Zach on Film: Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame

Detective Dee! He's a character with a huge backstory, but it's his first movie? We try to sort it out in this week's discussion of Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME It tells a fictional story featuring Di Renjie, one of the most celebrated officials of the Tang Dynasty. In Mystery of the Phantom Flame, Di (Andy Lau) is tasked by the Empress Wu Zetian (Carina Lau) to solve a series of inexplicable murders which victims suddenly burst into flames.