# Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon (2013)

> A young imperial investigator battles a sea monster and a palace conspiracy in a kinetic Tang-era martial-arts fantasy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/125852

## Facts

- Runtime: 134 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Adventure
- Director: Tsui Hark
- Cast: Mark Chao, AngelaBaby, William Feng, Kim Bum, Carina Lau, Chen Kun, Sheng Chien, Lin Gengxin
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2992146/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: kinetic, mythic, suspenseful, action movie night, martial arts marathon

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