The Detective
Promotional poster
Traditional Chinese	C+偵探
Simplified Chinese	C+侦探
Hanyu Pinyin	C Jiā Zhēn Tàn
Jyutping	C gaa1 zing1 taam3
Directed by	Oxide Pang
Written by	Oxide Pang Thomas Pang
Produced by	The Pang Brothers
Starring	Aaron Kwok Liu Kai-chi Wayne Lai Shing Fui-On
Cinematography	Decha Srimantra
Edited by	Curran Pang
Music by	Jadet Chawang Payont Permsith
Production companies	Universe Entertainment Sil-Metropole Organisation Magic Head Film Production Co. Ltd.
Distributed by	Universe Films Distribution Company
Release date	25 September 2007 (2007-09-25)
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Languages	Cantonese Thai
Box office	US$2,151,820[1]

The Detective is a 2007 Hong Kong neo-noir mystery thriller film directed by Oxide Pang, and starring Aaron Kwok as a private investigator hired to track down a missing young woman who may be linked to a series of murders in Thailand. The film was followed by a sequel, The Detective 2, which was released in 2011.

Plot

Tam (Aaron Kwok) is an impoverished private detective. One day, a guy nicknamed Fatty asks Tam to find a lady who wants to kill him. He leaves Tam a portrait and a large amount of cash without giving any other details. Tam cannot resist the offer and so his investigation starts.

Knowing that Sum, the lady in the picture, is a frequent visitor of a store where the picture was shot, Tam tries to get hints of her whereabouts from the storekeepers. He is told to find her through her mahjong playmates. Tam starts with Ming, but when he arrives at Ming's home, he finds Ming hanged in the living room.

As Tam continues to search for other mahjong playmates of Sum, he is shocked to find each of them murdered every time he is about to contact with them. He discovers a half-burned photo at one of the scenes. Tam realizes the suspicions behind the deaths and decides to protect the next target of the invisible murderer. The photo is the only clue for Tam to solve the case.

Cast

• Aaron Kwok as Tam
• Liu Kai-chi as Inspector Fung Chak
• Wayne Lai as Sai Wing
• Kenny Wong as Kwong Chi-hung
• Shing Fui-On as Fei Lung
• Jo Koo as Yin

Reception

References

External links

• The Detective at IMDb