Detective Dee and the Mysterious City
2021, Chinese. Directed by Yan Leyang.
A locust plague that was rare in a century has invaded the land of Wuzhou. Empress Wu Zetian orders the delivery of relief money to the disaster area, but on the way, tens of thousands of taels of silver are robbed and disappear into butterflies. Detective Dee has ordered his personal assistant Zhao Yuanzhen to investigate the case, while he himself sneak into the civil investigation on streets. In the process of investigating the case, they encounter a suspect, Guan Xiaoqi, who needs to prove his innocence, and are caught in a difficult situation when the relief money is robbed again. The case of the butterflies is a mystery, and the dynasty's power and intrigue are raging.
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 26 January 2021
- Original title
- 狄仁杰之迷雾神都
- Country
- China
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Detective Dee and the Mysterious City runs 77 minutes (1h 17m).
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Detective Dee and the Mysterious City isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 26 January 2021. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like Detective Dee and the Mysterious City?
If you liked Detective Dee and the Mysterious City, try Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings, Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom.
Who directed Detective Dee and the Mysterious City?
Detective Dee and the Mysterious City (2021) was directed by Yan Leyang and stars He Gang, Rain Lee Choi-Wah, Wang Xinting.