The Detective
Sep 25 2007
•2h 49m
•Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
A private detective is drawn into a complex murder mystery when he is hired to track down a missing young woman.
Cast
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Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing
Tam
Liu Kai-Chi
Insp. Fung Chak
Kenny Wong Tak-Ban
Kwong Chi Hung
Lau Siu-Ming
Uncle Cheung
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