China Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
狄仁杰之四大天王
Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Other Titles From Huayi Brothers Pictures
Mystery + Fantasy in China
15 China titles in our catalog blend the Mystery and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2017–2019 China Window
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings holds position #168 of 248 China films in the 2017–2019 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings premiered alongside 76 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.
The 600th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
169 audience reviews — more than 83% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #617 of 946 China films indexed here (35th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Mystery productions specifically: #54 of 82 (top 66%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Huayi Brothers Pictures |
| Runtime | 2h 12m |
| Release Date | July 27, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt6869538 |