a defeat in a battle threatening Chang'an. Trapped in the besieged city, he recalls his lifelong friendship with the acclaimed poet Li Bai.

6.8

Curse of the Golden Flower

Dec 14, 2006

During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as his wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.

7.3

House of Flying Daggers

Aug 3, 2004

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

6.8

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

Feb 5, 1983

In the fifth century, constant civil war scars western China. To escape death, Ti, a young scout, jumps through a crevice in the Zu mountains where he gets entangled in a great battle against the Blood Demon, a supernatural entity seeking to wreak havoc upon the world.

10.0

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

Apr 5, 2020

Sir Ian McKellen reads the poetry, Michael Wood traces the journey on the ground. Together they conjure up the extraordinary life, times and words of China’s greatest poet, Du Fu. In this film, the first to ever be made about Du Fu in the west, Michael follows his tracks by road, train and riverboat. Along the way, he meets ordinary people, dancers and musicians, who help to tell the amazing story of a poet whose words have resonated through the centuries, describing the experiences of ordinary people caught up in war, corruption, famine and natural disasters. "I am one of the privileged. If my life is so bitter, then how much worse is the life of the common people?"

5.8

The Robbers

Nov 20, 2009

Set during the Tang Dynasty, The Robbers tells the story of two robbers' adventures in a seemingly peaceful Bitter Bamboo Village, where they encounter a beautiful woman, a group of soldiers and a village head scheming to kill the duo.

6.7

The Great Battle

Sep 19, 2018

Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang Man-chu, who will do everything possible to stop the invasion, even if his troops are outnumbered by thousands of enemies.

0.0

Hibiscus of Late Tang Dynasty

Apr 11, 2016

No overview available.

6.7

Princess Yang Kwei-fei

May 3, 1955

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.

6.8

Xuan Zang

Apr 29, 2016

Chinese-Indian historical adventure of Xuan Zang's seventeen-year overland journey to India during the Tang dynasty in the seventh century.

5.0

Door Guardians

Sep 27, 2020

In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the world was at peace, but there were still evil spirits in the world. The Dragon King of Jinghe was beheaded, and the Shui Waters Tribe was filled with grievances and wanted to avenge to Emperor. The demon master of Dongying used illusion skills to get the most precious treasure, and frequently used illusions to disturb the human heart. For a time rumors in the capital spread, and people panic. In order to protect the peace of the world and the people return to peace, Emperor Tang personally set up the "Royal Dragon Guard" and sent Qin Shubao to secretly act to capture the enchanting...

4.4

Lady of the Dynasty

Jul 30, 2015

The tragic story of a Tang Dynasty imperial consort who was the favorite of the Emperor Xuanzong.

6.3

Legend of the Demon Cat

Dec 22, 2017

During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

5.9

Empress Wu

Jun 23, 1963

The renowned Li Li Hua plays Wu Ze Tian, the most famous woman in China's four thousand year history.

6.4

The Assassin

Aug 27, 2015

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

3.0

Demoniac Flash

May 26, 2005

Two young men who always dream of joining the show biz meet a frivolous young actress in an old house during shooting of a movie. The three also befriended a couple living next door whose son died of traffic accident years ago. They also come to know a freakish cartoonist in the neighborhood. But the two young men have never expected that people around them are suffering from nightmares, and their own nightmares are about to begin.

6.5

Homing In

Jul 1, 2017

After a long day at work, Cal drives home to his suburban neighborhood and realizes that he accidentally went inside the wrong house. Inspired by true events of Levittown, NY; American's first suburb.

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