Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame
Release date: 2010-09-18
Votes: 411
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery
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.
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