Detective Chinatown
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| Chinese | 唐人街探案 |
| Directed by | Chen Sicheng |
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| Music by | Nathan Wang |
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| Distributed by | Wuzhou Film Distribution[1] |
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Running time | 136 minutes[2] |
| Country | China |
| Language | Mandarin |
| Box office | US$126 million[3][4] |
Detective Chinatown (Chinese: 唐人街探案) is a 2015 Chinese comedy mystery film directed by Chen Sicheng.[5] It was released in China on 31 December 2015.[6]
Plot
After being rejected from the police college, Qin Feng (Liu Haoran) goes to Bangkok for a vacation. He plans to spend time with his "uncle" Tang Ren (Wang Baoqiang) who is reputed to be the number one detective of Chinatown in Bangkok. Tang Ren turns out to be a sleazy petty swindler who happens to be an underling of local incompetent police sergeant Kon Tai (Xiao Yang). Meanwhile, the main suspect in a local gold robbery case, Sompat, is murdered and the gold goes missing. The gold belongs to prominent local gangster Mr. Yan (Chin Shi-chieh). Kon Tai and his rival in the police department, the ambitious Huang Landeng (Chen He) are put into competition to solve the crime with the person who solves the crime and retrieves the gold to be appointed the next deputy Chief.
Tang Ren becomes implicated as the main suspect in Sompat's murder as he is the last person the enter the premises where Sompat is murdered. He is sought by Sompat's cohorts who wish to locate the now lost gold. Tang is also sought by Mr. Yan's gang and the local police as he is supposedly the only person who knows where the gold is. Tang seeks Qin's help who turns out to be a prodigy in solving crimes from the knowledge Qin garnered as a mystery novel lover.
As they follow leads to find Sompat's actual killer, they come across Snow (Zhang Zifeng) whose father appears to have the most motive to kill Sompat.
After a few false leads, Qin is eventually able to recover the gold and exonerate Tang.
Cast
- Wang Baoqiang[6]
- Liu Haoran[6]
- Tong Liya[6]
- Chen He[6]
- Xiao Yang[6]
- Xiaoshenyang[6]
- Pan Yueming[6]
- Marc Ma[6]
- Zhang Zifeng[6]
- Zhao Yingjun[6]
Reception
The film grossed US$4.43 million in previews at the Chinese box office.[7]
It was the ninth grossing film in China in 2015 grossing $126 million.
References
- 1 2 "唐人街探案（2015）". cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ "DETECTIVE CHINATOWN (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
- ↑ "Tang ren jie tan an (2015)". The Numbers. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=detectivechinatown.htm
- ↑ Brzeski, Patrick (December 29, 2015). "China Box Office: 'Mojin' Marches Toward $200 Million". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "唐人街探案 (2015)". movie.douban.com (in Chinese). Douban. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
- ↑ Variety Staff (28 December 2015). "China Box Office: 'Mojin' and 'Devil' Score Strongly Over Busy Christmas Weekend". Variety. Retrieved 30 December 2015.