Hong Kong / May 04, 1966
The Detective (1966)
Directed by Tso Kea
1h 41minruntime
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5.0/10
Plot
Ho Pui-lan was the secretary of the writer Wu Him, but she died suddenly at home. Ho's mother commissioned private detective Chan Kin-chau to investigate and found out that Pui-lan and Him were having an extra-marital affair, and also discovered that the contents of Him's fiction were similar to the contents of Pui-lan's suicide note. When Kin-chau finds out that the contents of Him's fiction are similar to the contents of Pui-lan's suicide note, he and Pei Lan's sister Yuk-lan reenact the murder case, and Him is stimulated and hallucinated to reveal the truth of the murder...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ai Tong-Kua | Chan Kin-chau's assistant/ Fuk the Shortie |
| Ma Siu-Ying | Ho Pui-lan and Yuk-lan's mother |
| Chu Siu-Boh | |
| Tang Cheung | Goon |
| Wong Hon | |
| Ho Pak-Kwong | Waiter |
| Tai Sang-Po | Servant |
| Heung Hoi | Truck driver |
Genres
Mystery
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 神探智破艷屍案 |
| Original language | 广州话 / 廣州話 (CN) |
| Spoken languages | 广州话 / 廣州話 |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | San Aau (Xinyi) Movie-Making Company |
| Release date | 4 maggio 1966 |
| Production | Ho Kiam Ngiap |
| Writer | Woo Mei-Bing |
| Editing | Sung Ming |
| Cinematography | Chan Kon |
| Assistant directors | Wong Sum, Lou Wai, Tso Kea |
| Production design | Chan King-Sam |
| Art direction | Chan King-Sam |
| Set decoration | Chan King-Sam |
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| Music | Lau Wang-Yuen, Mui Ching |
| Sound | Mui Ching, Lau Wang-Yuen |
| Costume design | Chan Man Fai, Tsui Kam-Lun |
| Makeup | Chan Man Fai, Tsui Kam-Lun |
| Hairstyling | Chan Man Fai, Tsui Kam-Lun |
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