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The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity

Every few hundred years, the most powerful demon on earth—a snake demon—awakens, and the Yin-Yang Masters are summoned to the capital. Meanwhile, the Princess of the realm has her own plans, as she conspires to claim the demon’s power.

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon

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.

The Outcast

Zhang Chu Lan was a normal college student until he gets caught up in a terrible incident in a small village while visiting his grandfather's grave. While walking through the graveyard to pay visit to his deceased grandfather, Chu Lan is assaulted by zombies until a mysterious girl wielding a knife appears and leads him to a confrontation with the zombies. After successfully fending off the zombies and further encounters with the knife wielding girl known as Feng Bao Bao, Chu Lan's life begins to change as he learns that the martial arts technique taught to him by his grandfather, the technique is being sought after by many martial arts groups with ulterior motives. The story follows Chu Lan's attempt to find out his grandfather's real history and his supposed connection with Feng Bao Bao.

Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms

Based on the most well-known classical fantasy novel of China, Fengshenyanyi, the trilogy is a magnificent eastern high fantasy epic that recreates the prolonged mythical wars between humans, immortals and monsters, which happened more than three thousand years ago.

The Enchanting Phantom

A timeless love story of a scholar who falls in love with a female ghost and tries to free her from eternal servitude to a demon. Scholar Ning Cai Chen heads to the capital to take the state examinations. Along the way, he spends the night at Lan Ruo temple where he meets and falls in love with Nie Xiao Qian a ghost who seduces men to absorb their life essence as offering to Lao Lao. After much struggle, Ning Cai Chen and Nie Xiao Qian become a couple, however, Lao Lao plans to marry Nie Xiao Qian off to the Heishan Demon. In his desperation, Ning Cai Chen commissions the help of demon hunter Yan Chi Xia.

Detective Chinatown 3

Following the excitement of first Bangkok and then New York, a big murder case takes place in Tokyo. Chinatown master detectives Tangren and Qinfeng are invited to take up the mystery. Adding to the excitement are the other detectives on the CRIMASTER international detective list as well as the current top rank, Q. Yet another hilarious battle of wits is set to take place...

Shaolin Temple

The Tang emperor is betrayed by one of his generals, who installs himself as emperor in the East Capital. The son of one of his slave workers escapes to the Shaolin Temple, learns kung fu, and sets out to kill the traitor who killed his father.

Detective Chinatown

After being rejected from the police college, a mannerly man travels to Bangkok where he and an energetic distant relative must solve a murder case.

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.

Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

Mr. Six

Many years ago Mr. Six was a notorious gangster. That was back when there was still such a thing as honour among thieves, when criminals earned respect and maintained principles. These days Mr. Six is all but forgotten, a living relic residing in a narrow alley. One day Six's son, Xiaobo, is abducted by some spoiled punks after he scratches their precious Ferrari. Mr. Six realizes that he must do whatever it takes to get his son back — even if that means returning to the life he thought he had left behind.

Sniper: Vengeance

The storm team is ambushed by the ghost team during the escort mission. The captain, Gao Zhan (played by Yu Rongguang), escapes from death under the cover of his teammates. Six months later, Gao Zhan and Pang Jian (played by Xing En) lead the tiger team to rescue the scientists, and the ghost team again tit-for-tat. In the process of rescuing the hostages, they gradually unearth the huge conspiracy hidden behind. Gao Zhan and the Tigers are ambushed again and forced into a difficult situation where they find it impossible to fight back... However, it turns out that everything is within Gao Zhan's plan, and eventually Gao Zhan and Pang Jian join hands with the hostile forces to start a dangerous fight.

Her Alibi

A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.

Animal World

Backed into a corner by mounting debts, a youth agrees to submit himself to a high stakes game of chance in international waters aboard a disused warship.

Ancient Sword and Wizardry: Aversion to Fire

A thousand-year-old demon shrimp infiltrates the palace to take revenge on the emperor, but he is stopped by Creepy Master Le Wu Yi, who is highly capable of hunting him down, and the battle to save the people begins.

Di Renjie and Fire Unicorn

In the Lantern Festival, the people pray for the blessing of the Empress Wu Zetian, but a strange beast with a full body of fire appears. It is said that eating the flesh and blood of the unicorn can cure all diseases, so Wu Zetian orders the Secretary of the Da Lisi, Xue Xin, to find out the truth within seven days. When the young Dee comes to Chang'an to be promoted to the position of "Chancellor" of the Da Lisi, he learns of a strange case at the Shang Yuan Festival and that he needs to wait until the case is solved before he can report to the court. Dee, who had wanted to wait for his job to be solved, is intrigued by this strange case and becomes involved in it by mistake.

The Treasure Code

Dali Temple’s Official Qi Ling received the emperor’s secret edict again, and was ordered to track down the “Kowloon Pen” with supernatural magic power and crack its secrets. After several investigations, Qi Ling found that this case is actually related to his dead father. As the mechanism of Jiulong Pen were unveiled layer by layer, the case gradually became clear, but at this time, various forces in the DPRK and China were also surging, and everything is not as simple.

The Eight Hundred

In 1937, eight hundred Chinese soldiers fight under siege from a warehouse in the middle of the Shanghai battlefield, completely surrounded by the Japanese army.

The Hidden Fox

Ten years ago, in order to snatch the mysterious treasure left by Dashing King Li Zicheng, the wicked designed a decisive battle between the hero Miao Renfeng and the treasure guardian Hu. Hu and Miao died tragically, but the treasure map disappeared. In ten years, they have never given up the search for treasure. Finally, the treasure map reappeared, and the eight evil men gathered together and set off to Feihu Mountain.. (Source: forum.soompi)

Fight Against Evil

Criminal police Li Hongqi accompanied his girlfriend back to his hometown for the Chinese New Year, and accidentally discovered that his father-in-law Lao Tao was involved in this crime-related case. Li Hongqi, with a strong sense of justice, decided to give up his vacation and cooperated with the local police to start an investigation.

Detective Dee and Nine-story Demon Building

650 AD. Second year of Emperor Gaozong's reign. Several corpses were found in the ninth-floor demon building in Liangzhou Prefecture of Western Regions. A mysterious force constantly dominates this terrifying forbidden place.

Detective Dee: Solitary Skies Killer

Bizarre "husband killing" happened into the wedding day. Four people running out from wedding room and shouting "not me", and then raised a knife to commit suicide. The process of the crime was watched by the guests, but they coincidentally pointed the finger at a weak girl, pointing out that she is the culprit behind the scene. Even the young girl herself confesses to the crime, revealing that she is a "bad luck star" who can't control those close to her. The death of an innocent watcher in the woods, the brutal death of a key figure in prison, and a mysterious village littered with corpses, all seem to be inextricably linked to the tragedy of death.

Eye for an Eye

The blind "knife-catcher" Blind Cheng, who possesses great skills, meets Ni Yan, a restaurant girl who is brutally murdered and abused. Despite not wanting to intervene initially, he was gradually involved in a huge power of the dark strife, Blind Cheng began to embark on the road to seek justice and revenge, along the way, his true identity was also revealed.

The Fate of Swordsman

A straightforward mission turns into much more for an expert martial artist. During the tumultuous time of the Shenlong Era of the Tang Dynasty, martial artist Xie Yun Liu is commanded by his master to escort Prince Li Chong Mao to the capital city of Chang’an. As Yun Liu and Chong Mao are traveling through the Fenghua Valley, they witness Crown Prince Li Chong Jun and Princess Li Hua Wan being attacked,and Yun Liu ends up reluctantly coming to the rescue. Hailed as their savior, Yun Liu is invited back to the imperial Li family’s mansion for a celebration, only to find himself in the thick of other assassination attempts by the warring Wu family. When Yun Liu is challenged to a deadly battle by Lu Wei Lou, the head of the Ming Sect, can he survive the predicament with his life?

Detection of Di Renjie

In Empress Wu's reign, there are several bizarre deaths in the capital city of Chang'an. The rumors of the Martyrs Shrine's "Flying Goddess Mural" murder case are getting worse. Di Renjie is ordered to investigate the case. He cracks the mystery of the mural based on the characteristics of the Flower Sermon, which leads to the murderer, Li Luoyu. Soon after, Li Luoyu commits suicide. After multiple investigations, Di finally finds out the true murderer.

The Living Dead

Near Qishan Mountain, there is a little town called Fu Feng, which is nicknamed the "City That Never Turns Dark". There, lies a legend of the "Lit Lamp Murderer". Wen Ning arrives at Fu Feng, and he realizes the abnormality of the town; the whole town is filled only with the weak and sick; and is very run down. When the night arrives, Wen Ning purposefully lit up a lamp to attract ghost shadows. Just as he was about to capture them, a ray of blue sword light appears and the black shadow disappears. Wen Ning looks up, and sees his nephew, Lan Sizhui. Wen Ning and Lan Sizhui decides to work together and solve the mystery and capture the culprit behind the mysterious incidents.

Guardians of Night: The Demon Hunting Academy

Demons and humans share a planet near Earth. The humans occupy the planet by day and the demons occupy it at night. They live in harmony until some of the demons scheme against the humans. The Guardians rid the planet of the troublesome demonic creatures to preserve the peace.

Fog Monster from Chang'an

The movie tells the story of Chang'an City, which was instantly flooded by a sudden dense fog, and the people panicked and fled everywhere. The unscrupulous Xiao Cheng guards the weak prince and is trapped with the civilians, waiting for the fog to dissipate. However, the fog did not disperse as expected, and the people who walked into the fog never returned. The fog gradually revealed the hideous face of the frightening beast, and Xiao Cheng fought to his death to protect Chang'an

The Warrior From Sky

The ancient god of war, Chen Nan, who led the gods and demons in the battle against the Heavens, awakens from his tomb at the top of the snowy mountains after a ten-thousand-year slumber. With his divine powers and memories closed, and after a fierce fight with the guardians of the tomb, he inadvertently enters the land of Chu by mistake.

Dragon and the Hawk

Korean martial arts master teams up with US police detective to solve the mystery of his missing sister. Their search leads to a sinister underworld organization that they must battle their way through.

Lady Detective Shadow

A kung fu fighting lady detective travels the bad lands of ancient China bringing criminals to justice.

Revenge Girl

In the future world, artificial intelligence is highly developed, and the underground scientific research organization controlled by Cheng Fei secretly develops brain-computer chips used to stimulate the potential of the human body, in an attempt to cultivate a group of supernatural beings and seek immoral profits.

Dog and Cat

A veteran detective loses his partner in a shooting while they are investigating a gangster who is controlling the local porno rackets. He is stunned to discover that the new partner he is assigned is not only a rookie, but a female.

Detective Dee and The Burning Sky

«Detective Dee and The Burning Sky» is one of the most distinctive chapters in Di Renjie's detective work, set in the year 696 AD when he was appointed as the governor of Weizhou prefecture, and is set against the backdrop of a barbarian army attacking the city.

Detective Dee: Rats Invasion

A rat infestation occurred in the state, the prison collapsed, and Di Renjie was in danger. A large number of villagers were trapped in the city because of the rodent infestation. In order to save the lives of the people in the city, Di Renjie traced the source of the disease. However, as the investigation deepened, it turned out that there was a huge conspiracy behind the rat disaster.

Thief Female Hero

The treasure map of the Ming Dynasty resurfaces, and Shen Yuan, the leader of the mysterious organization "Tianjimen", who is also known as the "Pirate Sage Yizhimei", appeared to seize the treasure, but was seriously injured by a trap set by Dong Chang. At the same time, Jin Yiwei sent Zhou Mufeng to rescue Yizhimei. Zhou Mufeng, who was thought to have the same enemy was actually acting all along and has a deeper conspiracy. Shen Yuan was betrayed, and a life and death crisis began..

Empress Wu Zetian

Historical film based on the life of Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in Chinese history

Nice View

20-year-old Jing Hao came to Shenzhen to live with his young sister alone. The siblings live a warm yet straitened life. In an effort to pay for his sister's expensive surgery, Jing Hao gets an opportunity by chance, thinking that a better life is coming, but unexpectedly encounters a serious setback. Under the pressure of both time and money, Jing Hao, who has no way out, decides to take a desperate gamble. Can this ignite the spark of hope for his troubled ordinary life?

Oversize Love

A fat girl with cheerful and generous personality gets caught between her feeling for her childhood sweetheart and a famous idol, after an unexpected appearance change.

The Procurator

Prosecutors find a shady deal when investigating the death of a wealthy businessman.

Midnight Diner

When people finish their day and hurry home, his day starts. His diner is open from midnight to seven in the morning. Patrons enjoy home cooking and delicious stories at a master chef's small, overnight, counter-only restaurant.

Phantom of the Theatre

A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.

In Search of Spirits

"Sou Shen Ji" is composed of 5 independent horror stories, adapted from the mobile game of the same name, "Sou Shen Ji" game is based on the novel of the same name written by Gan Bao of the Jin Dynasty, "Shan Hai Jing" and other strange novels, traditional Chinese immortals Xia elements are also innovatively integrated into it, presenting a colorful and bizarre world of Xia Xia in the game. Collecting, growing, and fighting are the core of the "Search for Gods" game. Players can surrender hundreds of monsters in the game, and can use the magic pot to train the collected monsters. In addition, "Town Demon Tower", "Explore Other Worlds", dozens of people challenged "Premature Behemoths", "Imperial Soul Fighting" and other original gameplays that are rich in fairy style appeared in the game, allowing players to experience the most abundant , Wonderful Xianxia game experience.

Morning Princess

The film tells a motivational story of a disabled girl who pursuit her dreams. Gong Beibei, a grade 2 student studied in high school, was misunderstanded as a introverted, reticent freak. When she is alone she has super powers that can levitate and hold things. She likes to record her super-power experience through drawing comics. Due to her mother died in a car accident when she was young and the lack of motor function, she has physical defects which causes her inferiority and loneliness. Until one day she got a car crash, the door of youth gradually opened, which changes her life.

Detective Dee and Deadly Fragrance

During the Wu Zhou period, a popular dancer in Luoyang was unjustly beheaded and turned into an evil spirit, killing a series of people. Dee, the first detective in exile, is pardoned by Empress Wu and appointed as an imperial envoy to investigate the case. However, on his way back to the city, he is unexpectedly assassinated and falls off a cliff. Two people then mistakenly get swapped and the fake Dee (played by Lv Zhaoyuan) is forced to investigate the case under the supervision of the Minister of State, while the real Dee, who is injured and lost his memories, returns to Luoyang by chance and quickly grasps the key evidence of the strange fragrance of the corpse with his investigative instincts. The real and fake Dee tacitly cooperate, using their respective advantages to keep approaching the truth, the real culprit behind the "female ghosts claiming life" finally reveal their true identity......

Detective Dee and The Red Eye

On the occasion of the birthday feast of Queen Wu Zetian, it was suddenly reported that the "red-eyed monster" was committing a chaotic case, and Wu Zetian ordered Di Renjie to supervise the case. Di Renjie and his apprentice Chen Jiangqiao came to Fangzhou to investigate the case, and chanced upon Shen Qingqing, who was also investigating the case. Through the investigation of the case, the trio gradually approached the truth behind the "red-eyed monster", which led to a series of serial incidents. In the process of dealing with this series of incidents, Di Renjie was upright, putting the common people of Li people first, and expressing a sense of responsibility and mission that "everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world", and finally successfully solved the mystery.

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