China Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon is a China–Hong Kong co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
狄仁杰之神都龙王
The action-packed and captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case, investigating reports of a sea monster terrorizing the town, reveals a sinister conspiracy of treachery and betrayal, leading to the highest reaches of the Imperial family.
Audience Engagement
248 audience reviews — more than 87% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 90th percentile among China films.
China × Hong Kong Co-Production
Other China×Hong Kong titles
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Huayi Brothers Pictures
Action + Crime in China
40 China titles in our catalog blend the Action and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon itself).
The 2012–2014 China Window
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon holds position #42 of 93 China films in the 2012–2014 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s China Landscape
Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon premiered in 2013 — a quieter year for China cinema with only 26 titles in our catalog. The 2010s overall landed 515 films and series across 10 years of activity.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other China films in 2013.
The 335th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- 7th century · 5
- sea monster · 3
- martial arts · 369
- kung fu · 121
- detective · 44
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #614 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 Action productions specifically: #191 of 319 (top 60%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, Hong Kong |
| Original Language | Chinese |
| Production Companies | Huayi Brothers Pictures, China Film Co-Production Corporation |
| Runtime | 2h 14m |
| Release Date | September 27, 2013 |
| IMDb | tt2992146 |