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Water Tank Murder Mystery

1994 · 79 min

A quick, workmanlike police procedural that moves briskly through its investigation without demanding much from the viewer.

Directed by
Dik On
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Danny Lee Sau-yin, Cheung Kwok-keung, Cindy Yip Sin-Yi
Overview
A body is found inside a water tank a top of an apartment building. It's not a hard case to solve for Danny Lee and company.

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Directed by
Dik On
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring
Danny Lee Sau-yin, Cheung Kwok-keung, Cindy Yip Sin-Yi
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • mystery
    • deception
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror3
    Humour3
    Realism6
    Romance2
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    action, crime, thriller, mystery
    Directed by
    Dik On
    Written by
    To Chi-Kit, Kong Heung-Sang
    Starring
    Danny Lee Sau-yin, Cheung Kwok-keung, Cindy Yip Sin-Yi, Fong Yue, Kai Cheung-lung, Ching-Leng Nam, Louis Fan Siu-wong, Parkman Wong Pak-Man
    Runtime
    79 min
    Country
    Hong Kong
    Languages
    Cantonese

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